This report lists the winners of Subject Certificate of Excellence awards (formerly Certificate of Distinction awards) in 2016, along with the school that they attended.
These awards are granted by the School Curriculum and Standards Authority to the top 0.5% of students in each tertiary entrance subject based on their examination marks.
Special Subject Certificates of Excellence may be awarded to a student who is ineligible for a Subject Certificate of Excellence but who has otherwise satisfied all other requirements for the award.
| 1 | Accounting and Finance | Special Subject Cert of Excellence | CHENG, ONG CYII | Sunway College | Malaysia |
| 2 | Accounting and Finance | Subject Cert of Excellence | BIEN, CHRISTIAN DANG | Duncraig Senior High School | Duncraig |
| 3 | Accounting and Finance | Subject Cert of Excellence | COMISKEY, ZACHERY | Hale School | Wembley Downs |
| 4 | Accounting and Finance | Subject Cert of Excellence | JEFFERYS, CALEB | Aquinas College | Salter Point |
| 5 | Accounting and Finance | Subject Cert of Excellence | MAY, PAIGE | Woodvale Secondary College | Woodvale |
| 6 | Accounting and Finance | Subject Cert of Excellence | REAL-RODRIGUEZ, MARIA INES | Perth Modern School | Subiaco |
| 7 | Accounting and Finance | Subject Cert of Excellence | STEVENSON, JAMES | Hale School | Wembley Downs |
| 8 | Ancient History | Subject Cert of Excellence | PAN, ALEX BAI KANG | Perth Modern School | Subiaco |
| 9 | Ancient History | Subject Cert of Excellence | STOKES, LOUIS | Christ Church Grammar School | Claremont |
| 10 | Applied Information Technology | Subject Cert of Excellence | FARRAR, SCARLETT | Santa Maria College | Attadale |
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| 11 | Applied Information Technology | Subject Cert of Excellence | GODDARD, MATT | Kolbe Catholic College | Rockingham |
| 12 | Applied Information Technology | Subject Cert of Excellence | MCMULLEN, ALISHA | Penrhos College | Como |
| 13 | Biology | Subject Cert of Excellence | ADRIANNALAKSHUMEE, NAVINA | All Saints College | Bull Creek |
| 14 | Biology | Subject Cert of Excellence | AFFLECK, LOIS CONSTANCE | Perth Modern School | Subiaco |
| 15 | Biology | Subject Cert of Excellence | BOON, SARAH LAUREN | Applecross Senior High School | Ardross |
| 16 | Biology | Subject Cert of Excellence | FAULDS, RILEY | CBC Fremantle | Fremantle |
| 17 | Biology | Subject Cert of Excellence | KORALAGE, MANUL DEVIN | Perth Modern School | Subiaco |
| 18 | Biology | Subject Cert of Excellence | PANKHURST, JANE SUSAN | Perth Modern School | Subiaco |
| 19 | Biology | Subject Cert of Excellence | RALLABHANDI, VIRINCHI VENKATA | Perth Modern School | Subiaco |
| 20 | Biology | Subject Cert of Excellence | REVELL, CAITLIN JANE | Perth Modern School | Subiaco |
| 21 | Biology | Subject Cert of Excellence | SPITHOVEN, KALEIGH ISABEL | Applecross Senior High School | Ardross |
| 22 | Biology | Subject Cert of Excellence | SUN, PHOEBE VAN | Perth Modern School | Subiaco |
| 23 | Business Management and Enterprise | Special Subject Cert of Excellence | JENN, KEK MAY | Sunway College | Malaysia |
| 24 | Business Management and Enterprise | Special Subject Cert of Excellence | LIN, TAY JENN | Sunway College | Malaysia |
| 25 | Business Management and Enterprise | Subject Cert of Excellence | CRUMP, ALEXANDER | Scotch College | Swanbourne |
| 26 | Business Management and Enterprise | Subject Cert of Excellence | EAGLETON, KATE | Scotch College | Swanbourne |
| 27 | Business Management and Enterprise | Subject Cert of Excellence | SCANLON, ABBEY | Kennedy Baptist College | Murdoch |
| 28 | Career and Enterprise | Subject Cert of Excellence | KIM, YE JIN | Rossmoyne Senior High School | Rossmoyne |
| 29 | Career and Enterprise | Subject Cert of Excellence | MIDDLEDITCH, ABIGAIL | Lake Joondalup Baptist College | Joondalup |
| 30 | Chemistry | Subject Cert of Excellence | ANDERSON LOAKE, MAX | Hale School | Wembley Downs |
| 31 | Chemistry | Subject Cert of Excellence | ANDERSON, BENNETT | Christ Church Grammar School | Claremont |
| 32 | Chemistry | Subject Cert of Excellence | BOON, SARAH LAUREN | Applecross Senior High School | Ardross |
| 33 | Chemistry | Subject Cert of Excellence | CHENG, ALAN | Perth Modern School | Subiaco |
| 34 | Chemistry | Subject Cert of Excellence | DE VISSER, RHIANNON SARAH | Woodvale Secondary College | Woodvale |
| 35 | Chemistry | Subject Cert of Excellence | GANGULY, ADITYA | Hale School | Wembley Downs |
| 36 | Chemistry | Subject Cert of Excellence | GILL, LAUREN | Carey Baptist College | Harrisdale |
| 37 | Chemistry | Subject Cert of Excellence | GOPISETTY, AARETHI NAIDU | Rossmoyne Senior High School | Rossmoyne |
| 38 | Chemistry | Subject Cert of Excellence | GREEN, REBECCA MARY | Perth Modern School | Subiaco |
| 39 | Chemistry | Subject Cert of Excellence | GUPTA, SHIVANGI | Perth Modern School | Subiaco |
| 40 | Chemistry | Subject Cert of Excellence | JHA, ARUN PUNYINDU | Perth Modern School | Subiaco |
| 41 | Chemistry | Subject Cert of Excellence | KHAN, ZABIN ABRAR | Rossmoyne Senior High School | Rossmoyne |
| 42 | Chemistry | Subject Cert of Excellence | LI, LEO | Christ Church Grammar School | Claremont |
| 43 | Chemistry | Subject Cert of Excellence | MUNINDRADASA, KAVEESHA SANDUNI | Rossmoyne Senior High School | Rossmoyne |
| 44 | Chemistry | Subject Cert of Excellence | OWENS, MADELEINE | Methodist Ladies College | Claremont |
| 45 | Chemistry | Subject Cert of Excellence | PARKINSON, EMILY | St Hildas Anglican School for Girls | Mosman Park |
| 46 | Chemistry | Subject Cert of Excellence | REVELL, CAITLIN JANE | Perth Modern School | Subiaco |
| 47 | Chemistry | Subject Cert of Excellence | ROBINSON, LUKE | John XXIII College | Mount Claremont |
| 48 | Chemistry | Subject Cert of Excellence | SIGSTON, CHARLIE | Rossmoyne Senior High School | Rossmoyne |
| 49 | Chemistry | Subject Cert of Excellence | SINGH, EDI ANANDA | Perth Modern School | Subiaco |
| 50 | Chemistry | Subject Cert of Excellence | SONG, JANE EUNYOUNG | Melville Senior High School | Melville |