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.
| 401 | History Extension | Kelly, Leonard | 5 | Fort Street High School | Petersham |
| 402 | History Extension | Riminton, Coco | 6 | SCEGGS Darlinghurst | Darlinghurst |
| 403 | History Extension | Carroll, Emma | 7 | Santa Sabina College | Strathfield |
| 404 | History Extension | Curran, Ella | 8 | Santa Sabina College | Strathfield |
| 405 | History Extension | Pullen, Archer | 9 | The Scots College | Bellevue Hill |
| 406 | History Extension | Kundu, Sumedh | 10 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest |
| 407 | Hospitality Examination | Samuel, Leyva | 1 | Tara Anglican School for Girls | North Parramatta |
| 408 | Hospitality Examination | Fernando, Ivy Belle | 2 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow |
| 409 | Hospitality Examination | Barr, Jordan | 3 | Port Hacking High School | Miranda |
| 410 | Hospitality Examination | Khadi, Cameron Jamal | 3 | Tara Anglican School for Girls | North Parramatta |
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| 411 | Hospitality Examination | Lodge, Ella | 5 | Barham High School | Barham |
| 412 | Hospitality Examination | Fan, Ciara | 6 | Danebank An Anglican School for Girls | Hurstville |
| 413 | Hospitality Examination | Simmons, Ellie | 6 | St Mary Star of the Sea College | Wollongong |
| 414 | Hospitality Examination | Hockey, Jasmine | 8 | OConnor Catholic College | Armidale |
| 415 | Hospitality Examination | Camilleri, Ella | 9 | Willyama High School | Broken Hill |
| 416 | Hospitality Examination | Kearney, Emily | 9 | Lindisfarne Anglican School | Terranora |
| 417 | Hospitality Examination | Power, Genevieve | 9 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 418 | Human Services Examination | Jazbec, Ema | 1 | Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus | Glebe |
| 419 | Human Services Examination | Franklin, Mila | 2 | Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus | Glebe |
| 420 | Human Services Examination | Spisiak, Lucy | 2 | Caroline Chisholm College | Glenmore Park |
| 421 | Human Services Examination | Andreazza, Sienna | 4 | TAFE NSW Griffith | Griffith |
| 422 | Human Services Examination | Goodwin, Mikayla | 5 | St Columbas Catholic College | Springwood |
| 423 | Hungarian Continuers | Herczeg, Tamas | 1 | Outside Tutor | N/A |
| 424 | Hungarian Continuers | Herczeg, Borbala | 2 | Outside Tutor | N/A |
| 425 | Hungarian Continuers | Glozik, Anna | 3 | Roseville College | Roseville |
| 426 | Hungarian Continuers | Tomka, Adam | 4 | Oakhill College | Castle Hill |
| 427 | Hungarian Continuers | Toth, Gergo | 4 | Outside Tutor | N/A |
| 428 | Indonesian and Literature | McCormick, Jacob Jayasena | 1 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 429 | Indonesian and Literature | Gonesco, Elizabeth | 2 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 430 | Indonesian Beginners | Siswoyo, Melati Indah | 1 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 431 | Indonesian Beginners | Briggs, Reese | 2 | Coffs Harbour Christian Community School | Bonville |
| 432 | Indonesian Beginners | Wright, Clare | 3 | Coffs Harbour Christian Community School | Bonville |
| 433 | Indonesian Beginners | Hogan, Dominique | 4 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 434 | Indonesian Beginners | Jackson, Cathleen | 5 | Coffs Harbour Christian Community School | Bonville |
| 435 | Indonesian Continuers | Maniam, Mahesh | 1 | Ryde Secondary College | Ryde |
| 436 | Indonesian Continuers | Hall, Jachin | 2 | Ryde Secondary College | Ryde |
| 437 | Indonesian Continuers | Gill, Amrit | 3 | Ryde Secondary College | Ryde |
| 438 | Indonesian Continuers | Lucas, Zoe | 4 | Southern Cross School of Distance Education | East Ballina |
| 439 | Indonesian Continuers | ten Brinke, Dante | 4 | Woolooware High School | Woolooware |
| 440 | Indonesian Extension | Fouwler, Justine | 1 | Macarthur Anglican School | Cobbitty |
| 441 | Indonesian Extension | Mack, Olivia | 2 | Monte Sant Angelo Mercy College | North Sydney |
| 442 | Industrial Technology | Bust, Isaac | 1 | Model Farms High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 443 | Industrial Technology | Hayes, Josh Warren | 2 | Edmund Rice College | West Wollongong |
| 444 | Industrial Technology | Bartholomew, Jordan | 3 | Ardlethan Central School | Ardlethan |
| 445 | Industrial Technology | Ngo, Ricky | 3 | Tempe High School | Tempe |
| 446 | Industrial Technology | Fereig, Nathan | 5 | Mitchell High School | Blacktown |
| 447 | Industrial Technology | Gale, Dylan | 5 | Mount St Patrick College | Murwillumbah |
| 448 | Industrial Technology | Kouzan, Ethan | 5 | Corpus Christi Catholic High School | Oak Flats |
| 449 | Industrial Technology | Young, Barnaby Maxwell | 5 | Hunter School of Performing Arts | Broadmeadow |
| 450 | Industrial Technology | Staniforth, Sean | 9 | Edmund Rice College | West Wollongong |