This report shows the 2018 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 | Bui, Emma | 1 | Cheltenham Girls High School | Beecroft |
| 2 | Aboriginal Studies | Aston, Kate | 2 | Killara High School | Killara |
| 3 | Aboriginal Studies | McKern, Binta Mariama | 3 | Kiama High School | Kiama |
| 4 | Aboriginal Studies | Perkins, Olivia Wright | 4 | Cowra High School | Cowra |
| 5 | Aboriginal Studies | Murthy, Sharanya Aashrita | 5 | Cheltenham Girls High School | Beecroft |
| 6 | Agriculture | Coles, Phoebe | 1 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 7 | Agriculture | McPherson, Thomas Malcolm | 2 | Barker College | Hornsby |
| 8 | Agriculture | Logan, Pia | 3 | Calrossy Anglican School | Tamworth |
| 9 | Agriculture | Lee, Flora | 4 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 10 | Agriculture | Wang, Li Yi | 5 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
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| 11 | Agriculture | Peng, Terry | 6 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 12 | Agriculture | Wang, Isabella Qiao-zhi | 6 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 13 | Agriculture | Armati, Charlotte | 8 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 14 | Agriculture | Catts, Riley | 9 | Calrossy Anglican School | Tamworth |
| 15 | Agriculture | McElroy, Jaimie | 10 | New England Girls School | Armidale |
| 16 | Ancient History | McCartney, William | 1 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 17 | Ancient History | Parsons, Rebekah | 1 | Monte Sant Angelo Mercy College | North Sydney |
| 18 | Ancient History | Kaye, Brandon | 3 | Emanuel School | Randwick |
| 19 | Ancient History | Adams, Jeremy | 4 | Trinity Grammar School | Summer Hill |
| 20 | Ancient History | Daly-Hyatt, Lila Margaret | 5 | Katoomba High School | Katoomba |
| 21 | Ancient History | Frisina, Alexander Marcus Leon | 5 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest |
| 22 | Ancient History | Lawler, Bella | 7 | Monte Sant Angelo Mercy College | North Sydney |
| 23 | Ancient History | Lynch, Siobhan | 8 | Willoughby Girls High School | Willoughby |
| 24 | Ancient History | Wong, Yijing | 8 | Tara Anglican School for Girls | North Parramatta |
| 25 | Ancient History | Toole, Makensie | 10 | Belmont Christian College | Belmont North |
| 26 | Ancient History | Turner, Joshua | 10 | Cranbrook School | Bellevue Hill |
| 27 | Arabic Beginners | Alameddine, Awatef | 1 | Auburn Girls High School | Auburn |
| 28 | Arabic Continuers | Eskandar, Domara | 1 | Secondary College of Languages Birrong Girls Campus | Birrong |
| 29 | Arabic Continuers | Yagan, Karam | 2 | Secondary College of Languages St George Campus | Kogarah |
| 30 | Arabic Continuers | Akik, Joy Victor | 3 | Maronite College of the Holy Family | Harris Park |
| 31 | Arabic Continuers | Taher, Sadan | 4 | Al-Faisal College | Auburn |
| 32 | Arabic Continuers | Hatoum, Bahjat | 5 | Secondary College of Languages Birrong Girls Campus | Birrong |
| 33 | Arabic Extension | Eskandar, Domara | 1 | Secondary College of Languages Birrong Girls Campus | Birrong |
| 34 | Arabic Extension | Hajar, Marwa | 2 | Beverly Hills Girls High School | Beverly Hills |
| 35 | Arabic Extension | Sayadi, Hanadi | 3 | Beverly Hills Girls High School | Beverly Hills |
| 36 | Arabic Extension | Omar, Baraa | 4 | Holroyd High School | Greystanes |
| 37 | Arabic Extension | Almajeed, Mariam | 5 | Beverly Hills Girls High School | Beverly Hills |
| 38 | Armenian Continuers | Melkumyan, Davit | 1 | Secondary College of Languages Chatswood Campus | Chatswood |
| 39 | Armenian Continuers | Hagob, Batil | 2 | Galstaun College | Ingleside |
| 40 | Armenian Continuers | Zarmanian, Hagop | 3 | Galstaun College | Ingleside |
| 41 | Armenian Continuers | Maksoudian, Zaven Krikor | 4 | Galstaun College | Ingleside |
| 42 | Automotive Examination | Kennett, Timothy James | 1 | Western Sydney Institute Mount Druitt College | Mount Druitt |
| 43 | Automotive Examination | Mussawar, Marcus | 2 | Sydney Institute Ultimo Campus | Ultimo |
| 44 | Automotive Examination | Cutler, Corey William | 3 | North Coast Institute Coffs Harbour Campus | Coffs Harbour |
| 45 | Automotive Examination | Steele, Tristan | 4 | North Coast Institute Coffs Harbour Campus | Coffs Harbour |
| 46 | Automotive Examination | Zanon, Daniel Joseph | 5 | Western Institute Broken Hill Campus | Broken Hill |
| 47 | Biology | Fox, Eliza | 1 | Ascham School | Edgecliff |
| 48 | Biology | Vernon-Elliot, Jake | 2 | Central Coast Grammar School | Erina Heights |
| 49 | Biology | Lieng, Tiana Thuy | 3 | Meriden School | Strathfield |
| 50 | Biology | Demskoy, Albert | 4 | The Riverina Anglican College | Wagga Wagga |