This report ranks the best HSC students in 2011 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.
| 1 | Stratton, Harry | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst | 9 | Yes | |
| 2 | Jameson, Philip | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst | 9 | Yes | |
| 3 | Halpin, Sophia Christie | Hunter Valley Grammar School | Ashtonfield | 9 | Yes | |
| 4 | Large, Timothy | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst | 8 | Yes | |
| 5 | Middleton, Miranda | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble | 8 | Yes | |
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| 6 | Dolk, Michaela Mei | SCEGGS Darlinghurst | Darlinghurst | 8 | Yes | |
| 7 | Han, Alice | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble | 8 | Yes | |
| 8 | McAlpin, Luke | St Aloysius College | Milsons Point | 8 | Yes | |
| 9 | van Lieven, Jessica Anne | SCEGGS Darlinghurst | Darlinghurst | 8 | Yes | |
| 10 | Guo, Christina | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble | 8 | Yes | |
| 11 | Handmer, Annie Grace | Kambala | Rose Bay | 8 | Yes | |
| 12 | Brodzeli, Andrew | Fort Street High School | Petersham | 8 | Yes | |
| 13 | Chin, Ying | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills | 8 | Yes | |
| 14 | Antonioli, Carlo | Fort Street High School | Petersham | 8 | Yes | |
| 15 | Burraston, Isabel | Santa Sabina College | Strathfield | 8 | Yes | |
| 16 | Cameron, Lachlan | St Andrews Cathedral School | Sydney | 8 | Yes | |
| 17 | Emmett, Edward | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst | 8 | Yes | |
| 18 | Gao, Lisa | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble | 8 | Yes | |
| 19 | Gluch, Nicole | Reddam House Bondi Campus | North Bondi | 8 | Yes | |
| 20 | Hunter, Carol | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills | 8 | Yes | |
| 21 | Khor, Nicole Wen Mun | Ravenswood School for Girls | Gordon | 8 | Yes | |
| 22 | Ma, Yajun Tian-Tian | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills | 8 | Yes | |
| 23 | Mallen-Cooper, Max | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst | 8 | Yes | |
| 24 | Marokakis, Sarah | Bede Polding College | South Windsor | 8 | Yes | |
| 25 | Monaghan, James | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst | 8 | Yes | |