Below is the list of the best HSC students in 2009 ranked in order of their total number of subjects awarded.
A subject award can be either a Distinguished Achiever award or a Subject Rank award (top place in subject).
Where students have equal numbers of subject awards, those with an All Rounder award are ranked higher. As additional tie-breakers, Subject Rank awards are ranked by their place value and they are also ranked higher than Distinguished Achiever awards. Where all of these measures are equal, entries are listed alphabetically.
Note that these rankings are calculated using only the published results for 2009. A student's awards from any earlier years, if any, are not not included here.
| 1 | Lions, Adriana Elizabeth | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | 7 | Yes | |
| 2 | Forbes, Allison Nicole | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | 6 | Yes | |
| 3 | Heath, Lauren Elizabeth | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | 6 | Yes | |
| 4 | Lai, Sam Chi-Sum | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | 6 | Yes | |
| 5 | Yang, Xinyi (Cynthia) | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | 6 | Yes | |
| 6 | Proctor, Alice Kate Koorey | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | 5 | Yes | |
| 7 | Berry, Emma Kate | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | 5 | Yes | |
| 8 | Burrowes, Edward Lawrence Ross | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | 5 | Yes | |
| 9 | Fildes, Jesse Paul | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | 5 | Yes | |
| 10 | Leong, Nicholas Keith | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | 5 | Yes | |
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| 11 | Li, Mike | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | 5 | Yes | |
| 12 | Vishnoi, Veral | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | 5 | Yes | |
| 13 | Wheeldon, Sarah Maree | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | 5 | Yes | |
| 14 | Zhang, Donald | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | 5 | Yes | |
| 15 | Ferry, Nicola Ann | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | 5 | ||
| 16 | Behne-Smith, Sarah Louise | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | 5 | ||
| 17 | Dwyer, Jacob James | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | 5 | ||
| 18 | Karanges, Alyssa Lais | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | 5 | ||
| 19 | Morris, Rebecca Anne | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | 5 | ||
| 20 | Othman, Farrah | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | 5 | ||
| 21 | Owens, Tiahna Georgia | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | 5 | ||
| 22 | Allen-Waters, Mitchell Glenn | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | 4 | Yes | |
| 23 | Burstal, Josephine Grace | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | 4 | Yes | |
| 24 | Greenwood, Rebecca Kate | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | 4 | Yes | |
| 25 | Koller-Smith, Louise Isabel Marie | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | 4 | Yes | |
| 26 | Scott, Grace Veronica | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | 4 | Yes | |
| 27 | Tinkler, Tyler Geoffrey | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | 4 | Yes | |
| 28 | Neave, Julian Barclay | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | 4 | ||
| 29 | Pavey, Laura Danielle | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | 4 | ||
| 30 | Boer, Amanda Lee | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | 4 | ||
| 31 | Brain, Chelsea Grace | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | 4 | ||
| 32 | Burak, Helen Louise | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | 4 | ||
| 33 | Campbell, Morgan Matthew | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | 4 | ||
| 34 | Carroll, Georgia Mae | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | 4 | ||
| 35 | Chen, Tiffany Alexandra | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | 4 | ||
| 36 | Cone, Abby Kathleen | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | 4 | ||
| 37 | Edwards, Jordan Tomas | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | 4 | ||
| 38 | Egan, Matthew James | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | 4 | ||
| 39 | Griffith, Kimberley Ann | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | 4 | ||
| 40 | Hughes, Lauren | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | 4 | ||
| 41 | Kumaran, Gajon | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | 4 | ||
| 42 | Long, Andrew Northam | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | 4 | ||
| 43 | Moskovsky, Ellena | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | 4 | ||
| 44 | Radford, Jason Garry | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | 4 | ||
| 45 | Bryant, Renee Made | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | 3 | ||
| 46 | Handley, Siobhan Alexandra | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | 3 | ||
| 47 | Ashford, Joseph Clem | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | 3 | ||
| 48 | Bright, Benjamin Thomas | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | 3 | ||
| 49 | Brinkley, Shelby Jade | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | 3 | ||
| 50 | Carroll, Reilly Matthew | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | 3 | ||