This report shows the 2011 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.
| 451 | Industrial Technology | McLellan, Gregory George | 3 | Ambarvale High School | Rosemeadow |
| 452 | Industrial Technology | Tilbrook, Jayden | 4 | Cherrybrook Technology High School | Cherrybrook |
| 453 | Industrial Technology | Townsend, Lincoln John | 5 | Canowindra High School | Canowindra |
| 454 | Industrial Technology | Moody, Bradley | 6 | Killarney Heights High School | Killarney Heights |
| 455 | Industrial Technology | Organ, Matthew | 7 | St John Bosco College | Engadine |
| 456 | Industrial Technology | McInnis, Harry William | 8 | Pennant Hills High School | Pennant Hills |
| 457 | Industrial Technology | Vickers, Elise May | 9 | Danebank An Anglican School for Girls | Hurstville |
| 458 | Industrial Technology | Clarke, Bryce Damien | 10 | Dubbo College Senior Campus | Dubbo |
| 459 | Industrial Technology | Suresh, Nikhil | 10 | Cherrybrook Technology High School | Cherrybrook |
| 460 | Information Processes and Technology | Zheng, Jessica - Yuan | 1 | Willoughby Girls High School | Willoughby |
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| 461 | Information Processes and Technology | Crome, Samantha Irene Lassere | 2 | St George Girls High School | Kogarah |
| 462 | Information Processes and Technology | Jayanti, Sumedh | 3 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 463 | Information Processes and Technology | Lips, Alexander | 4 | Moriah College | Queens Park |
| 464 | Information Processes and Technology | Wilson, Poppy Ann | 4 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Campus | Freshwater |
| 465 | Information Processes and Technology | Gilbert, Amelia Josephine | 6 | Kambala | Rose Bay |
| 466 | Information Processes and Technology | Huo, Jennifer | 7 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills |
| 467 | Information Processes and Technology | Huang, Haimin | 8 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest |
| 468 | Information Processes and Technology | Ginty, Josephine Hope | 9 | Kambala | Rose Bay |
| 469 | Information Processes and Technology | Ung, Vanessa Amy | 10 | Hornsby Girls High School | Hornsby |
| 470 | Information Technology Examination | Bennett, Jack Lindsay | 1 | South Western Sydney Institute Campbelltown Campus | Campbelltown |
| 471 | Information Technology Examination | Howitt, Jack Alexander | 2 | Mater Maria Catholic College | Warriewood |
| 472 | Information Technology Examination | Ngo, Thomson Thanh | 2 | OTEN Open Training and Education Network | Strathfield |
| 473 | Information Technology Examination | Bourne, Steven John | 4 | Dubbo College Senior Campus | Dubbo |
| 474 | Information Technology Examination | Davey, Michael Joseph | 5 | Sydney Institute Petersham College | Petersham |
| 475 | Information Technology Examination | Potter, Benjamin | 5 | Northern Sydney Institute Hornsby College | Hornsby |
| 476 | Information Technology Examination | Warneke, Rick John | 5 | Northern Sydney Institute Meadowbank College | Meadowbank |
| 477 | Information Technology Examination | Caliaro, Stefan | 8 | Marist College Kogarah | Bexley |
| 478 | Information Technology Examination | Gardiner, Brandon Raymond | 8 | Coffs Harbour Senior College | Coffs Harbour |
| 479 | Information Technology Examination | Robinson, Mathew Edward | 8 | St Leos Catholic College | Wahroonga |
| 480 | Information Technology Examination | Xu, Andrew | 8 | OTEN Open Training and Education Network | Strathfield |
| 481 | Italian Beginners | Lazar, Rowena Carolyn | 1 | Queenwood School for Girls | Mosman |
| 482 | Italian Beginners | Galet-Lalande, Isabelle | 2 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 483 | Italian Beginners | Richards, Tayce Demeter | 2 | Maclean High School | Maclean |
| 484 | Italian Beginners | Webster, Victoria Louise | 4 | Queenwood School for Girls | Mosman |
| 485 | Italian Beginners | Reed, Alina Charlotte | 5 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 486 | Italian Continuers | Presutti, Emma | 1 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 487 | Italian Continuers | Wallace, Hamish | 2 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 488 | Italian Continuers | Pallotta, Hermes | 3 | Marist College Kogarah | Bexley |
| 489 | Italian Continuers | Rosenberg, Matthew | 4 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 490 | Italian Continuers | Andreini, Simone | 5 | Christian Brothers High School Lewisham | Lewisham |
| 491 | Italian Extension | Scalas, Maria | 1 | Trinity Catholic College Lismore | East Lismore |
| 492 | Italian Extension | Angeloni, Chiara Alessia | 2 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 493 | Italian Extension | Molyneux, Ella Feyi Heaton | 3 | Loreto Kirribilli | Kirribilli |
| 494 | Italian Extension | Satterthwaite, Rhiannon Alice | 4 | Loreto Kirribilli | Kirribilli |
| 495 | Italian Extension | Marsh, Genevieve | 5 | Santa Sabina College | Strathfield |
| 496 | Japanese Background Speakers | Koizumi, Ami | 1 | SCECGS Redlands | Cremorne |
| 497 | Japanese Background Speakers | Hemmi, Komei | 2 | Davidson High School | Frenchs Forest |
| 498 | Japanese Beginners | Barry, Callum | 1 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 499 | Japanese Beginners | Yap, Chelxi | 2 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 500 | Japanese Beginners | Lee, Hankyung | 3 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |