This report shows the total number of HSC Distinguished Achiever awards won by students in each subject at each school during 2020.
| 1 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga | Software Design and Development | 2 |
| 2 | Albury High School | Albury | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 3 | Arden Anglican School Epping Campus | Epping | Software Design and Development | 2 |
| 4 | Arndell Anglican College | Oakville | Software Design and Development | 2 |
| 5 | Australian International School Malaysia | Selangor, Malaysia | Software Design and Development | 3 |
| 6 | Australian International School Singapore | Singapore | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 7 | Avondale School | Cooranbong | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 8 | Barker College | Hornsby | Software Design and Development | 6 |
| 9 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills | Software Design and Development | 11 |
| 10 | Bishop Druitt College | Coffs Harbour | Software Design and Development | 2 |
| 11 | Broughton Anglican College | Menangle Park | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 12 | Cammeraygal High School | Crows Nest | Software Design and Development | 2 |
| 13 | Canberra Grammar School | Red Hill, ACT | Software Design and Development | 8 |
| 14 | Canley Vale High School | Canley Vale | Software Design and Development | 3 |
| 15 | Caringbah High School | Caringbah | Software Design and Development | 3 |
| 16 | Castle Hill High School | Castle Hill | Software Design and Development | 3 |
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| 17 | Catherine McAuley Westmead | Westmead | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 18 | Central Coast Grammar School | Erina Heights | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 19 | Chatswood High School | Chatswood | Software Design and Development | 6 |
| 20 | Cherrybrook Technology High School | Cherrybrook | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 21 | Christian Brothers High School Lewisham | Lewisham | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 22 | Coffs Harbour Senior College | Coffs Harbour | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 23 | East Hills Boys High School | Panania | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 24 | Edmund Rice College | West Wollongong | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 25 | Emanuel School | Randwick | Software Design and Development | 3 |
| 26 | Epping Boys High School | Eastwood | Software Design and Development | 3 |
| 27 | Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School | Calala | Software Design and Development | 2 |
| 28 | Fort Street High School | Petersham | Software Design and Development | 2 |
| 29 | Girraween High School | Girraween | Software Design and Development | 2 |
| 30 | Glenwood High School | Glenwood | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 31 | Gosford High School | Gosford | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 32 | Hornsby Girls High School | Hornsby | Software Design and Development | 3 |
| 33 | Hunter Valley Grammar School | Ashtonfield | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 34 | Inaburra School | Bangor | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 35 | IPEKA Integrated Christian School | Jakarta, Indonesia | Software Design and Development | 14 |
| 36 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford | Software Design and Development | 17 |
| 37 | Killarney Heights High School | Killarney Heights | Software Design and Development | 2 |
| 38 | Kinross Wolaroi School | Orange | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 39 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga | Software Design and Development | 8 |
| 40 | Lambton High School | Lambton | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 41 | Macarthur Anglican School | Cobbitty | Software Design and Development | 3 |
| 42 | Macquarie Fields High School | Macquarie Fields | Software Design and Development | 5 |
| 43 | Maitland Christian School | Metford | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 44 | Maitland High School | East Maitland | Software Design and Development | 2 |
| 45 | Marcellin College | Randwick | Software Design and Development | 4 |
| 46 | Marist College Eastwood | Eastwood | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 47 | Marist College Kogarah | Bexley | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 48 | Marsden High School | Meadowbank | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 49 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | Software Design and Development | 2 |
| 50 | Moriah College | Queens Park | Software Design and Development | 5 |
| 51 | Newcastle Grammar School | Newcastle | Software Design and Development | 3 |
| 52 | Newington College | Stanmore | Software Design and Development | 4 |
| 53 | Nimbin Central School | Nimbin | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 54 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest | Software Design and Development | 4 |
| 55 | Northern Beaches Christian School | Terrey Hills | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 56 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys Campus | Balgowlah | Software Design and Development | 2 |
| 57 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Campus | Freshwater | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 58 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus | North Curl Curl | Software Design and Development | 5 |
| 59 | Oakhill College | Castle Hill | Software Design and Development | 2 |
| 60 | Oxford Falls Grammar School | Oxford Falls | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 61 | Parramatta Marist High School | Westmead | Software Design and Development | 3 |
| 62 | Reddam House Bondi Campus | North Bondi | Software Design and Development | 11 |
| 63 | Rose Bay Secondary College | Dover Heights | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 64 | Rouse Hill High School | Rouse Hill | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 65 | SHORE Sydney Church of England Grammar School | North Sydney | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 66 | Smiths Hill High School | Wollongong | Software Design and Development | 3 |
| 67 | St Andrews Cathedral School | Sydney | Software Design and Development | 2 |
| 68 | St Augustines College | Brookvale | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 69 | St Ives High School | St Ives | Software Design and Development | 3 |
| 70 | St Johns College Dubbo | Dubbo East | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 71 | St Josephs College Hunters Hill | Hunters Hill | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 72 | St Lukes Grammar School | Dee Why | Software Design and Development | 2 |
| 73 | St Philips Christian College Newcastle | Waratah | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 74 | St Pius X College | Chatswood | Software Design and Development | 2 |
| 75 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park | Software Design and Development | 3 |
| 76 | Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus | Glebe | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 77 | The Kings School | North Parramatta | Software Design and Development | 3 |
| 78 | The Scots College | Bellevue Hill | Software Design and Development | 3 |
| 79 | Trinity Catholic College Lismore | East Lismore | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 80 | Willoughby Girls High School | Willoughby | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 81 | Wyndham College | Quakers Hill | Software Design and Development | 2 |
| 82 | Xavier Catholic College Ballina | Skennars Head | Software Design and Development | 1 |