This report shows the 2012 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.
| 351 | French Extension | Yip, Alexander | 3 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 352 | French Extension | Sauerman, Sophie | 4 | Monte Sant Angelo Mercy College | North Sydney |
| 353 | French Extension | Howard, Matilda | 5 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 354 | General Mathematics | Kemp, Alice Elizabeth | 1 | Bowral High School | Bowral |
| 355 | General Mathematics | Opperman, Samantha | 1 | St Peters Catholic College | Tuggerah |
| 356 | General Mathematics | Weatherstone, Aden James | 3 | Cecil Hills High School | Cecil Hills |
| 357 | General Mathematics | Jenkins, Amy Louise | 4 | Karabar High School | Queanbeyan |
| 358 | General Mathematics | Foster, Madeline Ashton | 5 | Loreto Kirribilli | Kirribilli |
| 359 | General Mathematics | Gould, Dean William | 5 | Dubbo Christian School | Dubbo |
| 360 | General Mathematics | Grimmond, Josh | 5 | Gosford High School | Gosford |
| 361 | General Mathematics | Smith, Jake Kevin | 5 | The McDonald College | North Strathfield |
| 362 | General Mathematics | Tucker, Brendan Charles | 5 | Macquarie College | Wallsend |
| 363 | General Mathematics | Chrysanthos, Natassia | 10 | Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney | Croydon |
| 364 | General Mathematics | Depares, Luke | 10 | Redfield College | Dural |
| 365 | General Mathematics | Dietrich, Thomas Charles | 10 | Meadowbank Education Trust School | Sydney Olympic Park |
| 366 | General Mathematics | Hughes, Luke Andrew | 10 | Camden Haven High School | Laurieton |
| 367 | General Mathematics | Luke, Daniel James | 10 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga |
| 368 | General Mathematics | McCartin, Keith Raymond | 10 | Self-Tuition Students | N/A |
| 369 | General Mathematics | McLeod, Callum James | 10 | The Scots School Albury | Albury |
| 370 | General Mathematics | Segatto, Steven | 10 | Good Samaritan Catholic College | Hinchinbrook |
| 371 | General Mathematics | Ashton, Liam Richard | 18 | Karabar High School | Queanbeyan |
| 372 | General Mathematics | Quilkey, Alex Lenton | 19 | Duval High School | Armidale |
| 373 | General Mathematics | Hall, Tori Maureen | 20 | Hurlstone Agricultural High School | Glenfield |
| 374 | Geography | Hochholzer, Louise | 1 | Arden Anglican School Epping Campus | Epping |
| 375 | Geography | Fogarty, Lucy | 2 | Monte Sant Angelo Mercy College | North Sydney |
| 376 | Geography | Yeung, Serena Joy Ning Yee | 3 | Caringbah High School | Caringbah |
| 377 | Geography | Wood, Laura | 4 | Wenona School | North Sydney |
| 378 | Geography | Fulton, Maxwell Stephen | 5 | Barker College | Hornsby |
| 379 | Geography | Stefanatos, Adriana | 6 | Monte Sant Angelo Mercy College | North Sydney |
| 380 | Geography | Donohue, Michael | 7 | Marcellin College | Randwick |
| 381 | Geography | Lin, Elton | 8 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 382 | Geography | Miller, Madeleine Anna | 9 | Kincoppal Rose Bay School of the Sacred Heart | Vaucluse |
| 383 | Geography | Salmon, Emma | 10 | St John Bosco College | Engadine |
| 384 | German Beginners | Cordony, India Louise | 1 | SCEGGS Darlinghurst | Darlinghurst |
| 385 | German Beginners | Wolfensberger, Isabelle | 2 | SCEGGS Darlinghurst | Darlinghurst |
| 386 | German Beginners | Kaur, Ramandeep | 3 | Wade High School | Griffith |
| 387 | German Beginners | Calabria, Jacob | 4 | Wade High School | Griffith |
| 388 | German Beginners | Fajardo, Josiah Blas | 5 | Conservatorium High School | Sydney |
| 389 | German Continuers | Taylor, Paige | 1 | Wenona School | North Sydney |
| 390 | German Continuers | Clifford, Rachel Anne | 2 | Wenona School | North Sydney |
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| 391 | German Continuers | Davenport, Mischa | 3 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 392 | German Continuers | Lim, Dal | 4 | Ascham School | Edgecliff |
| 393 | German Continuers | Cameronne, Cindy | 5 | Ascham School | Edgecliff |
| 394 | German Extension | Davenport, Mischa | 1 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 395 | German Extension | Lim, Dal | 2 | Ascham School | Edgecliff |
| 396 | German Extension | Ferrier, Charlotte | 3 | Fort Street High School | Petersham |
| 397 | German Extension | Clifford, Rachel Anne | 4 | Wenona School | North Sydney |
| 398 | German Extension | Taylor, Paige | 5 | Wenona School | North Sydney |
| 399 | Heritage Chinese (Mandarin) | Sun, Meng Jie | 1 | Burwood Girls High School | Croydon |
| 400 | Heritage Chinese (Mandarin) | Zhang, Tianqing | 2 | Burwood Girls High School | Croydon |
| 401 | Heritage Chinese (Mandarin) | Miao, Helen | 3 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills |
| 402 | Heritage Chinese (Mandarin) | Feng, Shi | 4 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park |
| 403 | Heritage Chinese (Mandarin) | Ye, Lora | 5 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills |
| 404 | Heritage Japanese | Nagao, Nami | 1 | Secondary College of Languages Chatswood Campus | Chatswood |
| 405 | Heritage Japanese | West, Emily Megumi | 2 | Secondary College of Languages Chatswood Campus | Chatswood |
| 406 | Heritage Japanese | Saito, Leo | 3 | Secondary College of Languages Chatswood Campus | Chatswood |
| 407 | Heritage Japanese | Bizinger, Joseph | 4 | Secondary College of Languages Chatswood Campus | Chatswood |
| 408 | Heritage Korean | Yoo, Ha Young | 1 | Secondary College of Languages Chatswood Campus | Chatswood |
| 409 | Heritage Korean | Lee, Gieun | 2 | Secondary College of Languages Strathfield Girls Campus | Strathfield |
| 410 | Heritage Korean | Cheong, Yeo-Jin | 3 | Secondary College of Languages Chatswood Campus | Chatswood |
| 411 | Heritage Korean | Kim, Soo Kyong | 4 | Secondary College of Languages Strathfield Girls Campus | Strathfield |
| 412 | Heritage Korean | Park, Ji Hyun Jenny | 5 | Secondary College of Languages Strathfield Girls Campus | Strathfield |
| 413 | Hindi Continuers | Shikh, Ritika Trilochan Singh | 1 | Secondary College of Languages The Hills Sports Campus | Seven Hills |
| 414 | Hindi Continuers | Chhabra, Hinarshi | 2 | Secondary College of Languages The Hills Sports Campus | Seven Hills |
| 415 | Hindi Continuers | Malik, Rohan | 3 | Outside Tutor | N/A |
| 416 | Hindi Continuers | Bahl, Vibhu | 4 | Secondary College of Languages The Hills Sports Campus | Seven Hills |
| 417 | Hindi Continuers | Chawla, Badal | 5 | Secondary College of Languages The Hills Sports Campus | Seven Hills |
| 418 | History Extension | Ogle, Claire | 1 | Meriden School | Strathfield |
| 419 | History Extension | America, Ashley | 2 | Emanuel School | Randwick |
| 420 | History Extension | Deck, Sarah | 3 | Tara Anglican School for Girls | North Parramatta |
| 421 | History Extension | Schonell, Tilley Rose | 4 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga |
| 422 | History Extension | William, Anoushka | 5 | Ravenswood School for Girls | Gordon |
| 423 | History Extension | McGarity, Ailie | 6 | MacKillop College Bathurst | Bathurst |
| 424 | History Extension | Barton, Matthew Stanley | 7 | Duval High School | Armidale |
| 425 | History Extension | Latham, Ned | 8 | St Aloysius College | Milsons Point |
| 426 | History Extension | Hoare, Samuel | 9 | Gosford High School | Gosford |
| 427 | History Extension | Kayis, Deniz | 10 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills |
| 428 | Hospitality Examination | Richardson, Emily Jay Sontaya | 1 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow |
| 429 | Hospitality Examination | Gordon, Farran | 2 | Masada College | St Ives |
| 430 | Hospitality Examination | Harrop, Fiona May | 3 | Winmalee High School | Winmalee |
| 431 | Hospitality Examination | Lakoudis, Dean | 4 | St Euphemia College | Bankstown |
| 432 | Hospitality Examination | Bennett, Bridget Megan | 5 | Kinross Wolaroi School | Orange |
| 433 | Hospitality Examination | Warren, Carly Maree | 5 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Campus | Freshwater |
| 434 | Hospitality Examination | Bailey, James Patrick Waters | 7 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Mackellar Girls Campus | Manly Vale |
| 435 | Hospitality Examination | Papas, Sophia | 8 | Georges River College Oatley Senior Campus | Oatley |
| 436 | Hospitality Examination | Redmond, Georgia Anne | 9 | Singleton High School | Singleton |
| 437 | Hospitality Examination | Ferrier, Charlotte | 10 | Fort Street High School | Petersham |
| 438 | Hospitality Examination | Tutt, Maddison Louise | 10 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Campus | Freshwater |
| 439 | Human Services Examination | Jones, Samantha Rose | 1 | Hunter Institute Gosford Campus | Gosford |
| 440 | Human Services Examination | Hannen, Kate Anne | 2 | Western Sydney Institute Nepean Campus | Penrith |
| 441 | Human Services Examination | Jakovljevic, Nevena | 3 | Sydney Institute Ultimo Campus | Ultimo |
| 442 | Human Services Examination | Fillery, Rachael | 4 | Greystanes High School | Greystanes |
| 443 | Human Services Examination | Bykerk, Marny Anne | 5 | Riverina Institute Albury Campus | Albury |
| 444 | Human Services Examination | Mayne, Sarah | 5 | Western Sydney Institute Nepean Campus | Penrith |
| 445 | Hungarian Continuers | Krepler, Matyas | 1 | Secondary College of Languages Bankstown Girls Campus | Bankstown |
| 446 | Hungarian Continuers | Kicsi, Sharolt | 2 | Secondary College of Languages Bankstown Girls Campus | Bankstown |
| 447 | Hungarian Continuers | Krepler, Kristof | 3 | Secondary College of Languages Bankstown Girls Campus | Bankstown |
| 448 | Hungarian Continuers | Rutkai, Michael | 4 | Secondary College of Languages Bankstown Girls Campus | Bankstown |
| 449 | Hungarian Continuers | Kantek, Julia | 5 | Secondary College of Languages Bankstown Girls Campus | Bankstown |
| 450 | Indonesian Background Speakers | Kusworo, Kathleen | 1 | IPEKA Integrated Christian School | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| 451 | Indonesian Beginners | Lee, Jane | 1 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 452 | Indonesian Beginners | Santoso, Cathleen | 2 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 453 | Indonesian Beginners | Latif, Ervino | 3 | Glenwood High School | Glenwood |
| 454 | Indonesian Beginners | O'Sullivan, Jessica | 4 | Monte Sant Angelo Mercy College | North Sydney |
| 455 | Indonesian Beginners | Yap, Jing Rong | 5 | Glenwood High School | Glenwood |
| 456 | Indonesian Continuers | Kim, Carol | 1 | Ryde Secondary College | Ryde |
| 457 | Indonesian Continuers | Wu, Suzanne | 2 | Ryde Secondary College | Ryde |
| 458 | Indonesian Continuers | Ling, Alexander | 3 | Ryde Secondary College | Ryde |
| 459 | Indonesian Continuers | Leung, Vanessa | 4 | Ryde Secondary College | Ryde |
| 460 | Indonesian Continuers | Ecarma, Denisa | 5 | Parramatta High School | Parramatta |
| 461 | Indonesian Extension | Lim, Samantha | 1 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 462 | Indonesian Extension | Sunito, Samuel | 2 | The Scots College | Bellevue Hill |
| 463 | Indonesian Extension | Kim, Carol | 3 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 464 | Indonesian Extension | Wu, Suzanne | 4 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 465 | Indonesian Extension | Horwitz, David | 5 | The Scots College | Bellevue Hill |
| 466 | Industrial Technology | Peachey, Aaron James | 1 | Woolooware High School | Woolooware |
| 467 | Industrial Technology | Begg, Simon Christopher | 2 | Pennant Hills High School | Pennant Hills |
| 468 | Industrial Technology | Carroll, Wade | 3 | Kiama High School | Kiama |
| 469 | Industrial Technology | Davies, Deinyon | 4 | Oxford Falls Grammar School | Oxford Falls |
| 470 | Industrial Technology | Bremner, Thomas Reid McLeod | 5 | Chatswood High School | Chatswood |
| 471 | Industrial Technology | Wall, Scott Thomas | 6 | Woolooware High School | Woolooware |
| 472 | Industrial Technology | Blanch, Mitchell Wayne | 7 | Bulahdelah Central School | Bulahdelah |
| 473 | Industrial Technology | Bowen, Zachary | 8 | St John Bosco College | Engadine |
| 474 | Industrial Technology | Fisher, Anthony Nicholas | 8 | Barker College | Hornsby |
| 475 | Industrial Technology | Donald, Silas Deon | 10 | Meadowbank Education Trust School | Sydney Olympic Park |
| 476 | Industrial Technology | Fairweather, Blythe | 10 | Edmund Rice College | West Wollongong |
| 477 | Industrial Technology | Murray, Mathew | 10 | Marist College Kogarah | Bexley |
| 478 | Information Processes and Technology | Yeoh, Sean | 1 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest |
| 479 | Information Processes and Technology | Zhou, Thomas | 2 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest |
| 480 | Information Processes and Technology | Cornish, Alex | 3 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest |
| 481 | Information Processes and Technology | Field, Lewis | 4 | St Gregorys College Campbelltown | Gregory Hills |
| 482 | Information Processes and Technology | Zuber, Jack William | 5 | Kirrawee High School | Kirrawee |
| 483 | Information Processes and Technology | Chang, Edward Hoi-Fan | 6 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest |
| 484 | Information Processes and Technology | Shao, Ming | 7 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest |
| 485 | Information Processes and Technology | Zhai, Michael | 8 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest |
| 486 | Information Processes and Technology | Xu, Tony Han | 9 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest |
| 487 | Information Processes and Technology | Luo, John Ho | 10 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest |
| 488 | Information Technology Examination | Skelton, Jack Shield | 1 | Camden Haven High School Distance Education Centre | Laurieton |
| 489 | Information Technology Examination | Taylor, Jay | 2 | Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus | Glebe |
| 490 | Information Technology Examination | Byrne, Nicholas | 3 | Xavier College | Llandilo |
| 491 | Information Technology Examination | Wong, Julia Wai-Yan | 3 | Sydney Institute Sutherland College Loftus Campus | Loftus |
| 492 | Information Technology Examination | Karagiannis, Evan George | 5 | Trinity Grammar School | Summer Hill |
| 493 | Information Technology Examination | Pirillo, Alec | 6 | John Edmondson High School | Horningsea Park |
| 494 | Information Technology Examination | Laycock, Joseph | 7 | Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus | Glebe |
| 495 | Information Technology Examination | Pocock, Jarred Dean | 8 | Kooringal High School | Kooringal |
| 496 | Information Technology Examination | Turner, Luke Stephen | 9 | Macintyre High School | Inverell |
| 497 | Information Technology Examination | Lee, Rebecca | 10 | Beverly Hills Girls High School | Beverly Hills |
| 498 | Information Technology Examination | Perram, Benjamin Lee | 10 | Sydney Institute Sutherland College Loftus Campus | Loftus |
| 499 | Italian Beginners | Lucchitti, Anne-Louise | 1 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 500 | Italian Beginners | Zhang, Elaine Yi | 1 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest |
| 501 | Italian Beginners | Deng, Susan | 3 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest |
| 502 | Italian Beginners | Templeman, Olivia Anne | 4 | Kincoppal Rose Bay School of the Sacred Heart | Vaucluse |
| 503 | Italian Beginners | Fitzsimons, Veda Jean | 5 | Karabar High School Distance Education Centre | Queanbeyan |
| 504 | Italian Continuers | Davenport, Mischa | 1 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 505 | Italian Continuers | Pioli, Rebecca | 2 | Secondary College of Languages Strathfield Girls Campus | Strathfield |
| 506 | Italian Continuers | Fisher, Max | 3 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 507 | Italian Continuers | Andrews, Chloe | 4 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 508 | Italian Continuers | Kopp, Alexandra | 5 | Brigidine College St Ives | St Ives |
| 509 | Italian Extension | Davenport, Mischa | 1 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 510 | Italian Extension | Presutti, Emma | 2 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 511 | Italian Extension | Andrews, Chloe | 3 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 512 | Italian Extension | Walker, Talia | 4 | Cerdon College | Merrylands |
| 513 | Italian Extension | Reid, Georgia | 5 | Monte Sant Angelo Mercy College | North Sydney |
| 514 | Japanese Background Speakers | Okamatsu, Yaka | 1 | Secondary College of Languages Chatswood Campus | Chatswood |
| 515 | Japanese Beginners | Yun, Su Yeon Jessica | 1 | Ryde Secondary College | Ryde |
| 516 | Japanese Beginners | Jeon, Yeseul (Rachel) | 2 | Burwood Girls High School | Croydon |
| 517 | Japanese Beginners | Zhang, Elaine Yi | 3 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 518 | Japanese Beginners | Zhao, Roddy Yier | 4 | Ryde Secondary College | Ryde |
| 519 | Japanese Beginners | Wong, Christine | 5 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 520 | Japanese Continuers | Lo, Joyce Yan | 1 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 521 | Japanese Continuers | Yao, Yi Chen | 2 | International Grammar School | Ultimo |
| 522 | Japanese Continuers | Lamont, Karen | 3 | Hunters Hill High School | Hunters Hill |
| 523 | Japanese Continuers | Lah, Siehoon | 4 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest |
| 524 | Japanese Continuers | Liu, Katherine Sichen | 4 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills |
| 525 | Japanese Continuers | Ruan, Vinessa | 4 | Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney | Croydon |
| 526 | Japanese Extension | Chong, Hannah | 1 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 527 | Japanese Extension | Lau, Venese | 2 | Wenona School | North Sydney |
| 528 | Japanese Extension | Yoon, Kimberly Ann Yi Xian | 3 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 529 | Japanese Extension | Zhou, Luyao (Lucy) | 4 | St George Girls High School | Kogarah |
| 530 | Japanese Extension | Yanagisawa, Jo | 5 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga |
| 531 | Khmer Continuers | Heng, Srey Nice | 1 | Secondary College of Languages Liverpool Girls Campus | Liverpool |
| 532 | Khmer Continuers | Vichet, Vicha Ek | 2 | Secondary College of Languages Liverpool Girls Campus | Liverpool |
| 533 | Khmer Continuers | Seng, Kuong Minh | 3 | Secondary College of Languages Liverpool Girls Campus | Liverpool |
| 534 | Khmer Continuers | Heav, Samnang | 4 | Cabramatta High School | Cabramatta |
| 535 | Khmer Continuers | Seat, Socheat | 5 | Cabramatta High School | Cabramatta |
| 536 | Korean Background Speakers | Lee, Ah Rum Ann | 1 | Secondary College of Languages Dulwich Campus | Dulwich Hill |
| 537 | Korean Background Speakers | Choi, Keunjin | 2 | Secondary College of Languages Strathfield Girls Campus | Strathfield |
| 538 | Korean Background Speakers | Kim, Yewon | 3 | Secondary College of Languages Chatswood Campus | Chatswood |
| 539 | Korean Background Speakers | You, Da Eun (Lia) | 4 | Secondary College of Languages Dulwich Campus | Dulwich Hill |
| 540 | Korean Background Speakers | Lee, Sanha | 5 | Secondary College of Languages Strathfield Girls Campus | Strathfield |
| 541 | Korean Continuers | Godbout, Jacob Nicholas | 1 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 542 | Korean Continuers | Choi, Clara Jaeun | 2 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 543 | Latin Continuers | Xu, Jialu | 1 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest |
| 544 | Latin Continuers | Howard, Matilda | 2 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 545 | Latin Continuers | Azer, Mark | 3 | Trinity Grammar School | Summer Hill |
| 546 | Latin Continuers | Ho, William | 4 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park |
| 547 | Latin Continuers | Zhou, Naaman | 5 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 548 | Latin Extension | Howard, Matilda | 1 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 549 | Latin Extension | King, Annabelle | 2 | Frensham School | Mittagong |
| 550 | Latin Extension | Xu, Jialu | 3 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest |