This report counts for each subject the total number of merit results awarded to students in 2006. Where subjects have equal merit counts, entries are listed alphabetically.
| 1 | Accounting Studies | 10 |
| 2 | Agricultural and Horticultural Studies | 1 |
| 3 | Art Practical | 5 |
| 4 | Arts and the Community | 13 |
| 5 | Arts and the Community I | 5 |
| 6 | Arts and the Community II | 3 |
| 7 | Australian and International Politics | 1 |
| 8 | Australian History | 3 |
| 9 | Biology | 44 |
| 10 | Broadcasting and Multimedia B | 1 |
| 11 | Business and the Community | 1 |
| 12 | Business and the Community I | 3 |
| 13 | Business Documents | 2 |
| 14 | Business Services B | 2 |
| 15 | Business Studies | 20 |
| 16 | Chemistry | 37 |
| 17 | Chinese (Accelerated) | 1 |
| 18 | Chinese (Background Speakers) | 4 |
| 19 | Chinese (Continuers) | 3 |
| 20 | Classical Studies | 9 |
| 21 | Communication and the Community | 6 |
| 22 | Communication and the Community I | 6 |
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| 23 | Communication and the Community II | 1 |
| 24 | Communication Products A | 17 |
| 25 | Communication Products B | 4 |
| 26 | Community Services B | 2 |
| 27 | Composing and Arranging | 4 |
| 28 | Contemporary Issues and Science | 2 |
| 29 | Craft Practical | 1 |
| 30 | Dance | 1 |
| 31 | Dance Studies | 1 |
| 32 | Design and Technology Studies | 1 |
| 33 | Design Practical | 7 |
| 34 | Design, Construction and the Community | 7 |
| 35 | Design, Construction and the Community I | 8 |
| 36 | Design, Construction and the Community II | 5 |
| 37 | Desktop Publishing | 5 |
| 38 | Drama | 1 |
| 39 | Drama Studies | 11 |
| 40 | Early Childhood Studies | 7 |
| 41 | Economics | 17 |
| 42 | Electronic Publishing | 2 |
| 43 | English as a Second Language | 1 |
| 44 | English as Second Language Studies | 4 |
| 45 | English Communications | 64 |
| 46 | English Studies | 47 |
| 47 | Ensemble Performance | 89 |
| 48 | Environment and the Community | 2 |
| 49 | Environment and the Community II | 1 |
| 50 | Extension Studies A | 1 |
| 51 | Food and Hospitality Studies | 9 |
| 52 | Foods and the Community | 2 |
| 53 | Foods and the Community I | 2 |
| 54 | Foods and the Community II | 2 |
| 55 | French (Continuers) | 4 |
| 56 | Geography Studies | 20 |
| 57 | German (Continuers) | 4 |
| 58 | Health Studies | 1 |
| 59 | Health, Recreation and the Community | 6 |
| 60 | Health, Recreation and the Community I | 2 |
| 61 | Indonesian (Continuers) | 3 |
| 62 | Information Technology | 2 |
| 63 | Information Technology Studies | 9 |
| 64 | Italian (Continuers) | 3 |
| 65 | Japanese (Continuers) | 7 |
| 66 | Korean (Background Speakers) | 1 |
| 67 | Legal Studies | 20 |
| 68 | Lifestyle and the Community | 4 |
| 69 | Lifestyle and the Community I | 2 |
| 70 | Lifestyle and the Community II | 1 |
| 71 | Material Products A | 3 |
| 72 | Material Products B | 2 |
| 73 | Mathematical Applications | 38 |
| 74 | Mathematical Methods | 12 |
| 75 | Mathematical Studies | 45 |
| 76 | Mathematics and the Community | 1 |
| 77 | Media Studies | 2 |
| 78 | Modern History | 26 |
| 79 | Music in Context | 4 |
| 80 | Music Individual Study | 25 |
| 81 | Music Technology | 2 |
| 82 | Musicianship | 6 |
| 83 | Nutrition | 9 |
| 84 | Outdoor and Environmental Studies | 4 |
| 85 | Outdoor Education I | 1 |
| 86 | Outdoor Education II | 1 |
| 87 | Performance Special Study | 27 |
| 88 | Personal Documents | 5 |
| 89 | Philosophy | 2 |
| 90 | Physical Education | 37 |
| 91 | Physics | 39 |
| 92 | Psychology | 23 |
| 93 | Religions in Australia | 5 |
| 94 | Retail A | 1 |
| 95 | Small Business Enterprise | 4 |
| 96 | Solo Performance | 44 |
| 97 | Specialist Mathematics | 23 |
| 98 | Sport and Recreation B | 2 |
| 99 | Studies of Religion | 2 |
| 100 | Studies of Societies | 14 |
| 101 | Sustainable Futures I | 1 |
| 102 | Systems and Control Products A | 3 |
| 103 | Technology and the Community | 3 |
| 104 | Technology and the Community I | 2 |
| 105 | Technology and the Community II | 1 |
| 106 | Tourism | 24 |
| 107 | Visual Arts Studies | 19 |
| 108 | Vocational Studies A | 16 |
| 109 | Vocational Studies B | 13 |
| 110 | Women's Studies | 3 |
| 111 | Work and the Community | 3 |
| 112 | Work and the Community I | 1 |
| 113 | Work and the Community II | 1 |