This report shows the 2016 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.
| 301 | English as a Second Language | Zhang, Zixin (Starry) | 8 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga |
| 302 | English as a Second Language | Gao, Manxin | 9 | Reddam House Bondi Campus | North Bondi |
| 303 | English as a Second Language | Yim, Wai Ming Cecilia | 10 | Rose Bay Secondary College | Dover Heights |
| 304 | English Extension 1 | Jones, Katie | 1 | Mount St Patrick College | Murwillumbah |
| 305 | English Extension 1 | Maxwell, Anna | 2 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 306 | English Extension 1 | Paetzholdt, Ursula | 3 | SCEGGS Darlinghurst | Darlinghurst |
| 307 | English Extension 1 | Lai, Gladys | 4 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills |
| 308 | English Extension 1 | Chan, Heidi Hoi Tung | 5 | Hornsby Girls High School | Hornsby |
| 309 | English Extension 1 | King, Emily Rose | 6 | Loreto Kirribilli | Kirribilli |
| 310 | English Extension 1 | Warren, Amy | 7 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Mackellar Girls Campus | Manly Vale |
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| 311 | English Extension 1 | Wu, Edward | 8 | Normanhurst Boys High School | Normanhurst |
| 312 | English Extension 1 | Al-Kahili, Rose | 9 | St Marys Senior High School | St Marys |
| 313 | English Extension 1 | Stewart-Yates, Anna Valerie | 10 | Barker College | Hornsby |
| 314 | English Extension 2 | Dormor, Thomas | 1 | St Clares High School | Taree |
| 315 | English Extension 2 | Lickley, Grace | 2 | Pennant Hills High School | Pennant Hills |
| 316 | English Extension 2 | Milne, Isobel Avril Alvarez | 3 | Mosman High School | Mosman |
| 317 | English Extension 2 | Strokirch, Torsten | 4 | Armidale High School | Armidale |
| 318 | English Extension 2 | Powell, Madeleine | 5 | Mater Maria Catholic College | Warriewood |
| 319 | English Extension 2 | Gibson, Miles | 6 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 320 | English Extension 2 | Delaney, Grace Alexandra | 7 | Illawarra Christian School Cordeaux Campus | Cordeaux Heights |
| 321 | English Extension 2 | Pierce, Jasmine | 8 | Cape Byron Rudolf Steiner School | Byron Bay |
| 322 | English Extension 2 | Rizk, Joshua | 9 | Marist College North Shore | North Sydney |
| 323 | English Extension 2 | Clark, Lewis Elmore | 10 | Rose Bay Secondary College | Dover Heights |
| 324 | Entertainment Industry Examination | Cowie, Olivia Bree | 1 | Maitland Grossmann High School | East Maitland |
| 325 | Entertainment Industry Examination | Lipsham, Jamie Louise | 1 | Cerdon College | Merrylands |
| 326 | Entertainment Industry Examination | Moliterno, Victoria Louise | 1 | Marist Sisters College Woolwich | Woolwich |
| 327 | Entertainment Industry Examination | Weeks, Kimberley | 1 | St Peters Catholic College | Tuggerah |
| 328 | Entertainment Industry Examination | Brown, Luke | 5 | Cronulla High School | Cronulla |
| 329 | Filipino Continuers | Malabag, Angelika Mae | 1 | Secondary College of Languages Bankstown Girls Campus | Bankstown |
| 330 | Filipino Continuers | De Guzman, Patricia Jane | 2 | Secondary College of Languages Bankstown Girls Campus | Bankstown |
| 331 | Filipino Continuers | Arnade, Juan Andrei | 3 | Secondary College of Languages Bankstown Girls Campus | Bankstown |
| 332 | Financial Services Examination | Ng, Bianca Julietta | 1 | Northern Sydney Institute Hornsby College | Hornsby |
| 333 | Financial Services Examination | Tan, Pei Wen | 2 | Northern Sydney Institute Hornsby College | Hornsby |
| 334 | Financial Services Examination | Shakeri, Monica | 3 | Northern Sydney Institute Hornsby College | Hornsby |
| 335 | Financial Services Examination | Wong, Adam Ka Ho | 4 | Northern Sydney Institute Hornsby College | Hornsby |
| 336 | Financial Services Examination | Dalziel, Rochelle Mary | 5 | Meadowbank Education Trust School | Sydney Olympic Park |
| 337 | Food Technology | Bolinowsky, Ilana | 1 | Roseville College | Roseville |
| 338 | Food Technology | Mai, Crystal | 2 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest |
| 339 | Food Technology | Nguyen, Monica | 3 | Trinity Catholic College Auburn Campus | Auburn |
| 340 | Food Technology | Pasfield, Katie | 3 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 341 | Food Technology | Buckner, Amy Rose | 5 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow |
| 342 | Food Technology | Smith, Jessica Grace | 5 | Loreto Kirribilli | Kirribilli |
| 343 | Food Technology | Woodley, Melissa | 7 | Roseville College | Roseville |
| 344 | Food Technology | Ghali, Laura | 8 | Gosford High School | Gosford |
| 345 | Food Technology | Harris, Bianca | 8 | Asquith Girls High School | Asquith |
| 346 | Food Technology | Landgren, Stina | 10 | Asquith Girls High School | Asquith |
| 347 | French Beginners | O'Shea, Kristina Lee | 1 | Nowra High School | Nowra |
| 348 | French Beginners | Matarazzo, Erin | 2 | Freeman Catholic College | Bonnyrigg Heights |
| 349 | French Beginners | Lea, Bridey Clare Elysia | 3 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 350 | French Beginners | Silvanian, Karina | 4 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |