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.
| 601 | Mathematics Extension 2 | Wu, Justin | 5 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 602 | Mathematics Extension 2 | Deep, Amit Singh Minhas | 6 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park |
| 603 | Mathematics Extension 2 | Luan, Michael | 7 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 604 | Mathematics Extension 2 | Chen, Priscilla | 8 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest |
| 605 | Mathematics Extension 2 | Ragavan, Seyoon | 9 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga |
| 606 | Mathematics Extension 2 | Agrawal, Kabir | 10 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park |
| 607 | Mathematics General 2 | Gutierrez, Christine | 1 | St John Paul II Catholic College Nirimba | Nirimba Fields |
| 608 | Mathematics General 2 | Brooks, Isabelle | 2 | Santa Sabina College | Strathfield |
| 609 | Mathematics General 2 | Joseph, Grace | 2 | Stella Maris College | Manly |
| 610 | Mathematics General 2 | Elliff, Jonas Clinton | 4 | SHORE Sydney Church of England Grammar School | North Sydney |
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| 611 | Mathematics General 2 | Griffith, Travis | 4 | Georges River Grammar | Georges Hall |
| 612 | Mathematics General 2 | Herman, Adam Jourdan | 4 | Hurlstone Agricultural High School | Glenfield |
| 613 | Mathematics General 2 | Nielsen, Ella | 4 | St Lukes Grammar School | Dee Why |
| 614 | Mathematics General 2 | Pryce, Frederick Thomas | 4 | Barker College | Hornsby |
| 615 | Mathematics General 2 | Lane, Nicholas Scott | 9 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga |
| 616 | Mathematics General 2 | Tang, Suzy | 10 | St Marys Senior High School | St Marys |
| 617 | Mathematics General 2 | Smith, Lachlan Reid | 11 | Cranbrook School | Bellevue Hill |
| 618 | Mathematics General 2 | Hinton, Phoebe Beatrice | 12 | Caringbah High School | Caringbah |
| 619 | Mathematics General 2 | Kingshott, Carli Anne | 12 | St Marys Senior High School | St Marys |
| 620 | Mathematics General 2 | Blackmore, William | 14 | Moorebank High School | Moorebank |
| 621 | Mathematics General 2 | Brennan, Lachlan | 14 | St Josephs College Hunters Hill | Hunters Hill |
| 622 | Mathematics General 2 | Fuggle, Rose | 14 | The Hills Grammar School | Kenthurst |
| 623 | Mathematics General 2 | Lieschke, Jacqueline | 14 | Mulwaree High School | Goulburn |
| 624 | Mathematics General 2 | Moore, Jennifer | 14 | Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College | Kensington |
| 625 | Mathematics General 2 | Nicholas, William | 14 | Australian International School Singapore | Singapore |
| 626 | Mathematics General 2 | Petersen, Jack Neville | 14 | Sefton High School | Sefton |
| 627 | Mathematics General 2 | Ramsay, Sophie Catherine | 14 | Loreto Kirribilli | Kirribilli |
| 628 | Modern Greek Beginners | Kritikos, Stephanie | 1 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 629 | Modern Greek Beginners | Zavvos, Peter | 2 | Newington College | Stanmore |
| 630 | Modern Greek Beginners | Papasavvas, George | 3 | Newington College | Stanmore |
| 631 | Modern Greek Beginners | Caldelis, Evangelia | 4 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 632 | Modern Greek Beginners | Koinis, Lianne | 5 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 633 | Modern Greek Continuers | Damigou, Panagiota (Naya) | 1 | Secondary College of Languages St George Campus | Kogarah |
| 634 | Modern Greek Continuers | Kanlis, Zografia Zoe | 2 | St Spyridon College Senior School | Maroubra |
| 635 | Modern Greek Continuers | Stivaktas, Catherine | 3 | All Saints Greek Orthodox Grammar School | Belmore |
| 636 | Modern Greek Continuers | Tsirli, Katholiki | 3 | Blakehurst High School | Blakehurst |
| 637 | Modern Greek Continuers | Nicolaou, Rothopi | 5 | St Spyridon College Senior School | Maroubra |
| 638 | Modern Greek Extension | Bouranta, Fotina | 1 | Secondary College of Languages Ashfield Boys Campus | Ashfield |
| 639 | Modern Greek Extension | Damigou, Panagiota (Naya) | 2 | Secondary College of Languages St George Campus | Kogarah |
| 640 | Modern Greek Extension | Nikolaidou, Zoe | 3 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 641 | Modern Greek Extension | Kondilis, Vasilis | 4 | Kingsgrove High School | Kingsgrove |
| 642 | Modern Greek Extension | Dionysiou, Marina | 5 | St Spyridon College Senior School | Maroubra |
| 643 | Modern Hebrew Continuers | Manor, Yotam | 1 | Masada College | St Ives |
| 644 | Modern Hebrew Continuers | Weiss, Yael | 2 | SCECGS Redlands | Cremorne |
| 645 | Modern Hebrew Continuers | Hirschberg, Elah | 3 | The McDonald College | North Strathfield |
| 646 | Modern Hebrew Continuers | Di Veroli, Dinah | 4 | Masada College | St Ives |
| 647 | Modern Hebrew Continuers | Ieremias, Sean | 5 | Masada College | St Ives |
| 648 | Modern History | Dwyer, Dominic | 1 | Fort Street High School | Petersham |
| 649 | Modern History | Fitzgerald, Megan Claire | 1 | Kincoppal Rose Bay School of the Sacred Heart | Vaucluse |
| 650 | Modern History | Hugler, Trent | 3 | Parramatta High School | Parramatta |