This report shows the total number of HSC Distinguished Achiever awards won by students in each subject at each school during 2008.
| 1 | Albury High School | Albury | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 2 | Alstonville High School | Alstonville | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 3 | Arndell Anglican College | Oakville | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 4 | Australian International School Singapore | Singapore | Software Design and Development | 2 |
| 5 | Barham High School | Barham | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 6 | Bega High School | Bega | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 7 | Belmont Christian College | Belmont North | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 8 | Bonnyrigg High School | Bonnyrigg | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 9 | Brigidine College St Ives | St Ives | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 10 | Bulli High School | Bulli | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 11 | Burwood Girls High School | Croydon | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 12 | Cabramatta High School | Cabramatta | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 13 | Camden Haven High School | Laurieton | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 14 | Canberra Grammar School | Red Hill, ACT | Software Design and Development | 4 |
| 15 | Canterbury Girls High School | Canterbury | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 16 | Caringbah High School | Caringbah | Software Design and Development | 4 |
| 17 | Carlingford High School | Carlingford | Software Design and Development | 2 |
| 18 | Castle Hill High School | Castle Hill | Software Design and Development | 2 |
| 19 | Chatswood High School | Chatswood | Software Design and Development | 4 |
| 20 | Coffs Harbour Senior College | Coffs Harbour | Software Design and Development | 1 |
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| 21 | Corowa High School | Corowa | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 22 | Covenant Christian School | Belrose | Software Design and Development | 3 |
| 23 | De La Salle College Ashfield | Ashfield | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 24 | Dubbo Christian School | Dubbo | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 25 | Duval High School | Armidale | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 26 | Edmund Rice College | West Wollongong | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 27 | Emanuel School | Randwick | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 28 | Fairfield High School | Fairfield | Software Design and Development | 4 |
| 29 | Fort Street High School | Petersham | Software Design and Development | 3 |
| 30 | Georges River College Oatley Senior Campus | Oatley | Software Design and Development | 2 |
| 31 | Girraween High School | Girraween | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 32 | Gloucester High School | Gloucester | Software Design and Development | 2 |
| 33 | Gosford High School | Gosford | Software Design and Development | 2 |
| 34 | Grafton High School | Grafton | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 35 | Henry Kendall High School | Gosford | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 36 | Homebush Boys High School | Homebush | Software Design and Development | 2 |
| 37 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford | Software Design and Development | 9 |
| 38 | Karabar High School Distance Education Centre | Queanbeyan | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 39 | Kellyville High School | Kellyville | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 40 | Kiama High School | Kiama | Software Design and Development | 2 |
| 41 | Killara High School | Killara | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 42 | Killarney Heights High School | Killarney Heights | Software Design and Development | 2 |
| 43 | Kingscliff High School | Kingscliff | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 44 | Kingsgrove High School | Kingsgrove | Software Design and Development | 2 |
| 45 | Kinross Wolaroi School | Orange | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 46 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga | Software Design and Development | 3 |
| 47 | Lambton High School | Lambton | Software Design and Development | 2 |
| 48 | Lithgow High School | Lithgow | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 49 | Lumen Christi Catholic College | Pambula Beach | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 50 | Maitland High School | East Maitland | Software Design and Development | 2 |
| 51 | Marist College Eastwood | Eastwood | Software Design and Development | 3 |
| 52 | Marsden High School | Meadowbank | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 53 | Menai High School | Menai | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 54 | Model Farms High School | Baulkham Hills | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 55 | Monaro High School | Cooma North | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 56 | Moriah College | Queens Park | Software Design and Development | 8 |
| 57 | Mosman High School | Mosman | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 58 | Newington College | Stanmore | Software Design and Development | 3 |
| 59 | Normanhurst Boys High School | Normanhurst | Software Design and Development | 4 |
| 60 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest | Software Design and Development | 2 |
| 61 | Northern Beaches Christian School | Terrey Hills | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 62 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Campus | Freshwater | Software Design and Development | 3 |
| 63 | Norwest Christian College | Riverstone | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 64 | Oakhill College | Castle Hill | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 65 | Our Lady of Mercy College Parramatta | Parramatta | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 66 | Parramatta Marist High School | Westmead | Software Design and Development | 5 |
| 67 | Penrith High School | Penrith | Software Design and Development | 3 |
| 68 | Picnic Point High School | Picnic Point | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 69 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble | Software Design and Development | 2 |
| 70 | Reddam House Bondi Campus | North Bondi | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 71 | SCECGS Redlands | Cremorne | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 72 | Smiths Hill High School | Wollongong | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 73 | St Andrews Cathedral School | Sydney | Software Design and Development | 3 |
| 74 | St Clares High School | Taree | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 75 | St George Christian School | Hurstville | Software Design and Development | 3 |
| 76 | St Gregorys College Campbelltown | Gregory Hills | Software Design and Development | 2 |
| 77 | St Johns College | ? | Software Design and Development | 2 |
| 78 | St Lukes Grammar School | Dee Why | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 79 | St Marys Cathedral College | Sydney | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 80 | St Patricks College Strathfield | Strathfield | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 81 | St Patricks College Sutherland | Sutherland | Software Design and Development | 3 |
| 82 | St Philips Christian College Newcastle | Waratah | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 83 | St Stanislaus College | Bathurst | Software Design and Development | 2 |
| 84 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park | Software Design and Development | 2 |
| 85 | Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus | Glebe | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 86 | Sydney Technical High School | Bexley | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 87 | Tara Anglican School for Girls | North Parramatta | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 88 | The Forest High School | Frenchs Forest | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 89 | The Kings School | North Parramatta | Software Design and Development | 3 |
| 90 | The Riverina Anglican College | Wagga Wagga | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 91 | The Rivers Secondary College Kadina High Campus | Goonellabah | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 92 | The Rivers Secondary College Richmond River High Campus | East Lismore | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 93 | The Scots College | Bellevue Hill | Software Design and Development | 2 |
| 94 | Trinity Grammar School | Summer Hill | Software Design and Development | 4 |
| 95 | Wagga Wagga High School | Wagga Wagga | Software Design and Development | 2 |
| 96 | William Clarke College | Kellyville | Software Design and Development | 2 |
| 97 | Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts | Fairy Meadow | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 98 | Woolgoolga High School | Woolgoolga | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 99 | Woolooware High School | Woolooware | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 100 | Wyndham College | Quakers Hill | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 101 | Xavier High School | North Albury | Software Design and Development | 1 |