This report shows the total number of HSC Distinguished Achiever awards won by students in each subject at each school during 2017.
| 1 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | Ancient History | 5 |
| 2 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | Biology | 48 |
| 3 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | Business Studies | 10 |
| 4 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | Chemistry | 23 |
| 5 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | Community and Family Studies | 2 |
| 6 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | Drama | 1 |
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| 7 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | Earth and Environmental Science | 1 |
| 8 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | Economics | 2 |
| 9 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | Engineering Studies | 12 |
| 10 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | English (Advanced) | 36 |
| 11 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | English Extension 1 | 12 |
| 12 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | English Extension 2 | 3 |
| 13 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | Food Technology | 13 |
| 14 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | French Continuers | 2 |
| 15 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | Geography | 5 |
| 16 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | German Continuers | 1 |
| 17 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | History Extension | 4 |
| 18 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | Hospitality Examination | 7 |
| 19 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | Legal Studies | 28 |
| 20 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | Mathematics | 30 |
| 21 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | Mathematics Extension 1 | 15 |
| 22 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | Mathematics Extension 2 | 6 |
| 23 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | Mathematics General 2 | 14 |
| 24 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | Modern History | 11 |
| 25 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | Music 1 | 3 |
| 26 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | Music 2 | 3 |
| 27 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | Music Extension | 1 |
| 28 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | 11 |
| 29 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | Physics | 9 |
| 30 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | Society and Culture | 9 |
| 31 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | Software Design and Development | 1 |
| 32 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | Studies of Religion I | 7 |
| 33 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | Visual Arts | 2 |