This report counts for each subject the total number of merit results awarded to students in 2008. Where subjects have equal merit counts, entries are listed alphabetically.
| 1 | Aboriginal Studies | 1 |
| 2 | Accounting Studies | 24 |
| 3 | Agricultural and Horticultural Enterprise | 1 |
| 4 | Art Practical | 6 |
| 5 | Arts and the Community | 8 |
| 6 | Arts and the Community I | 2 |
| 7 | Arts and the Community II | 1 |
| 8 | Australian and International Politics | 2 |
| 9 | Australian History | 2 |
| 10 | Biology | 51 |
| 11 | Business and the Community | 1 |
| 12 | Business and the Community II | 1 |
| 13 | Business Documents | 6 |
| 14 | Business Studies | 26 |
| 15 | Chemistry | 56 |
| 16 | Chinese (background speakers) | 3 |
| 17 | Chinese (continuers) | 2 |
| 18 | Classical Studies | 7 |
| 19 | Communication and the Community | 6 |
| 20 | Communication Products A | 4 |
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| 21 | Composing and Arranging | 1 |
| 22 | Dance | 2 |
| 23 | Dance Studies | 3 |
| 24 | Design and Technology Studies | 2 |
| 25 | Design Practical | 7 |
| 26 | Design, Construction and the Community I | 1 |
| 27 | Design, Construction, and the Community | 3 |
| 28 | Desktop Publishing | 13 |
| 29 | Drama | 2 |
| 30 | Drama Studies | 9 |
| 31 | Early Childhood Studies | 11 |
| 32 | Economics | 7 |
| 33 | Electronic Publishing | 6 |
| 34 | English as a Second Language | 5 |
| 35 | English as Second Language Studies | 5 |
| 36 | English Communications | 51 |
| 37 | English Studies | 45 |
| 38 | Ensemble Performance | 19 |
| 39 | Environment and the Community | 1 |
| 40 | Extension Studies A | 1 |
| 41 | Food and Hospitality Studies | 14 |
| 42 | Foods and the Community | 1 |
| 43 | French (continuers) | 4 |
| 44 | Geography | 16 |
| 45 | German (continuers) | 4 |
| 46 | Health Studies | 2 |
| 47 | Health, Recreation, and the Community | 11 |
| 48 | Health, Recreation, and the Community I | 1 |
| 49 | Indonesian (beginners) | 1 |
| 50 | Indonesian (continuers) | 2 |
| 51 | Information Technology Studies | 9 |
| 52 | Information Technology Systems | 1 |
| 53 | Integrated Learning I | 1 |
| 54 | Integrated Learning II | 1 |
| 55 | Italian (continuers) | 3 |
| 56 | Japanese (continuers) | 3 |
| 57 | Justice in Society | 1 |
| 58 | Legal Studies | 17 |
| 59 | Lifestyle and the Community | 2 |
| 60 | Lifestyle and the Community I | 2 |
| 61 | Mathematical Applications | 32 |
| 62 | Mathematical Methods | 20 |
| 63 | Mathematical Studies | 71 |
| 64 | Mathematics and the Community | 1 |
| 65 | Modern Greek (continuers) | 1 |
| 66 | Modern History | 23 |
| 67 | Music in Context | 5 |
| 68 | Music Individual Study | 10 |
| 69 | Music Technology | 2 |
| 70 | Musicianship | 10 |
| 71 | Nutrition | 11 |
| 72 | Nutrition Studies | 1 |
| 73 | Outdoor and Environmental Studies | 1 |
| 74 | Outdoor Education II | 2 |
| 75 | Performance Special Study | 7 |
| 76 | Persian (background speakers) | 2 |
| 77 | Personal Documents | 3 |
| 78 | Philosophy | 5 |
| 79 | Physical Education | 38 |
| 80 | Physics | 52 |
| 81 | Psychology | 27 |
| 82 | Religions in Australia | 3 |
| 83 | Small Business Enterprise | 1 |
| 84 | Solo Performance | 16 |
| 85 | Spanish (continuers) | 1 |
| 86 | Specialist Mathematics | 27 |
| 87 | Sport and Recreation B | 4 |
| 88 | Studies of Religion | 1 |
| 89 | Studies of Societies | 17 |
| 90 | Technology and the Community | 2 |
| 91 | Tourism | 23 |
| 92 | Vietnamese (continuers) | 1 |
| 93 | Visual Arts Studies | 14 |
| 94 | Vocational Studies A | 7 |
| 95 | Vocational Studies B | 12 |
| 96 | Women's Studies | 5 |
| 97 | Work and the Community | 4 |
| 98 | Work and the Community I | 2 |
| 99 | Work Studies A | 2 |
| 100 | Work Studies B | 1 |