This report counts for each subject the total number of merit results awarded to students in 2005. Where subjects have equal merit counts, entries are listed alphabetically.
| 1 | Aboriginal Studies | 2 |
| 2 | Accounting Studies | 12 |
| 3 | Agricultural and Horticultural Management | 1 |
| 4 | Agricultural and Horticultural Principles | 3 |
| 5 | Agricultural and Horticultural Science | 1 |
| 6 | Analytical Studies | 1 |
| 7 | Art Practical | 5 |
| 8 | Arts and the Community | 8 |
| 9 | Arts and the Community I | 3 |
| 10 | Australian and International Politics | 3 |
| 11 | Australian History | 7 |
| 12 | Biology | 58 |
| 13 | Broadcasting and Multimedia A | 2 |
| 14 | Broadcasting and Multimedia B | 2 |
| 15 | Business and the Community I | 1 |
| 16 | Business Documents | 12 |
| 17 | Business Studies | 15 |
| 18 | Chemistry | 42 |
| 19 | Chinese (Background Speakers) | 4 |
| 20 | Chinese (Continuers) | 3 |
| 21 | Classical Studies | 9 |
| 22 | Communication and the Community | 3 |
| 23 | Communication and the Community II | 1 |
| 24 | Communication Products A | 11 |
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| 25 | Communication Products B | 4 |
| 26 | Community Services A | 1 |
| 27 | Community Services B | 1 |
| 28 | Composing and Arranging | 2 |
| 29 | Contemporary Issues and Science | 3 |
| 30 | Craft Practical | 2 |
| 31 | Dance | 1 |
| 32 | Dance Studies | 1 |
| 33 | Design and Technology Studies | 1 |
| 34 | Design Practical | 10 |
| 35 | Design, Construction and the Community | 6 |
| 36 | Design, Construction and the Community I | 5 |
| 37 | Design, Construction and the Community II | 3 |
| 38 | Desktop Publishing | 4 |
| 39 | Drama | 2 |
| 40 | Drama Studies | 14 |
| 41 | Early Childhood Studies | 12 |
| 42 | Economics | 13 |
| 43 | Electronic Publishing | 1 |
| 44 | English as a Second Language | 2 |
| 45 | English as Second Language Studies | 6 |
| 46 | English Communications | 85 |
| 47 | English Studies | 62 |
| 48 | Ensemble Performance | 24 |
| 49 | Environment and the Community | 3 |
| 50 | Environment and the Community I | 2 |
| 51 | Environment and the Community II | 1 |
| 52 | Extension Studies A | 2 |
| 53 | Food and Hospitality Studies | 12 |
| 54 | Foods and the Community I | 2 |
| 55 | French (Continuers) | 5 |
| 56 | Geography | 3 |
| 57 | Geography Studies | 24 |
| 58 | German (Continuers) | 6 |
| 59 | Health Studies | 4 |
| 60 | Health, Recreation and the Community | 3 |
| 61 | Health, Recreation and the Community I | 6 |
| 62 | Health, Recreation and the Community II | 1 |
| 63 | Indonesian (Accelerated) | 1 |
| 64 | Indonesian (Continuers) | 3 |
| 65 | Information Technology | 2 |
| 66 | Information Technology B | 1 |
| 67 | Information Technology Studies | 11 |
| 68 | Italian (Continuers) | 5 |
| 69 | Japanese (Continuers) | 7 |
| 70 | Justice in Society | 2 |
| 71 | Legal Studies | 20 |
| 72 | Lifestyle and the Community | 5 |
| 73 | Lifestyle and the Community I | 2 |
| 74 | Material Products A | 4 |
| 75 | Material Products B | 1 |
| 76 | Mathematical Applications | 31 |
| 77 | Mathematical Methods | 15 |
| 78 | Mathematical Studies | 58 |
| 79 | Mathematics and the Community I | 1 |
| 80 | Media Production and Analysis | 3 |
| 81 | Modern Greek (Continuers) | 3 |
| 82 | Modern History | 24 |
| 83 | Music in Society | 4 |
| 84 | Music Individual Study | 24 |
| 85 | Musicianship | 11 |
| 86 | Natural Resources Management | 1 |
| 87 | Nutrition | 11 |
| 88 | Nutrition Studies | 1 |
| 89 | Outdoor and Environmental Studies | 3 |
| 90 | Outdoor Education I | 1 |
| 91 | Outdoor Education II | 1 |
| 92 | Performance Special Study | 17 |
| 93 | Persian (Background Speakers) | 1 |
| 94 | Philosophy | 3 |
| 95 | Physical Education | 40 |
| 96 | Physics | 45 |
| 97 | Psychology | 18 |
| 98 | Religions in Australia | 3 |
| 99 | Retail B | 1 |
| 100 | Science and the Community I | 1 |
| 101 | Science and the Community II | 1 |
| 102 | Second Language Learning I | 1 |
| 103 | Second Language Learning II | 1 |
| 104 | Small Business Enterprise | 2 |
| 105 | Solo Performance | 47 |
| 106 | Spanish (Continuers) | 1 |
| 107 | Specialist Mathematics | 22 |
| 108 | Studies of Religion | 2 |
| 109 | Studies of Societies | 9 |
| 110 | Systems and Control Products A | 1 |
| 111 | Systems and Control Products B | 1 |
| 112 | Technology and the Community | 2 |
| 113 | Technology and the Community I | 1 |
| 114 | Technology and the Community II | 1 |
| 115 | Tourism | 23 |
| 116 | Vietnamese (Background Speakers) | 1 |
| 117 | Visual Arts Studies | 16 |
| 118 | Vocational Studies A | 10 |
| 119 | Vocational Studies B | 7 |
| 120 | Women's Studies | 4 |
| 121 | Work and the Community | 3 |
| 122 | Work and the Community I | 1 |