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.
| 601 | Mathematics General 2 | Symons, Mitchell Brian Stuart | 16 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga |
| 602 | Mathematics General 2 | Holthouse, Isabelle Emily | 18 | Queenwood School for Girls | Mosman |
| 603 | Mathematics General 2 | Crafter, Hamish Edward | 19 | SHORE Sydney Church of England Grammar School | North Sydney |
| 604 | Mathematics General 2 | Aslami, Noah | 20 | Al-Faisal College | Auburn |
| 605 | Mathematics General 2 | Pancino, Thomas | 20 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga |
| 606 | Metal and Engineering Examination | Hamblin, Nicholas Ryan | 1 | Quirindi High School | Quirindi |
| 607 | Metal and Engineering Examination | Behrens, Natasha Roszarie | 2 | Lake Macquarie High School | Booragul |
| 608 | Metal and Engineering Examination | Chapman, Reece | 3 | Great Lakes College Tuncurry Senior Campus | Tuncurry |
| 609 | Metal and Engineering Examination | Jones, Pierce | 4 | Newcastle High School | Hamilton |
| 610 | Metal and Engineering Examination | Pippin, Jayden | 4 | Yanco Agricultural High School | Yanco |
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| 611 | Modern Greek Beginners | Diasinos, Chrysanthi | 1 | Blakehurst High School | Blakehurst |
| 612 | Modern Greek Beginners | Zaverdinos, Christina | 2 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 613 | Modern Greek Beginners | Antonelli, Elefteria | 3 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 614 | Modern Greek Beginners | Calavrias, Alexander | 4 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 615 | Modern Greek Beginners | Ioannou, Mariana | 5 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 616 | Modern Greek Beginners | Papagelis, John | 5 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 617 | Modern Greek Continuers | Patapis, Vicki | 1 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 618 | Modern Greek Continuers | Georgakopoulou, Angeliki | 2 | St Euphemia College | Bankstown |
| 619 | Modern Greek Continuers | Sakarellou, Evangelia | 3 | Secondary College of Languages St George Campus | Kogarah |
| 620 | Modern Greek Continuers | Hassiotis, Zoe | 4 | All Saints Greek Orthodox Grammar School | Belmore |
| 621 | Modern Greek Continuers | Georgakopoulou, Maria | 5 | St Euphemia College | Bankstown |
| 622 | Modern Greek Continuers | Katsadima, Irene | 5 | Secondary College of Languages St George Campus | Kogarah |
| 623 | Modern Greek Extension | Hassiotis, Zoe | 1 | All Saints Greek Orthodox Grammar School | Belmore |
| 624 | Modern Greek Extension | Papadopoulou, Eleftheria (Ria) | 2 | Secondary College of Languages St George Campus | Kogarah |
| 625 | Modern Greek Extension | Sakarellou, Evangelia | 3 | Secondary College of Languages St George Campus | Kogarah |
| 626 | Modern Greek Extension | Georgakopoulou, Angeliki | 4 | St Euphemia College | Bankstown |
| 627 | Modern Greek Extension | Korovesi, Anna | 5 | Secondary College of Languages St George Campus | Kogarah |
| 628 | Modern Hebrew Continuers | Rotstein, Or Israel | 1 | Outside Tutor | N/A |
| 629 | Modern Hebrew Continuers | Shulkin, Talia | 2 | Moriah College | Queens Park |
| 630 | Modern Hebrew Continuers | Ben Harush, Roni | 3 | Mullumbimby High School | Mullumbimby |
| 631 | Modern Hebrew Continuers | Eisenberg, Yehuda | 4 | Kesser Torah College | Dover Heights |
| 632 | Modern Hebrew Continuers | Ferdman, Yonathan | 5 | Outside Tutor | N/A |
| 633 | Modern History | Zhang, Rui Jing Zoe | 1 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills |
| 634 | Modern History | Fotiou, Thomas | 2 | Champagnat Catholic College | Maroubra |
| 635 | Modern History | Ireland-Shead, Drew | 2 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills |
| 636 | Modern History | Lai, Justin Hau Wai | 4 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park |
| 637 | Modern History | Duchen, Ari | 5 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 638 | Modern History | Gupta, Esha | 6 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 639 | Modern History | Lovely, Connor | 7 | St Josephs College Hunters Hill | Hunters Hill |
| 640 | Modern History | Chung, Melissa | 8 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills |
| 641 | Modern History | Gu, Angelina | 9 | Loreto Normanhurst | Normanhurst |
| 642 | Modern History | Andrews, Katerina | 10 | Burwood Girls High School | Croydon |
| 643 | Modern History | McCartney, William | 10 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 644 | Modern History | Whitton, Isabella Cate | 10 | Queenwood School for Girls | Mosman |
| 645 | Modern History | Wijetilaka, Tahire | 10 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 646 | Modern History | Stevenson, Emily | 14 | St George Christian School | Hurstville |
| 647 | Modern History | Yates, Benjamin | 15 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 648 | Modern History | Han, Kate | 16 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 649 | Modern History | Dixson, William | 17 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 650 | Modern History | Minervina, Yelyzaveta | 18 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills |