This is the NSW HSC Honour Roll, listing every award or prize won by New South Wales HSC students in 2008, along with their school and subject details.
The report includes all Distinguished Achiever awards, All Rounder awards, and Subject Top Achiever awards (with rankings). First in Course awards are shown as Subject Top Achiever awards with a ranking of '1' i.e. first place.
The report also includes significant Australian national awards and prizes such as the Australian Student Prize.
| 20541 | Matesa, Monika | St Andrews College Senior Campus | Marayong | Studies of Religion I | DA | |
| 20542 | Mather, Douglas | Green Point Christian College | Green Point | Metal and Engineering Examination | DA | |
| 20543 | Mather, Georgiana Priaulx | Wagga Wagga High School | Wagga Wagga | History Extension | DA | |
| 20544 | Mather, Georgiana Priaulx | Wagga Wagga High School | Wagga Wagga | Textiles and Design | DA | |
| 20545 | Mathers, Charles Robert | St Ignatius College | Lane Cove | General Mathematics | DA | |
| 20546 | Matheson, Callum Stuart | Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus | Glebe | Industrial Technology | DA | |
| 20547 | Matheus-Holland, Daniela Frances | Newtown High School of Performing Arts | Newtown | Ancient History | DA | |
| 20548 | Matheus-Holland, Daniela Frances | Newtown High School of Performing Arts | Newtown | Drama | DA | |
| 20549 | Mathew, Alisha Mary | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest | All-rounder | ||
| 20550 | Mathew, Alisha Mary | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest | English (Advanced) | DA | |
| 20551 | Mathew, Alisha Mary | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest | English Extension 1 | DA | |
| 20552 | Mathew, Alisha Mary | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest | French Continuers | DA | |
| 20553 | Mathew, Alisha Mary | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest | Mathematics Extension 1 | DA | |
| 20554 | Mathew, Alisha Mary | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest | Mathematics Extension 2 | DA | |
| 20555 | Mathew, Alisha Mary | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest | Modern History | DA | |
| 20556 | Mathew, Deepak | Macquarie Fields High School | Macquarie Fields | Business Studies | DA | |
| 20557 | Mathew, Deepak | Macquarie Fields High School | Macquarie Fields | Mathematics | DA | |
| 20558 | Mathew, Georgia | Temora High School | Temora | Community and Family Studies | DA | |
| 20559 | Mathew, Karen | Cherrybrook Technology High School | Cherrybrook | English (Advanced) | DA | |
| 20560 | Mathew, Karen | Cherrybrook Technology High School | Cherrybrook | English Extension 1 | DA | |
| 20561 | Mathew, Karen | Cherrybrook Technology High School | Cherrybrook | Mathematics | DA | |
| 20562 | Mathew, Karen | Cherrybrook Technology High School | Cherrybrook | Modern History | DA | |
| 20563 | Mathew, Karen | Cherrybrook Technology High School | Cherrybrook | English (Advanced) | Subject rank | 17 |
| 20564 | Mathews, Deepti Sarah | Hornsby Girls High School | Hornsby | English Extension 1 | DA | |
| 20565 | Mathews, Deepti Sarah | Hornsby Girls High School | Hornsby | German Continuers | DA | |
| 20566 | Mathews, Michelle Sara | INTI International College Penang | Malaysia | Biology | DA | |
| 20567 | Mathews, Michelle Sara | INTI International College Penang | Malaysia | Chemistry | DA | |
| 20568 | Mathews, Michelle Sara | INTI International College Penang | Malaysia | English as a Second Language | DA | |
| 20569 | Mathewson, Ciaran Philip | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest | Ancient History | DA | |
| 20570 | Mathiessen, Anja Kathrin | Figtree High School | Figtree | German Continuers | DA | |
| 20571 | Mathieu, Alice | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga | Drama | DA | |
| 20572 | Mathieu, Alice | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga | English (Advanced) | DA | |
| 20573 | Mathieu, Alice | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga | English Extension 2 | DA | |
| 20574 | Mathieu, Alice | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga | French Continuers | DA | |
| 20575 | Mathieu, Alice | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga | Visual Arts | DA | |
| 20576 | Matias, Carla | Cerdon College | Merrylands | Ancient History | DA | |
| 20577 | Matias, Carla | Cerdon College | Merrylands | English Extension 1 | DA | |
| 20578 | Matias, Carla | Cerdon College | Merrylands | Visual Arts | DA | |
| 20579 | Matic, Mark Mathew | Trinity Grammar School | Summer Hill | Visual Arts | DA | |
| 20580 | Matsoukas, Elpiniki | Kambala | Rose Bay | Biology | DA | |
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| 20581 | Matsoukas, Elpiniki | Kambala | Rose Bay | English (Advanced) | DA | |
| 20582 | Matsoukas, Elpiniki | Kambala | Rose Bay | Mathematics | DA | |
| 20583 | Matsoukas, Elpiniki | Kambala | Rose Bay | Mathematics Extension 1 | DA | |
| 20584 | Mattar, Roy | Bossley Park High School | Bossley Park | Biology | DA | |
| 20585 | Mattar, Roy | Bossley Park High School | Bossley Park | Business Studies | DA | |
| 20586 | Mattar, Roy | Bossley Park High School | Bossley Park | Chemistry | DA | |
| 20587 | Mattar, Tony | Parramatta Marist High School | Westmead | Business Studies | DA | |
| 20588 | Mattar, Tony | Parramatta Marist High School | Westmead | Studies of Religion I | DA | |
| 20589 | Matthews, Amy Therese | St Peters Catholic College | Tuggerah | Legal Studies | DA | |
| 20590 | Matthews, Ashley Erin Sarah | Port Macquarie High School | Port Macquarie | All-rounder | ||
| 20591 | Matthews, Ashley Erin Sarah | Port Macquarie High School | Port Macquarie | Ancient History | DA | |
| 20592 | Matthews, Ashley Erin Sarah | Port Macquarie High School | Port Macquarie | English (Advanced) | DA | |
| 20593 | Matthews, Ashley Erin Sarah | Port Macquarie High School | Port Macquarie | English Extension 1 | DA | |
| 20594 | Matthews, Ashley Erin Sarah | Port Macquarie High School | Port Macquarie | English Extension 2 | DA | |
| 20595 | Matthews, Ashley Erin Sarah | Port Macquarie High School | Port Macquarie | History Extension | DA | |
| 20596 | Matthews, Ashley Erin Sarah | Port Macquarie High School | Port Macquarie | Modern History | DA | |
| 20597 | Matthews, Ashley Erin Sarah | Port Macquarie High School | Port Macquarie | Visual Arts | DA | |
| 20598 | Matthews, Felicity Mary | Hay War Memorial High School | Hay | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | DA | |
| 20599 | Matthews, James | Hunter School of Performing Arts | Broadmeadow | Aboriginal Studies | DA | |
| 20600 | Matthews, James | Hunter School of Performing Arts | Broadmeadow | Drama | DA | |
| 20601 | Matthews, James | Hunter School of Performing Arts | Broadmeadow | Aboriginal Studies | Subject rank | 4 |
| 20602 | Matthews, Kelly Anne | Eden Marine High School | Eden | Geography | DA | |
| 20603 | Matthews, Kurt Daniel | Parkes High School | Parkes | Industrial Technology | DA | |
| 20604 | Matthews, Nicholas | Oakhill College | Castle Hill | Music 1 | DA | |
| 20605 | Matthews, Samuel | Chevalier College | Burradoo | English (Advanced) | DA | |
| 20606 | Matthews, Samuel | Chevalier College | Burradoo | Mathematics Extension 1 | DA | |
| 20607 | Matthews, Samuel | Chevalier College | Burradoo | Modern History | DA | |
| 20608 | Matthews, Thomas Welch | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga | Business Studies | DA | |
| 20609 | Matthews, Thomas Welch | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga | Economics | DA | |
| 20610 | Matthews, Timothy | Wade High School | Griffith | Mathematics | DA | |
| 20611 | Matthews, Timothy | Wade High School | Griffith | Physics | DA | |
| 20612 | Matthews, Timothy Philip | Caringbah High School | Caringbah | Drama | DA | |
| 20613 | Matthews, Timothy Philip | Caringbah High School | Caringbah | Drama | Subject rank | 3 |
| 20614 | Mattick, Emily | Santa Sabina College | Strathfield | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | DA | |
| 20615 | Matula, Elle | Moriah College | Queens Park | Senior Science | DA | |
| 20616 | Maude, Andreas William | Canberra Grammar School | Red Hill, ACT | German Extension | DA | |
| 20617 | Maude, Andreas William | Canberra Grammar School | Red Hill, ACT | Mathematics Extension 1 | DA | |
| 20618 | Maude, Andreas William | Canberra Grammar School | Red Hill, ACT | Mathematics Extension 2 | DA | |
| 20619 | Maughan, Rosanna Stephanie Raye | Whitebridge High School | Whitebridge | Textiles and Design | DA | |
| 20620 | Mavridis, Katherine | Ravenswood School for Girls | Gordon | English (Advanced) | DA | |
| 20621 | Mavridis, Katherine | Ravenswood School for Girls | Gordon | Mathematics | DA | |
| 20622 | Mavridis, Katherine | Ravenswood School for Girls | Gordon | Music 2 | DA | |
| 20623 | Mavridis, Katherine | Ravenswood School for Girls | Gordon | Visual Arts | DA | |
| 20624 | Mavrolefteros, Maria | St Spyridon College Senior School | Maroubra | Mathematics | DA | |
| 20625 | Mavrolefteros, Maria | St Spyridon College Senior School | Maroubra | Mathematics Extension 1 | DA | |
| 20626 | Mavrolefteros, Maria | St Spyridon College Senior School | Maroubra | Physics | DA | |
| 20627 | Mavromoustakos, Elena | Gymea Technology High School | Gymea | Ancient History | DA | |
| 20628 | Mavromoustakos, Elena | Gymea Technology High School | Gymea | Biology | DA | |
| 20629 | Mavromoustakos, Elena | Gymea Technology High School | Gymea | General Mathematics | DA | |
| 20630 | Mavromoustakos, Elena | Gymea Technology High School | Gymea | Modern Greek Continuers | DA | |
| 20631 | Mawson, Thomas James | Smiths Hill High School | Wollongong | Business Studies | DA | |
| 20632 | Mawson, Thomas James | Smiths Hill High School | Wollongong | English (Advanced) | DA | |
| 20633 | Mawson, Thomas James | Smiths Hill High School | Wollongong | History Extension | DA | |
| 20634 | Mawson, Thomas James | Smiths Hill High School | Wollongong | Legal Studies | DA | |
| 20635 | Mawson, Thomas James | Smiths Hill High School | Wollongong | Modern History | DA | |
| 20636 | Mawter, Tullia | Wenona School | North Sydney | Music 1 | DA | |
| 20637 | Maxwell, Julia Elizabeth | Chatswood High School | Chatswood | Ancient History | DA | |
| 20638 | Maxwell, Natalie Lisa-Marie | Caroline Chisholm College | Glenmore Park | Music 1 | DA | |
| 20639 | Maxwell, Sarah | Broughton Anglican College | Menangle Park | Community and Family Studies | DA | |
| 20640 | Maxwell, Sophie | SCEGGS Darlinghurst | Darlinghurst | All-rounder | ||
| 20641 | Maxwell, Sophie | SCEGGS Darlinghurst | Darlinghurst | English (Advanced) | DA | |
| 20642 | Maxwell, Sophie | SCEGGS Darlinghurst | Darlinghurst | English Extension 1 | DA | |
| 20643 | Maxwell, Sophie | SCEGGS Darlinghurst | Darlinghurst | Geography | DA | |
| 20644 | Maxwell, Sophie | SCEGGS Darlinghurst | Darlinghurst | History Extension | DA | |
| 20645 | Maxwell, Sophie | SCEGGS Darlinghurst | Darlinghurst | Modern History | DA | |
| 20646 | Maxwell, Sophie | SCEGGS Darlinghurst | Darlinghurst | Visual Arts | DA | |
| 20647 | May, Brigitte Jessica | Great Lakes College Tuncurry Senior Campus | Tuncurry | Drama | DA | |
| 20648 | May, Brigitte Jessica | Great Lakes College Tuncurry Senior Campus | Tuncurry | English (Advanced) | DA | |
| 20649 | May, Brigitte Jessica | Great Lakes College Tuncurry Senior Campus | Tuncurry | Mathematics | DA | |
| 20650 | May, Brigitte Jessica | Great Lakes College Tuncurry Senior Campus | Tuncurry | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | DA | |
| 20651 | May, Daniel | Oxley High School | North Tamworth | Modern History | DA | |
| 20652 | May, David | Oxley High School | North Tamworth | General Mathematics | DA | |
| 20653 | May, David | Oxley High School | North Tamworth | History Extension | DA | |
| 20654 | May, Joseph William | St Ignatius College | Lane Cove | Aboriginal Studies | DA | |
| 20655 | May, Joseph William | St Ignatius College | Lane Cove | English (Advanced) | DA | |
| 20656 | May, Rebecca Jean Mahoney | Hornsby Girls High School | Hornsby | All-rounder | ||
| 20657 | May, Rebecca Jean Mahoney | Hornsby Girls High School | Hornsby | English (Advanced) | DA | |
| 20658 | May, Rebecca Jean Mahoney | Hornsby Girls High School | Hornsby | English Extension 1 | DA | |
| 20659 | May, Rebecca Jean Mahoney | Hornsby Girls High School | Hornsby | General Mathematics | DA | |
| 20660 | May, Rebecca Jean Mahoney | Hornsby Girls High School | Hornsby | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | DA | |
| 20661 | May, Rebecca Jean Mahoney | Hornsby Girls High School | Hornsby | Society and Culture | DA | |
| 20662 | May, Rebecca Jean Mahoney | Hornsby Girls High School | Hornsby | Spanish Beginners | DA | |
| 20663 | May, Shinsuke Sean | Cranbrook School | Bellevue Hill | Japanese Continuers | DA | |
| 20664 | May, Shinsuke Sean | Cranbrook School | Bellevue Hill | Japanese Extension | DA | |
| 20665 | Mayberry, Olivia | Loreto Kirribilli | Kirribilli | Drama | DA | |
| 20666 | Maynard, Vashti Leigh | Penrith High School | Penrith | Food Technology | DA | |
| 20667 | Maynard-Chambers, Minnie Rose | Duval High School | Armidale | Music 2 | DA | |
| 20668 | Maynard-Chambers, Minnie Rose | Duval High School | Armidale | Music Extension | DA | |
| 20669 | Mazmanians, Annette | St Andrews College Senior Campus | Marayong | Armenian Continuers | DA | |
| 20670 | Mazza, Caterina | All Saints Catholic Senior College | Casula | Italian Beginners | DA | |
| 20671 | Mazza, Claudia | Marist Sisters College Woolwich | Woolwich | Design and Technology | DA | |
| 20672 | Mazzone, Frank | Marcellin College | Randwick | English (Advanced) | DA | |
| 20673 | Mazzone, Frank | Marcellin College | Randwick | English Extension 1 | DA | |
| 20674 | Mazzone, Frank | Marcellin College | Randwick | History Extension | DA | |
| 20675 | Mazzone, Frank | Marcellin College | Randwick | Mathematics Extension 1 | DA | |
| 20676 | Mazzone, Frank | Marcellin College | Randwick | Modern History | DA | |
| 20677 | Mc Govern, Dominique | St Mary Star of the Sea College | Wollongong | Studies of Religion I | DA | |
| 20678 | Mc Kaig, Alice Chloe | Asquith Girls High School | Asquith | Visual Arts | DA | |
| 20679 | McAdam, Katerina Martika | Mudgee High School | Mudgee | Industrial Technology | DA | |
| 20680 | McAdam, Thomas Alan | Elderslie High School | Narellan | Ancient History | DA | |
| 20681 | McAlister, Madeline | St John Paul College | Coffs Harbour | Visual Arts | DA | |
| 20682 | McAllister, Lachlan | St Lukes Grammar School | Dee Why | Design and Technology | DA | |
| 20683 | McAloney, Lauren Jane | All Saints College Bathurst | Bathurst | Biology | DA | |
| 20684 | McAloney, Lauren Jane | All Saints College Bathurst | Bathurst | Chemistry | DA | |
| 20685 | McAloney, Lauren Jane | All Saints College Bathurst | Bathurst | Chinese Continuers | DA | |
| 20686 | McAloney, Lauren Jane | All Saints College Bathurst | Bathurst | English (Advanced) | DA | |
| 20687 | McAneney, Jessica Edith | St Johns College | ? | Ancient History | DA | |
| 20688 | McAneney, Jessica Edith | St Johns College | ? | English Extension 2 | DA | |
| 20689 | McAneney, Jessica Edith | St Johns College | ? | Modern History | DA | |
| 20690 | McAneney, Jessica Edith | St Johns College | ? | Studies of Religion I | DA | |
| 20691 | McAnulty, James Alexander | All Saints College St Marys Campus | Maitland | Studies of Religion II | DA | |
| 20692 | McArthur, Catherine Laura Jayne | Camden Haven High School | Laurieton | Hospitality Examination | DA | |
| 20693 | McAuley, Bernard | Redfield College | Dural | Business Studies | DA | |
| 20694 | McAuley, Bernard | Redfield College | Dural | General Mathematics | DA | |
| 20695 | McAuliffe, Benjamin | De La Salle College Revesby Heights | Revesby Heights | General Mathematics | DA | |
| 20696 | McAuliffe, Lauren | Arndell Anglican College | Oakville | Industrial Technology | DA | |
| 20697 | McAuliffe, Lauren | Arndell Anglican College | Oakville | Mathematics | DA | |
| 20698 | McAulley, Genna | MacKillop College Bathurst | Bathurst | Community and Family Studies | DA | |
| 20699 | McBriarty, Caitlin Elise | Swansea High School | Caves Beach | Community and Family Studies | DA | |
| 20700 | McBride, Bridget Marie | Cheltenham Girls High School | Beecroft | Business Studies | DA | |
| 20701 | McBride, Bridget Marie | Cheltenham Girls High School | Beecroft | Food Technology | DA | |
| 20702 | McBride, Bridget Marie | Cheltenham Girls High School | Beecroft | Legal Studies | DA | |
| 20703 | McBride, Hannah | Lambton High School | Lambton | English Extension 2 | DA | |
| 20704 | McBride, Lachlan Edward | Pennant Hills High School | Pennant Hills | Legal Studies | DA | |
| 20705 | McBride, Nikita | Tangara School for Girls | Cherrybrook | Geography | DA | |
| 20706 | McBride, Nikita | Tangara School for Girls | Cherrybrook | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | DA | |
| 20707 | McBurney, Christina | Tara Anglican School for Girls | North Parramatta | All-rounder | ||
| 20708 | McBurney, Christina | Tara Anglican School for Girls | North Parramatta | Biology | DA | |
| 20709 | McBurney, Christina | Tara Anglican School for Girls | North Parramatta | Chemistry | DA | |
| 20710 | McBurney, Christina | Tara Anglican School for Girls | North Parramatta | Earth and Environmental Science | DA | |
| 20711 | McBurney, Christina | Tara Anglican School for Girls | North Parramatta | English (Advanced) | DA | |
| 20712 | McBurney, Christina | Tara Anglican School for Girls | North Parramatta | Geography | DA | |
| 20713 | McBurney, Christina | Tara Anglican School for Girls | North Parramatta | Earth and Environmental Science | Subject rank | 1 |
| 20714 | McCabe, Christine | Mount Annan High School | Mount Annan | English Extension 1 | DA | |
| 20715 | McCabe, James Farrelly | Girraween High School | Girraween | Music 1 | DA | |
| 20716 | McCabe, Stephanie Robyn | Hennessy Catholic College | Young | Chemistry | DA | |
| 20717 | McCabe, Stephanie Robyn | Hennessy Catholic College | Young | English (Advanced) | DA | |
| 20718 | McCabe, Stephanie Robyn | Hennessy Catholic College | Young | Studies of Religion I | DA | |
| 20719 | McCabe, Stephanie Robyn | Hennessy Catholic College | Young | Studies of Religion I | Subject rank | 4 |
| 20720 | McCaffery, Benjamin | Parramatta Marist High School | Westmead | Business Studies | DA | |
| 20721 | McCaffery, Benjamin | Parramatta Marist High School | Westmead | Modern History | DA | |
| 20722 | McCaffery, Benjamin | Parramatta Marist High School | Westmead | Studies of Religion I | DA | |
| 20723 | McCaffery, Bradley Kim | Epping Boys High School | Eastwood | Earth and Environmental Science | DA | |
| 20724 | McCaffery, Bradley Kim | Epping Boys High School | Eastwood | General Mathematics | DA | |
| 20725 | McCaffrey, Fiona | Loreto Normanhurst | Normanhurst | General Mathematics | DA | |
| 20726 | McCaffrey, Fiona | Loreto Normanhurst | Normanhurst | Studies of Religion I | DA | |
| 20727 | McCaffrey, Miles Harrison | St Ignatius College | Lane Cove | Mathematics | DA | |
| 20728 | McCall, Tara Elise | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest | Biology | DA | |
| 20729 | McCall, Tara Elise | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest | Chemistry | DA | |
| 20730 | McCall, Tara Elise | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest | Mathematics | DA | |
| 20731 | McCallum, Rachael | Loreto Kirribilli | Kirribilli | Design and Technology | DA | |
| 20732 | McCallum, Rachael | Loreto Kirribilli | Kirribilli | Studies of Religion I | DA | |
| 20733 | McCallum, Rachael | Loreto Kirribilli | Kirribilli | Visual Arts | DA | |
| 20734 | McCann, Gabrielle May | St Josephs Catholic High School | Albion Park | English (Advanced) | DA | |
| 20735 | McCann, Gabrielle May | St Josephs Catholic High School | Albion Park | Music 1 | DA | |
| 20736 | McCann, Kate | Roseville College | Roseville | Ancient History | DA | |
| 20737 | McCann, Kate | Roseville College | Roseville | English (Advanced) | DA | |
| 20738 | McCann, Kate | Roseville College | Roseville | Geography | DA | |
| 20739 | McCann, Kate | Roseville College | Roseville | Legal Studies | DA | |
| 20740 | McCann, Ranita | Lumen Christi Catholic College | Pambula Beach | Hospitality Examination | DA | |