This report shows the 2013 top student in each HSC subject as awarded by the NSW Education Standards Authority. Students must achieve a band 6 or band E4 result in the relevant subject to appear in this list. 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.
This report is equivalent to the Subject Top Achievers report after applying the filter "Rank equals 1".
| 1 | Aboriginal Studies | Fisher, Chloe Isobelle | Cheltenham Girls High School | Beecroft |
| 2 | Agriculture | Song, Dana | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 3 | Ancient History | Nason, Lucy Annabel Hope | Kambala | Rose Bay |
| 4 | Arabic Continuers | Abumustafa, Fatma | Saturday School of Comm. Lang. Arthur Phillip High School | Parramatta |
| 5 | Arabic Extension | Abumustafa, Fatma | Saturday School of Comm. Lang. Arthur Phillip High School | Parramatta |
| 6 | Armenian Continuers | Kotoyan, Tamara | Saturday School of Comm. Lang. Chatswood High School | Chatswood |
| 7 | Automotive Examination | Butler, Corey Mitchell | Western Institute Coonamble Campus | Coonamble |
| 8 | Biology | Chen, Sing-Young | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 9 | Business Services Examination | Gordon, Adele Janet | Meadowbank Education Trust School | Meadowbank |
| 10 | Business Studies | O'Brien, Jayden Anthony | Penrith High School | Penrith |
| 11 | Chemistry | Lin, Jiarun | Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney | Croydon |
| 12 | Chinese Background Speakers | Gao, Yuan | Saturday School of Comm. Lang. Kogarah High School | Kogarah |
| 13 | Chinese Beginners | Truong, Hieu Gia | Tempe High School | Tempe |
| 14 | Chinese Continuers | Yoon, Kimberly Ann Yi Xian | Fort Street High School | Petersham |
| 15 | Chinese Extension | Gray, Daniel John | St Ignatius College | Lane Cove |
| 16 | Classical Greek Continuers | Gregory, Gabriel | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 17 | Classical Greek Continuers | Zhang, Kim | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 18 | Classical Greek Extension | Gregory, Gabriel | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 19 | Classical Hebrew Continuers | Baram, Liora | Moriah College | Bondi Junction |
| 20 | Classical Hebrew Extension | Lobel, Tikvati | Kesser Torah College | Dover Heights |
| 21 | Community and Family Studies | Kidd, Georgina | Greystanes High School | Greystanes |
| 22 | Construction Examination | Lee, Daniel | St Philips Christian College Waratah | Waratah |
| 23 | Croatian Continuers | Liscevic, Hermina | Saturday School of Comm. Lang. Arthur Phillip High School | Parramatta |
| 24 | Dance | Iida, Viola Marie-Ellen | Bradfield College | Crows Nest |
| 25 | Design and Technology | Penny, Katherine Margaret | Monte Sant Angelo Mercy College | North Sydney |