This report shows the total number of HSC Distinguished Achiever awards won by students in each subject at each school during 2018.
| 1 | Penrith High School | Penrith | Mathematics | 50 |
| 2 | Penrith High School | Penrith | English (Advanced) | 34 |
| 3 | Penrith High School | Penrith | Mathematics Extension 1 | 32 |
| 4 | Penrith High School | Penrith | Business Studies | 27 |
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| 5 | Penrith High School | Penrith | Biology | 21 |
| 6 | Penrith High School | Penrith | Studies of Religion I | 15 |
| 7 | Penrith High School | Penrith | Legal Studies | 14 |
| 8 | Penrith High School | Penrith | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | 13 |
| 9 | Penrith High School | Penrith | English Extension 1 | 11 |
| 10 | Penrith High School | Penrith | Engineering Studies | 10 |
| 11 | Penrith High School | Penrith | Mathematics Extension 2 | 10 |
| 12 | Penrith High School | Penrith | Chemistry | 9 |
| 13 | Penrith High School | Penrith | Physics | 9 |
| 14 | Penrith High School | Penrith | Society and Culture | 9 |
| 15 | Penrith High School | Penrith | Modern History | 8 |
| 16 | Penrith High School | Penrith | Drama | 6 |
| 17 | Penrith High School | Penrith | Music 1 | 6 |
| 18 | Penrith High School | Penrith | Ancient History | 3 |
| 19 | Penrith High School | Penrith | History Extension | 3 |
| 20 | Penrith High School | Penrith | Economics | 2 |
| 21 | Penrith High School | Penrith | Tamil Continuers | 2 |
| 22 | Penrith High School | Penrith | Industrial Technology | 1 |
| 23 | Penrith High School | Penrith | Japanese Continuers | 1 |
| 24 | Penrith High School | Penrith | Music 2 | 1 |