This report shows the first placed student in each HSC subject in 2015 as awarded 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.
This report is equivalent to the Subject Top Achievers report after applying the filter "Rank equals 1".
| 1 | Aboriginal Studies | Wilson, Benjamin | Sydney Distance Education High School | Woolloomooloo |
| 2 | Agriculture | Rigby, Mala | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 3 | Ancient History | Henning, Sophia | Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney | Croydon |
| 4 | Arabic Continuers | Zeidan, Aya | Al-Faisal College | Auburn |
| 5 | Arabic Extension | Boshra, Mira | Secondary College of Languages St George Campus | Kogarah |
| 6 | Armenian Continuers | Labajian, Antranik George | Galstaun College | Ingleside |
| 7 | Automotive Examination | Cutler, Jack | New England Institute Tamworth Campus | Tamworth |
| 8 | Automotive Examination | Parker, Grace Elizabeth Marie | Western Institute Dubbo Campus | Dubbo |
| 9 | Biology | Gong, Sharon | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 10 | Business Services Examination | Kumar, Jasmine | Good Samaritan Catholic College | Hinchinbrook |
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| 11 | Business Studies | Kim, Sung-Chan | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park |
| 12 | Chemistry | Mah, Leonard Jon Wyn | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park |
| 13 | Chinese Background Speakers | Yang, Gege (Muse) | Burwood Girls High School | Croydon |
| 14 | Chinese Beginners | Jaame, Muhammad | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 15 | Chinese Continuers | Eales, Xavier Lachlan | St Ignatius College | Lane Cove |
| 16 | Chinese Extension | Garrett, Celine | Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney | Croydon |
| 17 | Classical Greek Continuers | Schwartz, Sebastian | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 18 | Classical Greek Extension | Schwartz, Sebastian | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 19 | Classical Hebrew Continuers | Gutnick, Raizel Shoshana | Kesser Torah College | Dover Heights |
| 20 | Classical Hebrew Extension | Gutnick, Raizel Shoshana | Kesser Torah College | Dover Heights |
| 21 | Community and Family Studies | Groves, Nikola Elise | St Francis Xaviers College | Hamilton |
| 22 | Construction Examination | Gillham, Harry | Northern Sydney Institute Meadowbank College | Meadowbank |
| 23 | Croatian Continuers | Culic, Tiffany | Secondary College of Languages Liverpool Boys Campus | Liverpool |
| 24 | Dance | Repice, Teresa | Bethany College | Hurstville |
| 25 | Design and Technology | Calandra, Olivia | Santa Sabina College | Strathfield |
| 26 | Drama | He, Baopu (Bob) | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 27 | Earth and Environmental Science | Glendenning, Luke Gerard | Barker College | Hornsby |
| 28 | Economics | Kaplan, Adam | Masada College | St Ives |
| 29 | Electrotechnology Examination | Stocks, Jakob | Western Institute Bathurst Campus | Bathurst |
| 30 | Engineering Studies | Stevens, James | Caringbah High School | Caringbah |
| 31 | English (Advanced) | Lim, Miao Yunn | Cherrybrook Technology High School | Cherrybrook |
| 32 | English (Standard) | Tyson, Sophie | St Francis De Sales Regional College | Leeton |
| 33 | English as a Second Language | Sabu, Sruthi Merin | Strathfield Girls High School | Strathfield |
| 34 | English Extension 1 | Cai, Ruyao | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest |
| 35 | English Extension 2 | Brandt, Christie Hannah | Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Campus | Freshwater |
| 36 | Entertainment Industry Examination | Muddle, Ben William | Maitland Grossmann High School | East Maitland |
| 37 | Filipino Continuers | Hermogenes, Jared Roduard | Secondary College of Languages Bankstown Girls Campus | Bankstown |
| 38 | Financial Services Examination | Lee, Hannah | Northern Sydney Institute Hornsby College | Hornsby |
| 39 | Food Technology | Baita, Emily Patricia | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow |
| 40 | French Beginners | Zeman, George | St Ives High School | St Ives |
| 41 | French Continuers | Griffin, Edie | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills |
| 42 | French Extension | Davenport, Romola | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills |
| 43 | Geography | Taylor, Eugenie Ana | Monte Sant Angelo Mercy College | North Sydney |
| 44 | German Beginners | Spencer, Jane Emma | SCEGGS Darlinghurst | Darlinghurst |
| 45 | German Continuers | Maier, Mona | Glenaeon Rudolf Steiner School | Middle Cove |
| 46 | German Continuers | Runde, Merle | Cherrybrook Technology High School | Cherrybrook |
| 47 | German Extension | Skinner, Eleanor Grace Chisholm | Queenwood School for Girls | Mosman |
| 48 | Heritage Chinese (Mandarin) | Lim, Ying Yi | Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney | Croydon |
| 49 | Heritage Indonesian | Kodarusman, Qisthy Aliyya Nadifa | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 50 | Heritage Japanese | Tang, Ivy | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |