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.
| 701 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Whelan-Young, Zoe | 8 | Meriden School | Strathfield |
| 702 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Small, Rebecca Louise | 9 | Riverside Girls High School | Gladesville |
| 703 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Clarkson, Marnie Elise | 10 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga |
| 704 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Kaya, Leyla | 11 | Parramatta High School | Parramatta |
| 705 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Ng, Gloria Ka-Wai | 12 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 706 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Glendinning, Emma Kate | 13 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga |
| 707 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Ferrari, Annabel | 14 | Our Lady of Mercy College Parramatta | Parramatta |
| 708 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Reizes, Zoe | 15 | Wenona School | North Sydney |
| 709 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Schwartz, Ike Pringle | 16 | Fort Street High School | Petersham |
| 710 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Chen, Leeann Melissa | 17 | Hornsby Girls High School | Hornsby |
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| 711 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Gray, Kelsey | 17 | Kinross Wolaroi School | Orange |
| 712 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Walsh, Bennett James | 17 | St Ignatius College | Lane Cove |
| 713 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Caush, Lauren | 20 | Roseville College | Roseville |
| 714 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Shelley, Mary | 20 | St Josephs Regional College | Port Macquarie |
| 715 | Physics | Karahasan, Aidin | 1 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park |
| 716 | Physics | Baker, Peter Cole | 2 | Wagga Wagga High School | Wagga Wagga |
| 717 | Physics | Iliffe, Jeremiah | 3 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 718 | Physics | Kadappu, Preetham Krishna | 3 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park |
| 719 | Physics | Park, I Su | 3 | Carlingford High School | Carlingford |
| 720 | Physics | Li, Howard | 6 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 721 | Physics | Hargun, Dilnoor Kaur | 7 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 722 | Physics | Jones, Dominic | 8 | Bishop Druitt College | Coffs Harbour |
| 723 | Physics | Chen, Shirley | 9 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 724 | Physics | Hackett, Reuben | 10 | Chatswood High School | Chatswood |
| 725 | Polish Continuers | Chabros, Julia | 1 | Secondary College of Languages Ashfield Boys Campus | Ashfield |
| 726 | Polish Continuers | Pazdzior, Paulina | 2 | Secondary College of Languages Liverpool Girls Campus | Liverpool |
| 727 | Polish Continuers | Zdrojkowska, Karolina Zuzanna | 3 | Secondary College of Languages Ashfield Boys Campus | Ashfield |
| 728 | Polish Continuers | Janiga, Robert Igor | 4 | Secondary College of Languages Randwick Centre | Randwick |
| 729 | Polish Continuers | Warhol-Bernard, Olivia Victoria | 5 | Secondary College of Languages Ashfield Boys Campus | Ashfield |
| 730 | Portuguese Continuers | Teixeira-Pinto, Afonso | 1 | St Aloysius College | Milsons Point |
| 731 | Portuguese Continuers | Santiago Medeiros, Liz | 2 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 732 | Portuguese Continuers | Nakagawa, Juliana Akemi | 3 | Secondary College of Languages Dulwich Campus | Dulwich Hill |
| 733 | Primary Industries Examination | Angel, Vanessa Emily | 1 | Riverina Institute Wagga Wagga Campus | Wagga Wagga |
| 734 | Primary Industries Examination | Lavis, Emily Grace | 2 | Trinity Catholic College Goulburn | Goulburn |
| 735 | Primary Industries Examination | Boughey, Imogen | 3 | Menai High School | Menai |
| 736 | Primary Industries Examination | Downie, Sally Lea | 4 | Forbes High School | Forbes |
| 737 | Primary Industries Examination | Schlunke, Molly | 5 | Yanco Agricultural High School | Yanco |
| 738 | Punjabi Continuers | Jawandha, Harnoor | 1 | Secondary College of Languages The Hills Sports Campus | Seven Hills |
| 739 | Punjabi Continuers | Rishi, Ripudaman | 2 | Secondary College of Languages The Hills Sports Campus | Seven Hills |
| 740 | Punjabi Continuers | Bola, Jaskaran | 3 | Secondary College of Languages The Hills Sports Campus | Seven Hills |
| 741 | Retail Services Examination | Williams, Chelsi | 1 | St Patricks College Sutherland | Sutherland |
| 742 | Retail Services Examination | Norris, Kate Georgia | 2 | Mount View High School | Cessnock |
| 743 | Retail Services Examination | Musgrove, Cameron John | 3 | Nowra High School | Nowra |
| 744 | Retail Services Examination | Fowler, Abbie May | 4 | Muirfield High School | North Rocks |
| 745 | Russian Continuers | Shafeeva, Sophie | 1 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 746 | Russian Continuers | Chetin, Daniil | 2 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 747 | Russian Continuers | Nosovtsev, Artem | 3 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 748 | Russian Continuers | Sladkova, Elena | 4 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 749 | Russian Continuers | Nikiforov, Pavel | 5 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 750 | Senior Science | Isaac, Daniel Stephen | 1 | Oakhill College | Castle Hill |