This report counts for each subject the total number of merit results awarded to students in 2023. Where subjects have equal merit counts, entries are listed alphabetically.
| 1 | Aboriginal Studies | 1 |
| 2 | Accounting | 6 |
| 3 | Activating Identities and Futures | 148 |
| 4 | Agricultural Production | 2 |
| 5 | Agricultural Systems | 2 |
| 6 | Ancient Studies | 6 |
| 7 | Arts and the Community | 2 |
| 8 | Biology | 45 |
| 9 | Business Innovation | 17 |
| 10 | Chemistry | 37 |
| 11 | Child Studies | 14 |
| 12 | Chinese (Background Speakers) | 2 |
| 13 | Chinese (Continuers) | 1 |
| 14 | Creative Arts | 16 |
| 15 | Cross-Disciplinary Studies | 2 |
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| 16 | Dance | 4 |
| 17 | Digital Communication Solutions | 12 |
| 18 | Digital Technologies | 4 |
| 19 | Drama | 10 |
| 20 | Earth and Environmental Science | 1 |
| 21 | Economics | 10 |
| 22 | English | 103 |
| 23 | English as an Additional Language | 7 |
| 24 | English Literary Studies | 23 |
| 25 | Essential English | 13 |
| 26 | Essential Mathematics | 19 |
| 27 | Food and Hospitality | 21 |
| 28 | French (Continuers) | 1 |
| 29 | General Mathematics | 74 |
| 30 | Geography | 4 |
| 31 | German (Continuers) | 1 |
| 32 | Health and Wellbeing | 26 |
| 33 | Humanities and Social Sciences Connections | 1 |
| 34 | Industry and Entrepreneurial Solutions | 13 |
| 35 | Industry Connections B | 2 |
| 36 | Information Processing and Publishing | 7 |
| 37 | Integrated Learning A | 20 |
| 38 | Integrated Learning B | 7 |
| 39 | Interdisciplinary Connections | 1 |
| 40 | Italian (Continuers) | 2 |
| 41 | Japanese (Continuers) | 3 |
| 42 | Language and Culture | 1 |
| 43 | Legal Studies | 11 |
| 44 | Material Solutions | 22 |
| 45 | Mathematical Methods | 44 |
| 46 | Media Studies | 4 |
| 47 | Modern Greek (Continuers) | 1 |
| 48 | Modern History | 18 |
| 49 | Music Explorations | 9 |
| 50 | Music Performance - Ensemble | 13 |
| 51 | Music Performance - Solo | 11 |
| 52 | Music Studies | 2 |
| 53 | Nepali (Continuers) | 1 |
| 54 | Nutrition | 6 |
| 55 | Outdoor Education | 13 |
| 56 | Philosophy | 3 |
| 57 | Physical Education | 19 |
| 58 | Physics | 29 |
| 59 | Politics, Power and People | 2 |
| 60 | Practical Connections | 1 |
| 61 | Psychology | 46 |
| 62 | Research Project A | 11 |
| 63 | Research Project B | 256 |
| 64 | Robotic and Electronic Systems | 2 |
| 65 | Russian (Continuers) | 1 |
| 66 | Scientific Studies | 5 |
| 67 | Society and Culture | 8 |
| 68 | Spanish (Continuers) | 2 |
| 69 | Specialist Mathematics | 19 |
| 70 | Spiritualities, Religion and Meaning | 25 |
| 71 | Tourism | 2 |
| 72 | Vietnamese (Background Speakers) | 1 |
| 73 | Vietnamese (Continuers) | 1 |
| 74 | Visual Arts - Art | 9 |
| 75 | Visual Arts - Design | 8 |
| 76 | Women's Studies | 1 |
| 77 | Workplace Practices | 19 |
| 78 | Workplace Practices B | 1 |