This report counts for each subject the total number of merit results awarded to students in 2009. Where subjects have equal merit counts, entries are listed alphabetically.
| 1 | Aboriginal Studies | 1 |
| 2 | Accounting Studies | 17 |
| 3 | Agricultural and Horticultural Enterprise | 1 |
| 4 | Art Practical | 9 |
| 5 | Arts and the Community | 11 |
| 6 | Arts and the Community I | 4 |
| 7 | Australian and International Politics | 2 |
| 8 | Australian History | 1 |
| 9 | Biology | 43 |
| 10 | Broadcasting and Multimedia B | 2 |
| 11 | Business and the Community | 1 |
| 12 | Business Documents | 3 |
| 13 | Business Studies | 29 |
| 14 | Chemistry | 51 |
| 15 | Chinese (background speakers) | 6 |
| 16 | Chinese (beginners) | 1 |
| 17 | Chinese (continuers) | 1 |
| 18 | Classical Studies | 5 |
| 19 | Communication and the Community | 6 |
| 20 | Communication and the Community I | 1 |
| 21 | Communication Products A | 6 |
| 22 | Communication Products B | 1 |
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| 23 | Composing and Arranging | 4 |
| 24 | Contemporary Issues and Science | 1 |
| 25 | Craft Practical | 1 |
| 26 | Dance | 1 |
| 27 | Dance Studies | 1 |
| 28 | Design and Technology Studies | 2 |
| 29 | Design Practical | 11 |
| 30 | Design, Construction and the Community I | 3 |
| 31 | Design, Construction, and the Community | 5 |
| 32 | Desktop Publishing | 9 |
| 33 | Drama | 1 |
| 34 | Drama Studies | 9 |
| 35 | Early Childhood Studies | 10 |
| 36 | Economics | 11 |
| 37 | Electronic Publishing | 8 |
| 38 | English as a Second Language | 2 |
| 39 | English as Second Language Studies | 8 |
| 40 | English Communications | 56 |
| 41 | English Studies | 42 |
| 42 | Ensemble Performance | 17 |
| 43 | Environment and the Community | 1 |
| 44 | Environment and the Community I | 1 |
| 45 | Extension Studies B | 1 |
| 46 | Food and Hospitality Studies | 17 |
| 47 | Foods and the Community | 2 |
| 48 | French (continuers) | 4 |
| 49 | Geography | 13 |
| 50 | Geology | 3 |
| 51 | German (continuers) | 3 |
| 52 | Health Studies | 2 |
| 53 | Health, Recreation, and the Community | 9 |
| 54 | Health, Recreation, and the Community I | 2 |
| 55 | Health, Recreation, and the Community II | 1 |
| 56 | Indonesian (continuers) | 1 |
| 57 | Information Technology Studies | 7 |
| 58 | Integrated Learning I | 3 |
| 59 | Integrated Learning II | 1 |
| 60 | Italian (continuers) | 4 |
| 61 | Japanese (beginners) | 1 |
| 62 | Japanese (continuers) | 3 |
| 63 | Legal Studies | 20 |
| 64 | Lifestyle and the Community | 8 |
| 65 | Material Products A | 6 |
| 66 | Material Products B | 1 |
| 67 | Mathematical Applications | 30 |
| 68 | Mathematical Methods | 19 |
| 69 | Mathematical Studies | 54 |
| 70 | Mathematics and the Community | 5 |
| 71 | Media Studies | 1 |
| 72 | Modern Greek (continuers) | 1 |
| 73 | Modern History | 24 |
| 74 | Music in Context | 2 |
| 75 | Music Individual Study | 6 |
| 76 | Music Technology | 1 |
| 77 | Musicianship | 8 |
| 78 | Nutrition | 13 |
| 79 | Nutrition Studies | 1 |
| 80 | Outdoor and Environmental Studies | 2 |
| 81 | Outdoor Education I | 2 |
| 82 | Outdoor Education II | 3 |
| 83 | Performance Special Study | 12 |
| 84 | Persian (background speakers) | 1 |
| 85 | Personal Documents | 2 |
| 86 | Philosophy | 3 |
| 87 | Physical Education | 38 |
| 88 | Physics | 52 |
| 89 | Psychology | 31 |
| 90 | Religions in Australia | 3 |
| 91 | Science and Community | 2 |
| 92 | Small Business Enterprise | 3 |
| 93 | Solo Performance | 10 |
| 94 | Spanish (beginners) | 1 |
| 95 | Spanish (continuers) | 1 |
| 96 | Specialist Mathematics | 24 |
| 97 | Sport and Recreation B | 2 |
| 98 | Studies of Religion | 1 |
| 99 | Studies of Societies | 21 |
| 100 | Systems and Control Products A | 1 |
| 101 | Technology and the Community | 3 |
| 102 | Textile Studies | 1 |
| 103 | Tourism | 22 |
| 104 | Vietnamese (background speakers) | 2 |
| 105 | Vietnamese (continuers) | 1 |
| 106 | Visual Arts Studies | 20 |
| 107 | Vocational Studies A | 10 |
| 108 | Vocational Studies B | 20 |
| 109 | Women's Studies | 4 |
| 110 | Work and the Community | 3 |
| 111 | Work and the Community I | 3 |
| 112 | Work and the Community II | 1 |