This report shows the 2023 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 | Society and Culture | Moffat, Amberley Cate | 1 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow |
| 2 | Society and Culture | Reid, Isabel Rose | 2 | Burwood Girls High School | Croydon |
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| 3 | Society and Culture | Ferguson, Emma | 3 | Trinity Anglican College Albury | Thurgoona |
| 4 | Society and Culture | Mustapic, Annaliese | 3 | Kirrawee High School | Kirrawee |
| 5 | Society and Culture | Joubert, Courtney | 5 | St Francis Catholic College | Edmondson Park |
| 6 | Society and Culture | Ong, Robert | 5 | All Saints Catholic College Casula Campus | Casula |
| 7 | Society and Culture | Mackenzie, Jaslyn | 7 | Smiths Hill High School | Wollongong |
| 8 | Society and Culture | Cornford, Harry James | 8 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow |
| 9 | Society and Culture | Lal, Shaniya | 9 | St Andrews College Senior Campus | Marayong |
| 10 | Society and Culture | Blatchford, Leah | 10 | Mount St Benedict College | Pennant Hills |
| 11 | Society and Culture | Revis, Sophie Anna | 10 | Cammeraygal High School | Crows Nest |