This report shows the 2013 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.
| 501 | Information Technology Examination | Emmerson-Franke, Ramsay | 7 | Gymea Technology High School | Gymea |
| 502 | Information Technology Examination | Gachelin, Lachlan Winston | 8 | Western Sydney Institute Nirimba College | Quakers Hill |
| 503 | Information Technology Examination | Girn, Gurpal | 8 | The Hills Grammar School | Kenthurst |
| 504 | Information Technology Examination | Lau, Julian | 8 | Mater Maria Catholic College | Warriewood |
| 505 | Information Technology Examination | Wallace, Mitchell | 8 | Avondale School | Cooranbong |
| 506 | Information Technology Examination | Wang, Max | 8 | Northern Sydney Institute Meadowbank College | Meadowbank |
| 507 | Italian Beginners | La Martina, Simone Grace | 1 | Queenwood School for Girls | Mosman |
| 508 | Italian Beginners | Yeung, Chantelle | 2 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 509 | Italian Beginners | Deans, Sophie Ellen | 3 | Queenwood School for Girls | Mosman |
| 510 | Italian Beginners | Middleton, Charlotte | 4 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
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| 511 | Italian Beginners | Ramsay, Christina Lauren | 5 | Queenwood School for Girls | Mosman |
| 512 | Italian Continuers | Curtis, Ruby Madeleine | 1 | Loreto Kirribilli | Kirribilli |
| 513 | Italian Continuers | Fitzpatrick, John | 2 | Oakhill College | Castle Hill |
| 514 | Italian Continuers | Packer, Lucy | 2 | St Mary Star of the Sea College | Wollongong |
| 515 | Italian Continuers | Kerrison, Laura | 4 | Santa Sabina College | Strathfield |
| 516 | Italian Continuers | Beekwilder, Genevieve Rose | 5 | Burwood Girls High School | Croydon |
| 517 | Italian Extension | Fehon, Olivia | 1 | Santa Sabina College | Strathfield |
| 518 | Italian Extension | Panero, Melissa | 2 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 519 | Italian Extension | Beekwilder, Genevieve Rose | 3 | Burwood Girls High School | Croydon |
| 520 | Italian Extension | Fox, Danielle | 4 | Santa Sabina College | Strathfield |
| 521 | Italian Extension | Shina, Gabrielle | 5 | Santa Sabina College | Strathfield |
| 522 | Japanese Background Speakers | Otsuki, Kurumi | 1 | SCECGS Redlands | Cremorne |
| 523 | Japanese Background Speakers | Xue, Lizhi (Liz) | 2 | Secondary College of Languages Chatswood Campus | Chatswood |
| 524 | Japanese Background Speakers | Suzuki, Sakurako | 3 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 525 | Japanese Background Speakers | Eguchi, Rika | 4 | Secondary College of Languages Chatswood Campus | Chatswood |
| 526 | Japanese Beginners | Abedin, Jakia | 1 | Leumeah High School | Leumeah |
| 527 | Japanese Beginners | Lee, Youjin | 2 | Strathfield South High School | Enfield |
| 528 | Japanese Beginners | Tong, Kexin | 3 | MLC School | Burwood |
| 529 | Japanese Beginners | Wang, Shiming | 4 | Davidson High School | Frenchs Forest |
| 530 | Japanese Beginners | Liu, Yanfei | 5 | St Marys Senior High School | St Marys |
| 531 | Japanese Beginners | Roylance, Richard | 5 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 532 | Japanese Continuers | Chok, Larissa Wing Lum | 1 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills |
| 533 | Japanese Continuers | Lam, Chloe | 2 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills |
| 534 | Japanese Continuers | Lo, Timothy Daniel | 3 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga |
| 535 | Japanese Continuers | Wang, Elayne | 3 | St George Girls High School | Kogarah |
| 536 | Japanese Continuers | Tsao, Rachel | 5 | Cherrybrook Technology High School | Cherrybrook |
| 537 | Japanese Extension | Por, Ian Wei | 1 | St Andrews Cathedral School | Sydney |
| 538 | Japanese Extension | Chok, Larissa Wing Lum | 2 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills |
| 539 | Japanese Extension | Lo, Timothy Daniel | 3 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga |
| 540 | Japanese Extension | Lee, Caroline | 4 | Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney | Croydon |
| 541 | Japanese Extension | Yu, Joy | 5 | Randwick Girls High School | Randwick |
| 542 | Khmer Continuers | Khuon, Socheata | 1 | Secondary College of Languages Liverpool Girls Campus | Liverpool |
| 543 | Khmer Continuers | Ly, Seakngim | 2 | Secondary College of Languages Liverpool Girls Campus | Liverpool |
| 544 | Korean Background Speakers | Kim, Jinyeong (Jinny) | 1 | Secondary College of Languages Strathfield Girls Campus | Strathfield |
| 545 | Korean Background Speakers | Yoon, Na Num (Anna) | 1 | Secondary College of Languages Chatswood Campus | Chatswood |
| 546 | Korean Background Speakers | Yoo, Suji | 3 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 547 | Korean Background Speakers | Lee, Ella Ji-Yoon | 4 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 548 | Korean Background Speakers | Kang, Yeosulme (Kate) | 5 | Secondary College of Languages Strathfield Girls Campus | Strathfield |
| 549 | Korean Continuers | Tanabe, Karen | 1 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 550 | Korean Continuers | Kusuma, Quentina | 2 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |