This report shows the top achievers in each HSC subject, along with their ranking as assigned by the NSW Education Standards Authority.
Students must achieve a band 6 or band E4 result in the relevant subject to appear in this list. Rankings are calculated from student HSC marks in the subject, or, where this results in a tie, from the average of the students' examination and assessment marks.
The number of top achievers reported varies from 5 to 20, according to the number of candidates taking each subject.
| 1 | Aboriginal Studies | Dunlop, Darcy | 1 | Gosford High School | Gosford |
| 2 | Aboriginal Studies | Henning, Caitlin Emma | 2 | Cheltenham Girls High School | Beecroft |
| 3 | Aboriginal Studies | Oltrogger, Sophie | 3 | Cheltenham Girls High School | Beecroft |
| 4 | Aboriginal Studies | Broota, Karisma | 4 | Cheltenham Girls High School | Beecroft |
| 5 | Aboriginal Studies | Ostman, Lisa Peolina | 5 | Cherrybrook Technology High School | Cherrybrook |
| 6 | Agriculture | Chen, Jessica | 1 | Hurlstone Agricultural High School | Glenfield |
| 7 | Agriculture | O'Brien, Peta Ann | 2 | Parkes High School | Parkes |
| 8 | Agriculture | Tiley, Miles | 3 | Gosford High School | Gosford |
| 9 | Agriculture | Chugh, Harsha | 4 | Hurlstone Agricultural High School | Glenfield |
| 10 | Agriculture | Zhang, Kelly | 5 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 11 | Agriculture | Bate, Eleanor | 6 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 12 | Agriculture | Lawrence, Jack Charles | 6 | Hurlstone Agricultural High School | Glenfield |
| 13 | Agriculture | Peters, Ryan | 6 | Gosford High School | Gosford |
| 14 | Agriculture | Bansal, Aastha | 9 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 15 | Agriculture | Horton, Anna Mary Mitchell | 10 | Frensham School | Mittagong |
| 16 | Agriculture | Tilse, Mikaela | 10 | St Josephs High School Aberdeen | Aberdeen |
| 17 | Agriculture | Zieltjes, Jessica | 10 | Red Bend Catholic College | Forbes |
| 18 | Ancient History | Hugler, Trent | 1 | Parramatta High School | Parramatta |
| 19 | Ancient History | Duong, Helena | 2 | Sefton High School | Sefton |
| 20 | Ancient History | Faulkner, Clare Louisa | 3 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest |
| 21 | Ancient History | Sukkarieh, Tianna Jade Lara | 3 | Catherine McAuley Westmead | Westmead |
| 22 | Ancient History | Hodge, Claudia | 5 | Smiths Hill High School | Wollongong |
| 23 | Ancient History | Halloran, Emily | 6 | Meriden School | Strathfield |
| 24 | Ancient History | Morton, Lily | 7 | Willoughby Girls High School | Willoughby |
| 25 | Ancient History | Lai, Gladys | 8 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills |