This report shows the 2008 top students in each HSC subject, along with their ranking as assigned by the NSW Education Standards Authority.
Rankings are calculated from student HSC marks in the subject, or, where this results in a tie, from the average of the students' examination and assessment marks.
Students must achieve a band 6 or band E4 result in the relevant subject to appear in this list.
The number of top achievers reported varies from 5 to 20, according to the number of candidates taking each subject.
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| 350 | French Beginners | Waks, Shifra | 1 | Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus | Glebe |
| 351 | French Beginners | Daily, Louise | 2 | Trinity Catholic College Lismore | Lismore |
| 352 | French Beginners | Clark, Elizabeth Anne | 3 | Karabar High School Distance Education Centre | Queanbeyan |
| 353 | French Beginners | Millar-Powell, Bethany Rachel Brenda | 4 | Penrith Anglican College | Orchard Hills |
| 354 | French Beginners | Potter, Jessica | 5 | Karabar High School Distance Education Centre | Queanbeyan |
| 355 | French Continuers | Linwood, Claire | 1 | SCEGGS Darlinghurst | Darlinghurst |
| 356 | French Continuers | Freeman, Natasha Elizabeth Alice | 2 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 357 | French Continuers | Vakili, Rey-Hanna | 3 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 358 | French Continuers | Letcher, Heydon | 4 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 359 | French Continuers | Vallance, Thomas | 5 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 360 | French Extension | Letcher, Heydon | 1 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 361 | French Extension | Manser, David | 2 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 362 | French Extension | Giardini, Sophia Alessandra Graham | 3 | SCEGGS Darlinghurst | Darlinghurst |
| 363 | French Extension | Vallance, Thomas | 4 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 364 | French Extension | Linwood, Claire | 5 | SCEGGS Darlinghurst | Darlinghurst |
| 365 | General Mathematics | Danieli, John | 1 | St Lukes Grammar School | Dee Why |
| 366 | General Mathematics | Syme, Jennifer Louise | 2 | Covenant Christian School | Belrose |
| 367 | General Mathematics | Gaffney, Samuel Jude | 3 | Dubbo Christian School | Dubbo |
| 368 | General Mathematics | Sena, Rebekah | 3 | Roseville College | Roseville |
| 369 | General Mathematics | Fitzpatrick, Matthew Robert | 5 | St Ignatius College | Lane Cove |
| 370 | General Mathematics | Gregory, Edward Charles Probert | 5 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga |
| 371 | General Mathematics | Hart, Jessica | 5 | Marian Catholic College | ? |
| 372 | General Mathematics | Mensinga, Dean Albert | 5 | Monaro High School | Cooma North |
| 373 | General Mathematics | Swan, Samantha | 5 | Mater Dei Catholic College | Wagga Wagga |
| 374 | General Mathematics | Wilson, Lauren Angela | 5 | Hurlstone Agricultural High School | Glenfield |
| 375 | General Mathematics | Uzgur, Yagmur | 11 | Sule College Prestons | Prestons |
| 376 | General Mathematics | Wolley, Nicholas | 12 | The Kings School | North Parramatta |
| 377 | General Mathematics | Aizen, Daniella | 13 | Masada College | St Ives |
| 378 | General Mathematics | Berriman, Shae | 13 | Australian International School Singapore | Singapore |
| 379 | General Mathematics | Houliston, Trent | 13 | Avondale School | Cooranbong |
| 380 | General Mathematics | Kelly, Michael Joseph | 13 | Chatham High School | Taree |
| 381 | General Mathematics | McNally, Rebecca Elizabeth | 13 | St Josephs Catholic College | East Gosford |
| 382 | General Mathematics | Stevenson, Matthew James Walker | 13 | Canberra Grammar School | Red Hill, ACT |
| 383 | General Mathematics | Hosking, Amelia | 19 | Dubbo Christian School | Dubbo |
| 384 | General Mathematics | Bancroft, Nicole | 20 | Cherrybrook Technology High School | Cherrybrook |
| 385 | General Mathematics | Elliott, Brandon William | 20 | St Leos Catholic College | Wahroonga |
| 386 | General Mathematics | O'Regan, Katherine | 20 | Roseville College | Roseville |
| 387 | General Mathematics | Ward, Timothy Grenville Harvey | 20 | Coffs Harbour Christian Community School | Bonville |
| 388 | Geography | Morris, Kathleen Anne | 1 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga |
| 389 | Geography | Chen, Melissa Ann | 2 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
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| 390 | Geography | Sweeney-Nash, Madelaine Irene | 3 | St Andrews Cathedral School | Sydney |
| 391 | Geography | Smidmore, Luke Charles | 4 | SHORE Sydney Church of England Grammar School | North Sydney |
| 392 | Geography | Youlden, Michael Robert | 5 | Macquarie College | Wallsend |
| 393 | Geography | Wardell-Burrus, Heydon | 6 | SHORE Sydney Church of England Grammar School | North Sydney |
| 394 | Geography | Edwards, Victoria Margaret Ita | 7 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga |
| 395 | Geography | McLean, James Richard | 8 | SHORE Sydney Church of England Grammar School | North Sydney |
| 396 | Geography | Baffsky, Rachel | 9 | St Andrews Cathedral School | Sydney |
| 397 | Geography | Grimshaw, Victoria Susanne | 10 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 398 | Geography | Massey, Anna Grace | 10 | Oxley High School | North Tamworth |
| 399 | German Beginners | Linwood, Claire | 1 | SCEGGS Darlinghurst | Darlinghurst |
| 400 | German Beginners | Ashford, Sylvie | 2 | Sydney Distance Education High School | Woolloomooloo |
| 401 | German Beginners | Dorph, Emma Mary | 3 | SCEGGS Darlinghurst | Darlinghurst |
| 402 | German Beginners | Bergmann, Laura Carol Kathe | 4 | Camden High School | Camden |
| 403 | German Beginners | Giardini, Sophia Alessandra Graham | 5 | SCEGGS Darlinghurst | Darlinghurst |
| 404 | German Continuers | Wells, Alexander | 1 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 405 | German Continuers | Brooks, Gillian Amalia | 2 | Caringbah High School | Caringbah |
| 406 | German Continuers | Findlater, Nicholas Charles | 2 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 407 | German Continuers | Zhou, Katy Yang | 4 | Kambala | Rose Bay |
| 408 | German Continuers | Austin, Nicola | 5 | Ascham School | Edgecliff |
| 409 | German Extension | Brooks, Gillian Amalia | 1 | Caringbah High School | Caringbah |
| 410 | German Extension | Nguyen, Anna Thanh Xuan | 2 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 411 | German Extension | Thomas, Thea | 3 | Ravenswood School for Girls | Gordon |
| 412 | German Extension | Letcher, Heydon | 4 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 413 | German Extension | Wells, Alexander | 5 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 414 | Hindi Continuers | Kathpal, Jaskanwal | 1 | Secondary College of Languages The Hills Sports Campus | Seven Hills |
| 415 | Hindi Continuers | Jain, Aman | 2 | Outside Tutor | N/A |
| 416 | Hindi Continuers | Bassi, Sikander | 3 | Outside Tutor | N/A |
| 417 | Hindi Continuers | Upadhyay, Parth | 4 | Secondary College of Languages The Hills Sports Campus | Seven Hills |
| 418 | Hindi Continuers | Sharma, Taanya | 5 | Secondary College of Languages The Hills Sports Campus | Seven Hills |
| 419 | History Extension | Stephens, Jessie | 1 | Marist Sisters College Woolwich | Woolwich |
| 420 | History Extension | Skitt, Robert | 2 | Lumen Christi Catholic College | Pambula Beach |
| 421 | History Extension | Chu, Victor | 3 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 422 | History Extension | Franklin, Kathryn Nicole | 4 | Hunter Valley Grammar School | Ashtonfield |
| 423 | History Extension | Stephens, Clare | 5 | Marist Sisters College Woolwich | Woolwich |
| 424 | History Extension | Lai, Daniela Elise | 6 | Kambala | Rose Bay |
| 425 | History Extension | Browne, William George | 7 | Penrith High School | Penrith |
| 426 | History Extension | Ni Chaoimh, Deirdra Michelle | 7 | Elderslie High School | Narellan |
| 427 | History Extension | Belluomo, Chiara | 9 | Chevalier College | Burradoo |
| 428 | History Extension | Lazzarini, Brodan | 10 | Chevalier College | Burradoo |
| 429 | Hospitality Examination | Warby, Emma Margaret | 1 | Ravenswood School for Girls | Gordon |
| 430 | Hospitality Examination | Shakhtour, Rawan | 2 | Riverside Girls High School | Gladesville |
| 431 | Hospitality Examination | Thomson, Kate Elizabeth | 3 | Camden High School | Camden |
| 432 | Hospitality Examination | Nguyen, Le Mai | 4 | MLC School | Burwood |
| 433 | Hospitality Examination | Wakim, Vivienne Maria | 5 | Mount St Joseph Milperra | Milperra |
| 434 | Hospitality Examination | Barker, Lara Marie Altass | 6 | Kiama High School | Kiama |
| 435 | Hospitality Examination | Coates, Bradley | 7 | Trinity Anglican College Albury | Thurgoona |
| 436 | Hospitality Examination | McLean, Holly | 7 | Cherrybrook Technology High School | Cherrybrook |
| 437 | Hospitality Examination | Michael, Erin | 7 | Endeavour Sports High School | Caringbah |
| 438 | Hospitality Examination | Torresan, Sara | 7 | Rosebank College | Five Dock |
| 439 | Hungarian Continuers | Belovai, Nora | 1 | Secondary College of Languages Bankstown Girls Campus | Bankstown |
| 440 | Hungarian Continuers | Komlos, Vanessa | 2 | Secondary College of Languages Bankstown Girls Campus | Bankstown |
| 441 | Hungarian Continuers | Szomor, Balazs | 3 | Secondary College of Languages Bankstown Girls Campus | Bankstown |
| 442 | Hungarian Continuers | Nagy, Diana | 4 | Secondary College of Languages Bankstown Girls Campus | Bankstown |
| 443 | Hungarian Continuers | Nagy, Marton | 5 | Secondary College of Languages Bankstown Girls Campus | Bankstown |
| 444 | Indonesian Background Speakers | Limantoro, Stephanie | 1 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 445 | Indonesian Background Speakers | Taista, Adara | 2 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 446 | Indonesian Background Speakers | Budiman, Angwen | 3 | IPEKA Integrated Christian School | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| 447 | Indonesian Beginners | Crossing, Renae Vivienne | 1 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 448 | Indonesian Beginners | Hamilton, David Robert | 2 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 449 | Indonesian Beginners | Druhan, Dale Jacqueline | 3 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 450 | Indonesian Beginners | Chendra, Joceline | 4 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 451 | Indonesian Beginners | Bahar, Dani | 5 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 452 | Indonesian Continuers | Cook, Clare | 1 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 453 | Indonesian Continuers | Lau, Songmin | 2 | St George Girls High School | Kogarah |
| 454 | Indonesian Continuers | Gunaratne, Yodithya | 3 | Ryde Secondary College | Ryde |
| 455 | Indonesian Continuers | Marte, Jessica Chantal | 4 | St George Girls High School | Kogarah |
| 456 | Indonesian Continuers | Hopkins, Belinda Marie | 5 | Macarthur Anglican School | Cobbitty |
| 457 | Indonesian Extension | Lau, Songmin | 1 | St George Girls High School | Kogarah |
| 458 | Indonesian Extension | Wong, Kah-Yi | 2 | St George Girls High School | Kogarah |
| 459 | Indonesian Extension | Zamora, Nuria Alessandra | 3 | St George Girls High School | Kogarah |
| 460 | Indonesian Extension | Jin, Seonmi | 4 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 461 | Indonesian Extension | Hopkins, Belinda Marie | 5 | Macarthur Anglican School | Cobbitty |
| 462 | Industrial Technology | Jacob, Luke | 1 | Killara High School | Killara |
| 463 | Industrial Technology | Shoard, Ryan | 2 | Young High School | Young |
| 464 | Industrial Technology | Rickwood, Dane Glen | 3 | Westport High School | Port Macquarie |
| 465 | Industrial Technology | Charman, Matthew James | 4 | Mater Maria Catholic College | Warriewood |
| 466 | Industrial Technology | Johnco, Brodie Stephen | 5 | Mosman High School | Mosman |
| 467 | Industrial Technology | Field, Stephanie Louise | 6 | Heathcote High School | Heathcote |
| 468 | Industrial Technology | Szekely, Mark | 7 | Cherrybrook Technology High School | Cherrybrook |
| 469 | Industrial Technology | Usic, Dylan John James | 8 | Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus | Glebe |
| 470 | Industrial Technology | Moore, Cobie Ann | 9 | South Grafton High School | South Grafton |
| 471 | Industrial Technology | Bennett, Lewarna Dawn | 10 | Mulwaree High School | Goulburn |
| 472 | Information Processes and Technology | Medlicott, Christopher | 1 | Central Coast Grammar School | Erina Heights |
| 473 | Information Processes and Technology | Burke, Erin Louise | 2 | Caroline Chisholm College | Glenmore Park |
| 474 | Information Processes and Technology | Dean, Jeremy Mark | 3 | Normanhurst Boys High School | Normanhurst |
| 475 | Information Processes and Technology | Chen, Vanessa Shwen Yuen | 4 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest |
| 476 | Information Processes and Technology | de Silva, Raveen Daminda | 5 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 477 | Information Processes and Technology | Ambrose, Grant | 6 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Campus | Freshwater |
| 478 | Information Processes and Technology | Sharpe, Emily | 7 | Moruya High School | Moruya |
| 479 | Information Processes and Technology | Lau, Derek | 8 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest |
| 480 | Information Processes and Technology | McCarthy, Dennis Andrew | 9 | Normanhurst Boys High School | Normanhurst |
| 481 | Information Processes and Technology | Zang, Yi | 10 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 482 | Information Technology Examination | Deigan, Christopher Timothy | 1 | Northern Sydney Institute Meadowbank College | Meadowbank |
| 483 | Information Technology Examination | Reed, James | 2 | Brisbane Water Secondary College Woy Woy Campus | Woy Woy |
| 484 | Information Technology Examination | Burton, Michael Craig | 3 | Maitland High School | East Maitland |
| 485 | Information Technology Examination | Chaffey, Craig Joseph | 4 | New England Institute Tamworth Campus | Tamworth |
| 486 | Information Technology Examination | Kaur, Preetinder | 5 | Macarthur Girls High School | Parramatta |
| 487 | Information Technology Examination | Faull, Benjamin John | 6 | Evans River Community School | Evans Head |
| 488 | Information Technology Examination | Keit, Richard Alan James | 7 | Ambarvale High School | Rosemeadow |
| 489 | Information Technology Examination | Hoyer, Matthew Aaron | 8 | John Therry Catholic College | Rosemeadow |
| 490 | Information Technology Examination | Stephens, Andrew Harrison | 9 | Concord High School | Concord |
| 491 | Information Technology Examination | Datt, Pravesh Rahul | 10 | Christian Brothers High School Lewisham | Lewisham |
| 492 | Information Technology Examination | Gilpin, Blayne | 10 | Sydney Institute Sutherland College Loftus Campus | Loftus |
| 493 | Information Technology Examination | Tobin, Luke Patrick | 10 | Toronto High School | Toronto |
| 494 | Italian Beginners | Calgaro, Christina | 1 | Santa Sabina College | Strathfield |
| 495 | Italian Beginners | Rothwell, Madeleine Kate | 2 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 496 | Italian Beginners | Somerville, Sophie | 2 | Brigidine College Randwick | Randwick |
| 497 | Italian Beginners | McCarthy, Catherine | 4 | Burwood Girls High School | Croydon |
| 498 | Italian Beginners | Grimshaw, Victoria Susanne | 5 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 499 | Italian Continuers | Cameron, Harry | 1 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 500 | Italian Continuers | Knapman, Rachael | 2 | Loreto Normanhurst | Normanhurst |
| 501 | Italian Continuers | Moore, Julia | 3 | Loreto Normanhurst | Normanhurst |
| 502 | Italian Continuers | Manser, David | 4 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 503 | Italian Continuers | Lanzetta, Michael Simone | 5 | St Ignatius College | Lane Cove |
| 504 | Italian Extension | Cameron, Harry | 1 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 505 | Italian Extension | Manser, David | 2 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 506 | Italian Extension | Testa, Giammarco | 3 | Secondary College of Languages Strathfield Girls Campus | Strathfield |
| 507 | Italian Extension | Gnecchi-Ruscone, Tania | 4 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 508 | Italian Extension | Cal, Sandra | 5 | Cerdon College | Merrylands |
| 509 | Japanese Background Speakers | Koizumi, Jun | 1 | SCECGS Redlands | Cremorne |
| 510 | Japanese Background Speakers | Uchida, Ichigo | 2 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 511 | Japanese Background Speakers | Inoue, Yukari | 3 | Davidson High School | Frenchs Forest |
| 512 | Japanese Beginners | Tung, Eli | 1 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 513 | Japanese Beginners | Liu, Fei (William) | 2 | Strathfield South High School | Enfield |
| 514 | Japanese Beginners | Lee, Esther Seul-Ah | 3 | MLC School | Burwood |
| 515 | Japanese Beginners | Song, Min Sun T | 3 | St Ives High School | St Ives |
| 516 | Japanese Beginners | Chung, Yewon | 5 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 517 | Japanese Continuers | Alamgir, Tasmina | 1 | St George Girls High School | Kogarah |
| 518 | Japanese Continuers | Funamoto, Jiro | 2 | Carlingford High School | Carlingford |
| 519 | Japanese Continuers | Bruncke, Da Hyun - Diana | 3 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus | North Curl Curl |
| 520 | Japanese Continuers | Lee, Joanna | 3 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 521 | Japanese Continuers | Yi, Kitty Hui Qing | 5 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills |
| 522 | Japanese Extension | Oh, Maria | 1 | Santa Sabina College | Strathfield |
| 523 | Japanese Extension | Yu, Da Som | 2 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga |
| 524 | Japanese Extension | Jones, Rosemary | 3 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus | North Curl Curl |
| 525 | Japanese Extension | Bruncke, Da Hyun - Diana | 4 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus | North Curl Curl |
| 526 | Japanese Extension | Casey, Sherelle Louise | 5 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus | North Curl Curl |
| 527 | Khmer Continuers | Tang, Vanno | 1 | Cabramatta High School | Cabramatta |
| 528 | Khmer Continuers | Oul, Dindalis | 2 | Cabramatta High School | Cabramatta |
| 529 | Korean Background Speakers | Choe, Won Gyong | 1 | Secondary College of Languages The Hills Sports Campus | Seven Hills |
| 530 | Korean Background Speakers | Lee, Esther Seul-Ah | 2 | Secondary College of Languages Dulwich Campus | Dulwich Hill |
| 531 | Korean Background Speakers | Jung, Suk Hei (Alicia) | 3 | Secondary College of Languages Chatswood Campus | Chatswood |
| 532 | Korean Background Speakers | Jung, Zoo Young Jenny | 4 | Secondary College of Languages Dulwich Campus | Dulwich Hill |
| 533 | Korean Background Speakers | Song, Min Sun T | 5 | Secondary College of Languages Chatswood Campus | Chatswood |
| 534 | Korean Continuers | Hwang, Soo Hyun (Susan) | 1 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 535 | Korean Continuers | Tang, Janna | 2 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 536 | Korean Continuers | Cho, Patrick | 3 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 537 | Latin Continuers | Pope, Benjamin | 1 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 538 | Latin Continuers | Clifton, Benjamin Edward | 2 | Cranbrook School | Bellevue Hill |
| 539 | Latin Continuers | Thomas, Thea | 2 | Ravenswood School for Girls | Gordon |
| 540 | Latin Continuers | Thompson, Alexander William | 2 | SHORE Sydney Church of England Grammar School | North Sydney |
| 541 | Latin Continuers | Menzies, Matthew | 5 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 542 | Latin Extension | Tan, Lucy | 1 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills |
| 543 | Latin Extension | Pope, Benjamin | 2 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 544 | Latin Extension | Cameron, Harry | 3 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 545 | Latin Extension | Nashed, Monica | 4 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills |
| 546 | Latin Extension | Clifton, Benjamin Edward | 5 | Cranbrook School | Bellevue Hill |
| 547 | Latin Extension | Thompson, Alexander William | 5 | SHORE Sydney Church of England Grammar School | North Sydney |
| 548 | Legal Studies | Boronyak, Vanessa Louise | 1 | Crestwood High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 549 | Legal Studies | Monti, David | 2 | St John Bosco College | Engadine |
Source: NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA).
Supplementary data from school publications.
Supplementary data from school publications.
Last Updated: 5 Dec 2016