This report shows the 2010 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 | Nasser, Sheliza | 1 | Cheltenham Girls High School | Beecroft |
| 2 | Aboriginal Studies | Kwok, Belinda Yue Cheng | 2 | Cheltenham Girls High School | Beecroft |
| 3 | Aboriginal Studies | Allan, Zoe Laura Jennifer | 3 | Cheltenham Girls High School | Beecroft |
| 4 | Aboriginal Studies | Hillig, Zoe Alana | 4 | Cheltenham Girls High School | Beecroft |
| 5 | Aboriginal Studies | Kuhles, Georgia Louise | 5 | Cheltenham Girls High School | Beecroft |
| 6 | Accounting | Misra, Surbhi | 1 | Northern Sydney Institute Hornsby College | Hornsby |
| 7 | Accounting | Kim, Shin Young | 2 | Northern Sydney Institute Hornsby College | Hornsby |
| 8 | Accounting | Manokarathas, Meera | 2 | Northern Sydney Institute Hornsby College | Hornsby |
| 9 | Accounting | Leung, Erin Pui Kay | 4 | Northern Sydney Institute Hornsby College | Hornsby |
| 10 | Accounting | Leung, Teresa Wing | 5 | Northern Sydney Institute Hornsby College | Hornsby |
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| 11 | Agriculture | Li, Andrew Ting Yue | 1 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 12 | Agriculture | Jones, Mitchell Thomas | 2 | Barker College | Hornsby |
| 13 | Agriculture | Xie, Peggy | 3 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 14 | Agriculture | Lee, Sung Kyung Esther | 4 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 15 | Agriculture | Le, Angela Anh Thu | 5 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 16 | Agriculture | Zhong, Anna Yu Hui | 6 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 17 | Agriculture | Wang, Jeffery | 7 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 18 | Agriculture | Verwey, Jessica Kaye | 8 | Hurlstone Agricultural High School | Glenfield |
| 19 | Agriculture | Ho, Augusta Doudou | 9 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 20 | Agriculture | Chaukra, Shefali | 10 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 21 | Ancient History | Farrell, Samuel Patrick | 1 | Normanhurst Boys High School | Normanhurst |
| 22 | Ancient History | Marinozzi, Marc | 2 | Christian Brothers High School Lewisham | Lewisham |
| 23 | Ancient History | De Souza, Charles | 3 | Redfield College | Dural |
| 24 | Ancient History | Moloney, Rose | 4 | Brigidine College St Ives | St Ives |
| 25 | Ancient History | O'Brien, Rebecca | 4 | Brigidine College St Ives | St Ives |
| 26 | Ancient History | Thomson, Stephanie Joan | 6 | Duval High School | Armidale |
| 27 | Ancient History | Murray, Samuel | 7 | St Aloysius College | Milsons Point |
| 28 | Ancient History | O'Neill, Declan Sean Whalen | 8 | Hunters Hill High School | Hunters Hill |
| 29 | Ancient History | Barrett, James Phillip | 9 | Galston High School | Galston |
| 30 | Ancient History | Hauser, Nathan | 10 | Moriah College | Queens Park |
| 31 | Ancient History | Ormandy, Heloise Claire | 10 | SCEGGS Darlinghurst | Darlinghurst |
| 32 | Ancient History | Thompson, Alexa Katherine | 12 | Hornsby Girls High School | Hornsby |
| 33 | Ancient History | McMartin, Kimberley | 13 | St Patricks College Campbelltown | Campbelltown |
| 34 | Ancient History | Pattinson, Robert Edward | 14 | Fort Street High School | Petersham |
| 35 | Ancient History | Dransfield, Laura | 15 | Wenona School | North Sydney |
| 36 | Ancient History | Bennett, Claire Marie | 16 | Meriden School | Strathfield |
| 37 | Ancient History | Moore, Ellen Josephine Elizabeth | 17 | Fort Street High School | Petersham |
| 38 | Ancient History | Richards, Imogen | 17 | St Lukes Grammar School | Dee Why |
| 39 | Ancient History | Allan, Monique Ashley | 19 | Whitebridge High School | Whitebridge |
| 40 | Ancient History | Cleaver, Mitchell | 19 | Sutherland Shire Christian School | Barden Ridge |
| 41 | Arabic Continuers | Mohan, Rand Z. | 1 | Secondary College of Languages Arthur Phillip Campus | Parramatta |
| 42 | Arabic Continuers | Mohan, Manahil Z. | 2 | Secondary College of Languages Arthur Phillip Campus | Parramatta |
| 43 | Arabic Continuers | Masri, Rania | 3 | St Marouns College | Dulwich Hill |
| 44 | Arabic Continuers | Khaled Moh'd Abueid, Lina | 4 | Al-Faisal College | Auburn |
| 45 | Arabic Continuers | Mosowi, Hajar | 5 | Secondary College of Languages Liverpool Boys Campus | Liverpool |
| 46 | Arabic Extension | Mohan, Rand Z. | 1 | Secondary College of Languages Arthur Phillip Campus | Parramatta |
| 47 | Arabic Extension | Mohan, Manahil Z. | 2 | Secondary College of Languages Arthur Phillip Campus | Parramatta |
| 48 | Arabic Extension | Abd, Shahid Hammid | 3 | Secondary College of Languages Arthur Phillip Campus | Parramatta |
| 49 | Arabic Extension | Slewa, Steevan | 4 | Secondary College of Languages Liverpool Boys Campus | Liverpool |
| 50 | Arabic Extension | Omar, Samir | 5 | Self-Tuition Students | N/A |