This report shows the total number of HSC Distinguished Achiever awards won by students in each subject at each school during 2008.
| 1 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park | Mathematics Extension 1 | 115 |
| 2 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park | Mathematics | 80 |
| 3 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park | Mathematics Extension 2 | 77 |
| 4 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park | English (Advanced) | 57 |
| 5 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park | Chemistry | 40 |
| 6 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park | Economics | 35 |
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| 7 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park | English Extension 1 | 28 |
| 8 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park | Legal Studies | 23 |
| 9 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park | Physics | 17 |
| 10 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park | Business Studies | 16 |
| 11 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park | Geography | 11 |
| 12 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park | Engineering Studies | 9 |
| 13 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park | Modern History | 8 |
| 14 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park | Biology | 7 |
| 15 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park | Music 2 | 6 |
| 16 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park | Music Extension | 6 |
| 17 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park | English Extension 2 | 5 |
| 18 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park | Latin Continuers | 5 |
| 19 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park | Chinese Continuers | 4 |
| 20 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park | Chinese Extension | 4 |
| 21 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park | Ancient History | 3 |
| 22 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park | Design and Technology | 3 |
| 23 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park | History Extension | 3 |
| 24 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park | Latin Extension | 2 |
| 25 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park | Philosophy - Distinction Course | 2 |
| 26 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park | Software Design and Development | 2 |
| 27 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park | Visual Arts | 2 |
| 28 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park | Comparative Literature - Distinction Course | 1 |
| 29 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park | French Continuers | 1 |
| 30 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park | Hindi Continuers | 1 |
| 31 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park | Music 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | 1 |
| 33 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park | Studies of Religion I | 1 |