This report shows the 2009 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.
| 1 | Aboriginal Studies | Shinnick, Sophie | 1 | Hunter School of Performing Arts | Broadmeadow |
| 2 | Aboriginal Studies | Gritten, Marina | 2 | Hunter School of Performing Arts | Broadmeadow |
| 3 | Aboriginal Studies | Morrison, Gabriella | 3 | Hunter School of Performing Arts | Broadmeadow |
| 4 | Aboriginal Studies | Hope-Kirchen, Matilda | 4 | Hunter School of Performing Arts | Broadmeadow |
| 5 | Aboriginal Studies | Coxon, Allana | 5 | Hunter School of Performing Arts | Broadmeadow |
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| 6 | Accounting | Chan, Wai-Hoong | 1 | Northern Sydney Institute Hornsby College | Hornsby |
| 7 | Accounting | Chau, Jane | 2 | Northern Sydney Institute Hornsby College | Hornsby |
| 8 | Accounting | Bainton, Mitchell | 3 | Northern Sydney Institute Northern Beaches Campus | Brookvale |
| 9 | Accounting | Yeap, Amy Mei Sze | 3 | Northern Sydney Institute Hornsby College | Hornsby |
| 10 | Accounting | Chan, Sui Hang Sandy | 5 | Sydney Institute St George College | Kogarah |
| 11 | Accounting | Leung, Jeremy | 5 | Northern Sydney Institute Hornsby College | Hornsby |
| 12 | Agriculture | Beaumont, Rebecca Daisy | 1 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 13 | Agriculture | McFarlane, Elissa Louisa Ann | 2 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 14 | Agriculture | Chow, Wallace Wai-Kim | 3 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 15 | Agriculture | Induri, Monica | 4 | Hurlstone Agricultural High School | Glenfield |
| 16 | Agriculture | Sinha, Tanya | 5 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 17 | Agriculture | Dang, Chantal Truc Phuong | 6 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 18 | Agriculture | Piper, Bethany | 7 | Calrossy Anglican School | Tamworth |
| 19 | Agriculture | Hegde, Sukhi | 8 | Hurlstone Agricultural High School | Glenfield |
| 20 | Agriculture | Wyburn, Gemma Louise | 9 | St Columbas Catholic College | Springwood |
| 21 | Agriculture | Zang, Yi | 10 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 22 | Ancient History | Fam, Peter | 1 | St Dominics College | Kingswood |
| 23 | Ancient History | Cox, Karina Iris | 2 | Carlingford High School | Carlingford |
| 24 | Ancient History | Miu, Ryan Ho Yuen | 2 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 25 | Ancient History | Barman, Sarah | 4 | Blue Mountains Grammar School | Wentworth Falls |