This report shows the 2017 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.
| 1 | Aboriginal Studies | Parsons, Elizabeth Jessie | 1 | Killara High School | Killara |
| 2 | Aboriginal Studies | Cooper, Emily | 2 | Cheltenham Girls High School | Beecroft |
| 3 | Aboriginal Studies | Brown, Genevieve | 3 | Cheltenham Girls High School | Beecroft |
| 4 | Aboriginal Studies | Regan, Charlotte Rose | 4 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Mackellar Girls Campus | Manly Vale |
| 5 | Aboriginal Studies | Glass, Karri | 5 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Mackellar Girls Campus | Manly Vale |
| 6 | Agriculture | Zhang, Katelyn | 1 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 7 | Agriculture | Su, Yon | 2 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 8 | Agriculture | You, Amy | 3 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 9 | Agriculture | Chen, Emily | 4 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 10 | Agriculture | Jiang, Shilan | 5 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
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| 11 | Agriculture | Ryan, Darcy John | 6 | Hurlstone Agricultural High School | Glenfield |
| 12 | Agriculture | Selvadurai, Daniel | 7 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 13 | Agriculture | Wrigley-Carr, Hannah | 8 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 14 | Agriculture | Richardson, Freya Jean | 9 | Hurlstone Agricultural High School | Glenfield |
| 15 | Agriculture | Dunning, Harrison Robert | 10 | Barker College | Hornsby |
| 16 | Ancient History | Elia, Seraina | 1 | Lumen Christi Catholic College | Pambula Beach |
| 17 | Ancient History | Li, Chenyue | 2 | Sefton High School | Sefton |
| 18 | Ancient History | Turner-Cohen, Alexandra | 3 | Roseville College | Roseville |
| 19 | Ancient History | Zou, Kevin Tinwing | 4 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest |
| 20 | Ancient History | Blair, Sunita | 5 | Cheltenham Girls High School | Beecroft |
| 21 | Ancient History | Cooper, Joel David | 6 | Avondale School | Cooranbong |
| 22 | Ancient History | Boniface, Danielle Suzanne Nicole | 7 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga |
| 23 | Ancient History | Ryan, Patrick | 7 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 24 | Ancient History | Alexander-Prideaux, Samuel John | 9 | Fort Street High School | Petersham |
| 25 | Ancient History | Vakil, Priya | 10 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow |
| 26 | Arabic Continuers | Al-Badri, Rand Muthanna Hameed | 1 | Secondary College of Languages Liverpool Boys Campus | Liverpool |
| 27 | Arabic Continuers | Sanhir, Sarah | 2 | Secondary College of Languages Liverpool Boys Campus | Liverpool |
| 28 | Arabic Continuers | Atasi, Sundos | 3 | Secondary College of Languages Liverpool Boys Campus | Liverpool |
| 29 | Arabic Continuers | Al Kalil, Shahd | 4 | Secondary College of Languages Birrong Girls Campus | Birrong |
| 30 | Arabic Continuers | Balqa, Lana | 5 | Secondary College of Languages Liverpool Boys Campus | Liverpool |
| 31 | Arabic Extension | Atasi, Sundos | 1 | Secondary College of Languages Liverpool Boys Campus | Liverpool |
| 32 | Arabic Extension | Sheikh Ahmad, Lava | 2 | Secondary College of Languages Arthur Phillip Campus | Parramatta |
| 33 | Arabic Extension | Al-Shabli, May A Mahmood | 3 | Secondary College of Languages Arthur Phillip Campus | Parramatta |
| 34 | Arabic Extension | Alkhaznawi, Zubaida | 4 | Holroyd High School | Greystanes |
| 35 | Arabic Extension | Habib, Miray | 5 | Secondary College of Languages Liverpool Boys Campus | Liverpool |
| 36 | Armenian Continuers | Dilanchian, Alisha | 1 | Secondary College of Languages Chatswood Campus | Chatswood |
| 37 | Armenian Continuers | Mouradian, Nanor | 2 | Galstaun College | Ingleside |
| 38 | Armenian Continuers | Anoshian, Marine | 3 | Galstaun College | Ingleside |
| 39 | Armenian Continuers | Boujikian, Hrant | 4 | Galstaun College | Ingleside |
| 40 | Armenian Continuers | Terzian, Nayiri | 5 | Galstaun College | Ingleside |
| 41 | Automotive Examination | Newton, Darragh | 1 | St Stanislaus College | Bathurst |
| 42 | Automotive Examination | Coyte, Ethan | 2 | St Stanislaus College | Bathurst |
| 43 | Automotive Examination | Ghassibe, Anthony | 3 | Good Samaritan Catholic College | Hinchinbrook |
| 44 | Automotive Examination | Arcuri, Jamie | 4 | Good Samaritan Catholic College | Hinchinbrook |
| 45 | Automotive Examination | Stratis, Adrian | 5 | Sydney Institute Ultimo Campus | Ultimo |
| 46 | Automotive Examination | Tilley, Rachelle Sharon | 5 | Northern Sydney Institute Northern Beaches Campus | Brookvale |
| 47 | Biology | Charls, Dawnlicity | 1 | Fort Street High School | Petersham |
| 48 | Biology | Durante, Kara | 1 | Danebank An Anglican School for Girls | Hurstville |
| 49 | Biology | Ali, Zena | 3 | Al Noori Muslim School Senior Campus | Greenacre |
| 50 | Biology | Tang, Richard | 3 | Chatswood High School | Chatswood |