This report counts for each subject the total number of merit results awarded to students in 2020. Where subjects have equal merit counts, entries are listed alphabetically.
| 1 | Accounting | 8 |
| 2 | Agricultural Production | 4 |
| 3 | Agricultural Systems | 2 |
| 4 | Ancient Studies | 7 |
| 5 | Arabic (Continuers) | 1 |
| 6 | Australian and International Politics | 1 |
| 7 | Biology | 64 |
| 8 | Business and Enterprise | 13 |
| 9 | Business Innovation | 19 |
| 10 | Chemistry | 49 |
| 11 | Child Studies | 18 |
| 12 | Chinese (Continuers) | 2 |
| 13 | Communication and the Community | 2 |
| 14 | Creative Arts | 9 |
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| 15 | Cross-Disciplinary Studies | 1 |
| 16 | Dance | 4 |
| 17 | Digital Communication Solutions | 12 |
| 18 | Digital Technologies | 5 |
| 19 | Drama | 10 |
| 20 | Economics | 7 |
| 21 | English | 124 |
| 22 | English as an Additional Language | 9 |
| 23 | English Literary Studies | 23 |
| 24 | Essential English | 9 |
| 25 | Essential Mathematics | 16 |
| 26 | Food and Hospitality | 24 |
| 27 | French (Continuers) | 1 |
| 28 | General Mathematics | 74 |
| 29 | Geography | 6 |
| 30 | Health | 22 |
| 31 | Hungarian (Continuers) | 1 |
| 32 | Indonesian (Continuers) | 1 |
| 33 | Industry and Entrepreneurial Solutions | 10 |
| 34 | Information Processing and Publishing | 9 |
| 35 | Integrated Learning A | 22 |
| 36 | Integrated Learning B | 7 |
| 37 | Interdisciplinary Learning and the Community | 3 |
| 38 | Italian (Continuers) | 2 |
| 39 | Japanese (Continuers) | 3 |
| 40 | Korean (Continuers) | 1 |
| 41 | Language and Culture | 1 |
| 42 | Legal Studies | 11 |
| 43 | Material Solutions | 20 |
| 44 | Mathematical Methods | 67 |
| 45 | Media Studies | 3 |
| 46 | Modern Greek (Continuers) | 1 |
| 47 | Modern History | 19 |
| 48 | Music Explorations | 5 |
| 49 | Music Performance - Ensemble | 4 |
| 50 | Music Performance - Solo | 13 |
| 51 | Music Studies | 2 |
| 52 | Nutrition | 7 |
| 53 | Outdoor Education | 11 |
| 54 | Philosophy | 1 |
| 55 | Physical Education | 23 |
| 56 | Physics | 39 |
| 57 | Polish (Continuers) | 1 |
| 58 | Psychology | 59 |
| 59 | Religion Studies | 17 |
| 60 | Research Project A | 9 |
| 61 | Research Project B | 260 |
| 62 | Robotic and Electronic Systems | 3 |
| 63 | Scientific Studies | 6 |
| 64 | Society and Culture | 12 |
| 65 | Spanish (Continuers) | 1 |
| 66 | Specialist Mathematics | 23 |
| 67 | STEM and the Community | 1 |
| 68 | Tourism | 5 |
| 69 | Vietnamese (Continuers) | 1 |
| 70 | Visual Arts - Art | 6 |
| 71 | Visual Arts - Design | 10 |
| 72 | Women's Studies | 4 |
| 73 | Work and the Community | 1 |
| 74 | Workplace Practices | 17 |