This report shows the 2008 top students in each HSC subject, along with their ranking as assigned by the NSW Education Standards Authority.
Rankings are calculated from student HSC marks in the subject, or, where this results in a tie, from the average of the students' examination and assessment marks.
Students must achieve a band 6 or band E4 result in the relevant subject to appear in this list.
The number of top achievers reported varies from 5 to 20, according to the number of candidates taking each subject.
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| 475 | Information Processes and Technology | Chen, Vanessa Shwen Yuen | 4 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest |
| 476 | Information Processes and Technology | de Silva, Raveen Daminda | 5 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 477 | Information Processes and Technology | Ambrose, Grant | 6 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Campus | Freshwater |
| 478 | Information Processes and Technology | Sharpe, Emily | 7 | Moruya High School | Moruya |
| 479 | Information Processes and Technology | Lau, Derek | 8 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest |
| 480 | Information Processes and Technology | McCarthy, Dennis Andrew | 9 | Normanhurst Boys High School | Normanhurst |
| 481 | Information Processes and Technology | Zang, Yi | 10 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 482 | Information Technology Examination | Deigan, Christopher Timothy | 1 | Northern Sydney Institute Meadowbank College | Meadowbank |
| 483 | Information Technology Examination | Reed, James | 2 | Brisbane Water Secondary College Woy Woy Campus | Woy Woy |
| 484 | Information Technology Examination | Burton, Michael Craig | 3 | Maitland High School | East Maitland |
| 485 | Information Technology Examination | Chaffey, Craig Joseph | 4 | New England Institute Tamworth Campus | Tamworth |
| 486 | Information Technology Examination | Kaur, Preetinder | 5 | Macarthur Girls High School | Parramatta |
| 487 | Information Technology Examination | Faull, Benjamin John | 6 | Evans River Community School | Evans Head |
| 488 | Information Technology Examination | Keit, Richard Alan James | 7 | Ambarvale High School | Rosemeadow |
| 489 | Information Technology Examination | Hoyer, Matthew Aaron | 8 | John Therry Catholic College | Rosemeadow |
| 490 | Information Technology Examination | Stephens, Andrew Harrison | 9 | Concord High School | Concord |
| 491 | Information Technology Examination | Datt, Pravesh Rahul | 10 | Christian Brothers High School Lewisham | Lewisham |
| 492 | Information Technology Examination | Gilpin, Blayne | 10 | Sydney Institute Sutherland College Loftus Campus | Loftus |
| 493 | Information Technology Examination | Tobin, Luke Patrick | 10 | Toronto High School | Toronto |
| 494 | Italian Beginners | Calgaro, Christina | 1 | Santa Sabina College | Strathfield |
| 495 | Italian Beginners | Rothwell, Madeleine Kate | 2 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 496 | Italian Beginners | Somerville, Sophie | 2 | Brigidine College Randwick | Randwick |
| 497 | Italian Beginners | McCarthy, Catherine | 4 | Burwood Girls High School | Croydon |
| 498 | Italian Beginners | Grimshaw, Victoria Susanne | 5 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 499 | Italian Continuers | Cameron, Harry | 1 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 500 | Italian Continuers | Knapman, Rachael | 2 | Loreto Normanhurst | Normanhurst |
| 501 | Italian Continuers | Moore, Julia | 3 | Loreto Normanhurst | Normanhurst |
| 502 | Italian Continuers | Manser, David | 4 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 503 | Italian Continuers | Lanzetta, Michael Simone | 5 | St Ignatius College | Lane Cove |
| 504 | Italian Extension | Cameron, Harry | 1 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 505 | Italian Extension | Manser, David | 2 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 506 | Italian Extension | Testa, Giammarco | 3 | Secondary College of Languages Strathfield Girls Campus | Strathfield |
| 507 | Italian Extension | Gnecchi-Ruscone, Tania | 4 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 508 | Italian Extension | Cal, Sandra | 5 | Cerdon College | Merrylands |
| 509 | Japanese Background Speakers | Koizumi, Jun | 1 | SCECGS Redlands | Cremorne |
| 510 | Japanese Background Speakers | Uchida, Ichigo | 2 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 511 | Japanese Background Speakers | Inoue, Yukari | 3 | Davidson High School | Frenchs Forest |
| 512 | Japanese Beginners | Tung, Eli | 1 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 513 | Japanese Beginners | Liu, Fei (William) | 2 | Strathfield South High School | Enfield |
| 514 | Japanese Beginners | Lee, Esther Seul-Ah | 3 | MLC School | Burwood |
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| 515 | Japanese Beginners | Song, Min Sun T | 3 | St Ives High School | St Ives |
| 516 | Japanese Beginners | Chung, Yewon | 5 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 517 | Japanese Continuers | Alamgir, Tasmina | 1 | St George Girls High School | Kogarah |
| 518 | Japanese Continuers | Funamoto, Jiro | 2 | Carlingford High School | Carlingford |
| 519 | Japanese Continuers | Bruncke, Da Hyun - Diana | 3 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus | North Curl Curl |
| 520 | Japanese Continuers | Lee, Joanna | 3 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 521 | Japanese Continuers | Yi, Kitty Hui Qing | 5 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills |
| 522 | Japanese Extension | Oh, Maria | 1 | Santa Sabina College | Strathfield |
| 523 | Japanese Extension | Yu, Da Som | 2 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga |
| 524 | Japanese Extension | Jones, Rosemary | 3 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus | North Curl Curl |
| 525 | Japanese Extension | Bruncke, Da Hyun - Diana | 4 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus | North Curl Curl |
| 526 | Japanese Extension | Casey, Sherelle Louise | 5 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus | North Curl Curl |
| 527 | Khmer Continuers | Tang, Vanno | 1 | Cabramatta High School | Cabramatta |
| 528 | Khmer Continuers | Oul, Dindalis | 2 | Cabramatta High School | Cabramatta |
| 529 | Korean Background Speakers | Choe, Won Gyong | 1 | Secondary College of Languages The Hills Sports Campus | Seven Hills |
| 530 | Korean Background Speakers | Lee, Esther Seul-Ah | 2 | Secondary College of Languages Dulwich Campus | Dulwich Hill |
| 531 | Korean Background Speakers | Jung, Suk Hei (Alicia) | 3 | Secondary College of Languages Chatswood Campus | Chatswood |
| 532 | Korean Background Speakers | Jung, Zoo Young Jenny | 4 | Secondary College of Languages Dulwich Campus | Dulwich Hill |
| 533 | Korean Background Speakers | Song, Min Sun T | 5 | Secondary College of Languages Chatswood Campus | Chatswood |
| 534 | Korean Continuers | Hwang, Soo Hyun (Susan) | 1 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 535 | Korean Continuers | Tang, Janna | 2 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 536 | Korean Continuers | Cho, Patrick | 3 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 537 | Latin Continuers | Pope, Benjamin | 1 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 538 | Latin Continuers | Clifton, Benjamin Edward | 2 | Cranbrook School | Bellevue Hill |
| 539 | Latin Continuers | Thomas, Thea | 2 | Ravenswood School for Girls | Gordon |
| 540 | Latin Continuers | Thompson, Alexander William | 2 | SHORE Sydney Church of England Grammar School | North Sydney |
| 541 | Latin Continuers | Menzies, Matthew | 5 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 542 | Latin Extension | Tan, Lucy | 1 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills |
| 543 | Latin Extension | Pope, Benjamin | 2 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 544 | Latin Extension | Cameron, Harry | 3 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 545 | Latin Extension | Nashed, Monica | 4 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills |
| 546 | Latin Extension | Clifton, Benjamin Edward | 5 | Cranbrook School | Bellevue Hill |
| 547 | Latin Extension | Thompson, Alexander William | 5 | SHORE Sydney Church of England Grammar School | North Sydney |
| 548 | Legal Studies | Boronyak, Vanessa Louise | 1 | Crestwood High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 549 | Legal Studies | Monti, David | 2 | St John Bosco College | Engadine |
| 550 | Legal Studies | Leung, Alvin Chun Yan | 3 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park |
| 551 | Legal Studies | Green, Brendon David | 4 | Fort Street High School | Petersham |
| 552 | Legal Studies | Liu, Simon Dellen | 5 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park |
| 553 | Legal Studies | Lenton, James Armstrong | 6 | Crestwood High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 554 | Legal Studies | Chan, Frieda | 7 | Fort Street High School | Petersham |
| 555 | Legal Studies | Lieu, Nathan | 8 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park |
| 556 | Legal Studies | Imani, Sahand | 9 | Killara High School | Killara |
| 557 | Legal Studies | Bock, Michael John | 10 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park |
| 558 | Macedonian Continuers | Mitrevski, Milan | 1 | Secondary College of Languages Kogarah Campus | Kogarah |
| 559 | Macedonian Continuers | Markoska, Marija | 2 | Secondary College of Languages Kogarah Campus | Kogarah |
| 560 | Macedonian Continuers | Jankulovska, Biljana | 3 | Secondary College of Languages Bankstown Girls Campus | Bankstown |
| 561 | Macedonian Continuers | Joveska, Jasmina | 4 | Secondary College of Languages Bankstown Girls Campus | Bankstown |
| 562 | Macedonian Continuers | Nikolovska, Radmila | 5 | Secondary College of Languages Smiths Hill Campus | Wollongong |
| 563 | Macedonian Continuers | Radevski, Jovan | 5 | Outside Tutor | N/A |
| 564 | Malay Background Speakers | Wan Xin, Yeoh | 1 | Australian International School Malaysia | Selangor, Malaysia |
| 565 | Maltese Continuers | Borg, Jane | 1 | Self-Tuition Students | N/A |
| 566 | Maltese Continuers | Mascari, Antoinette | 2 | Self-Tuition Students | N/A |
| 567 | Mathematics | French, Scott | 1 | Parramatta Marist High School | Westmead |
| 568 | Mathematics | Hayes, Sarah Jane | 1 | Frensham School | Mittagong |
| 569 | Mathematics | Hill, Simon | 1 | Barker College | Hornsby |
| 570 | Mathematics | Kim, Louise Hyunsoo | 1 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 571 | Mathematics | Lyoo, Namu | 1 | St Pius X College | Chatswood |
| 572 | Mathematics | Poulos, Rebecca Caroline | 1 | Caringbah High School | Caringbah |
| 573 | Mathematics | Killen, James Walter | 7 | Killara High School | Killara |
| 574 | Mathematics | Fu, Kirby Jiachao | 8 | Hurlstone Agricultural High School | Glenfield |
| 575 | Mathematics | Chen, Melissa Ann | 9 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 576 | Mathematics | Yeo, Daniel Yong Tze | 10 | Normanhurst Boys High School | Normanhurst |
| 577 | Mathematics | Blair, Stuart | 11 | Barker College | Hornsby |
| 578 | Mathematics | Berger, Daniel | 12 | Moriah College | Queens Park |
| 579 | Mathematics | Sawyers, Jordan Elizabeth | 12 | Mudgee High School | Mudgee |
| 580 | Mathematics | Vidanapathirana, Pulith Geesara | 12 | Penrith High School | Penrith |
| 581 | Mathematics | Wong, Graham | 12 | Australian International School Singapore | Singapore |
| 582 | Mathematics | Luong, Michele | 16 | Hurlstone Agricultural High School | Glenfield |
| 583 | Mathematics | Chan, Stephanie J | 17 | Fort Street High School | Petersham |
| 584 | Mathematics | Abdul Gafoor, Muhamed Abraar | 18 | Malek Fahd Islamic School | Greenacre |
| 585 | Mathematics | Al-Zamily, Ali | 18 | Malek Fahd Islamic School | Greenacre |
| 586 | Mathematics | Cheng, Simon | 20 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park |
| 587 | Mathematics | Taneja, Ashna | 20 | Hurlstone Agricultural High School | Glenfield |
| 588 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Chan, Ian Yick Yan | 1 | The Hills Grammar School | Kenthurst |
| 589 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Chen, Ronnie Yunlong | 1 | St Lukes Grammar School | Dee Why |
| 590 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Lin, Sen | 1 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 591 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Lo, Irene Yuan | 1 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 592 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Sultani, Ahmad Siar | 1 | Parramatta High School | Parramatta |
| 593 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Kim, Sul Ki | 6 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest |
| 594 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Zuo, Yi Justin | 7 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park |
| 595 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Chan, Victor Wingtak | 8 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 596 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Park, Jae Min | 8 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 597 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Pham, David | 8 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 598 | Mathematics Extension 2 | Lin, Sen | 1 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 599 | Mathematics Extension 2 | Menzies, Matthew | 1 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 600 | Mathematics Extension 2 | Sultani, Ahmad Siar | 3 | Parramatta High School | Parramatta |
| 601 | Mathematics Extension 2 | Adiputra, Lim Sam | 4 | IPEKA Integrated Christian School | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| 602 | Mathematics Extension 2 | Chan, Victor Wingtak | 5 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 603 | Mathematics Extension 2 | Kim, Chul Hong | 6 | Norwest Christian College | Riverstone |
| 604 | Mathematics Extension 2 | Wong, Sarah Hui Xin | 7 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga |
| 605 | Mathematics Extension 2 | Chaisumdet, Julius | 8 | Trinity Grammar School | Summer Hill |
| 606 | Mathematics Extension 2 | Lee, Richard Viet | 9 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 607 | Mathematics Extension 2 | Lo, Irene Yuan | 10 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 608 | Metal and Engineering Examination | Dearing, Andrew James | 1 | Patrician Brothers College Fairfield | Fairfield |
| 609 | Metal and Engineering Examination | Condran, Bradley James | 2 | Port Macquarie High School | Port Macquarie |
| 610 | Metal and Engineering Examination | Wilson, Michael Ryton | 3 | All Saints College St Marys Campus | Maitland |
| 611 | Metal and Engineering Examination | Lester, Matthew Thomas | 4 | Albion Park High School | Albion Park |
| 612 | Metal and Engineering Examination | O'Leary, Daniel | 5 | St Gregorys College Campbelltown | Gregory Hills |
| 613 | Modern Greek Beginners | Thomakos, George | 1 | Georges River College Oatley Senior Campus | Oatley |
| 614 | Modern Greek Beginners | Cappas, Stephanie | 2 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 615 | Modern Greek Beginners | Skalkos, Dimitra | 3 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 616 | Modern Greek Beginners | Dramountanis, Kyriakos | 4 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 617 | Modern Greek Beginners | Theodoulou, Dimitri Alexander | 5 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 618 | Modern Greek Continuers | Christodoulou, Sophie | 1 | Secondary College of Languages St George Campus | Kogarah |
| 619 | Modern Greek Continuers | Voukelatos, John | 1 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 620 | Modern Greek Continuers | Atsas, Themelina | 3 | Blakehurst High School | Blakehurst |
| 621 | Modern Greek Continuers | Roditis, George | 4 | St Euphemia College | Bankstown |
| 622 | Modern Greek Continuers | Galanis, Vivian | 5 | Secondary College of Languages Ashfield Boys Campus | Ashfield |
| 623 | Modern Greek Extension | Christodoulou, Sophie | 1 | Secondary College of Languages St George Campus | Kogarah |
| 624 | Modern Greek Extension | Atsas, Themelina | 2 | Blakehurst High School | Blakehurst |
| 625 | Modern Greek Extension | Efthymiou, Christiana | 3 | Secondary College of Languages Bankstown Girls Campus | Bankstown |
| 626 | Modern Greek Extension | Raychanovski, Iason | 4 | Secondary College of Languages Chatswood Campus | Chatswood |
| 627 | Modern Greek Extension | Voukelatos, John | 5 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 628 | Modern Hebrew Continuers | Koren, Tal | 1 | Emanuel School | Randwick |
| 629 | Modern Hebrew Continuers | Haneman, Mica | 2 | Emanuel School | Randwick |
| 630 | Modern Hebrew Continuers | Levy, Rachel | 3 | Moriah College | Queens Park |
| 631 | Modern Hebrew Continuers | Fuchs, Talia | 4 | Moriah College | Queens Park |
| 632 | Modern Hebrew Continuers | Olshansky, Avital | 5 | Moriah College | Queens Park |
| 633 | Modern History | O'Connor, Jasmin Maxine | 1 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 634 | Modern History | De Silva, Kasun Jayaravi | 2 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 635 | Modern History | Augimeri, Francesca Rose | 3 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 636 | Modern History | Witchard, Alison Monique | 4 | Boorowa Central School | Boorowa |
| 637 | Modern History | Li, Leo Ze Yu | 5 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 638 | Modern History | Boyd, Kathryn | 6 | Brigidine College St Ives | St Ives |
| 639 | Modern History | Findlater, Nicholas Charles | 7 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 640 | Modern History | Li, Ying Hao Nathan | 8 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 641 | Modern History | Chu, Victor | 9 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 642 | Modern History | Leo, Grace Sze Yin | 10 | Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney | Croydon |
| 643 | Music 1 | Lyons, Edward Patrick | 1 | St Patricks College Strathfield | Strathfield |
| 644 | Music 1 | Harlen, Joshua | 2 | Trinity Catholic College Lismore | Lismore |
| 645 | Music 1 | March, Brayden | 3 | Warners Bay High School | Warners Bay |
| 646 | Music 1 | Ellicott, Susan Mary | 4 | Warners Bay High School | Warners Bay |
| 647 | Music 1 | Samuels, Millie | 5 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga |
| 648 | Music 1 | Skinner, Harriet | 6 | Brigidine College Randwick | Randwick |
| 649 | Music 1 | Napier, Elizabeth Claire | 7 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 650 | Music 1 | Hunt, James Douglas Roy | 8 | St Ignatius College | Lane Cove |
| 651 | Music 1 | Holden, Paul | 9 | The Scots School Albury | Albury |
| 652 | Music 1 | Walker, Perrin James | 9 | Kinross Wolaroi School | Orange |
| 653 | Music 2 | Tan, Desmond Yucong | 1 | Sydney Technical High School | Bexley |
| 654 | Music 2 | Yeldham, Edward James | 2 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga |
| 655 | Music 2 | Baumgart, Alexandra Frances Li-Shan | 3 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest |
| 656 | Music 2 | Cheung, Lorraine Lok Ting | 3 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga |
| 657 | Music 2 | Young, Nicholas Man Chung | 3 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 658 | Music Extension | Tan, Desmond Yucong | 1 | Sydney Technical High School | Bexley |
| 659 | Music Extension | Khong, Crista Jing Li | 2 | St Catherines School | Waverley |
| 660 | Music Extension | Narroway, Richard | 2 | St Andrews Cathedral School | Sydney |
| 661 | Music Extension | So, Jeremy | 4 | Conservatorium High School | Sydney |
| 662 | Music Extension | Mehmedbasic, Muhamed | 5 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park |
| 663 | Persian Background Speakers | Arjomand Bigdeli, Saeed | 1 | Outside Tutor | N/A |
| 664 | Persian Background Speakers | Al Shammari, Sajjad | 2 | Secondary College of Languages Arthur Phillip Campus | Parramatta |
| 665 | Persian Background Speakers | Jabal Ameli, Faraneh | 3 | Secondary College of Languages Arthur Phillip Campus | Parramatta |
| 666 | Persian Background Speakers | Heidari, Farhad | 4 | Secondary College of Languages Arthur Phillip Campus | Parramatta |
| 667 | Persian Background Speakers | Shafaei, Ruhollah | 5 | Outside Tutor | N/A |
| 668 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Massey, Anna Grace | 1 | Oxley High School | North Tamworth |
| 669 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Liu, Kirra | 2 | Byron Bay High School | Byron Bay |
| 670 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Molloy, Simone Lee | 3 | Asquith Girls High School | Asquith |
| 671 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Ward, Daniel Peter | 3 | Heathcote High School | Heathcote |
| 672 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Looby, Hannah Marie | 5 | Cheltenham Girls High School | Beecroft |
| 673 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Germantse, Rachel Louise | 6 | Tumut High School | Tumut |
| 674 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Hackett, Elise Lauren | 6 | McAuley Catholic College | Clarenza |
Source: NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA).
Supplementary data from school publications.
Supplementary data from school publications.
Last Updated: 5 Dec 2016