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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| 600 | Mathematics Extension 2 | Sultani, Ahmad Siar | 3 | Parramatta High School | Parramatta |
| 601 | Mathematics Extension 2 | Adiputra, Lim Sam | 4 | IPEKA Integrated Christian School | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| 602 | Mathematics Extension 2 | Chan, Victor Wingtak | 5 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 603 | Mathematics Extension 2 | Kim, Chul Hong | 6 | Norwest Christian College | Riverstone |
| 604 | Mathematics Extension 2 | Wong, Sarah Hui Xin | 7 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga |
| 605 | Mathematics Extension 2 | Chaisumdet, Julius | 8 | Trinity Grammar School | Summer Hill |
| 606 | Mathematics Extension 2 | Lee, Richard Viet | 9 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 607 | Mathematics Extension 2 | Lo, Irene Yuan | 10 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 608 | Metal and Engineering Examination | Dearing, Andrew James | 1 | Patrician Brothers College Fairfield | Fairfield |
| 609 | Metal and Engineering Examination | Condran, Bradley James | 2 | Port Macquarie High School | Port Macquarie |
| 610 | Metal and Engineering Examination | Wilson, Michael Ryton | 3 | All Saints College St Marys Campus | Maitland |
| 611 | Metal and Engineering Examination | Lester, Matthew Thomas | 4 | Albion Park High School | Albion Park |
| 612 | Metal and Engineering Examination | O'Leary, Daniel | 5 | St Gregorys College Campbelltown | Gregory Hills |
| 613 | Modern Greek Beginners | Thomakos, George | 1 | Georges River College Oatley Senior Campus | Oatley |
| 614 | Modern Greek Beginners | Cappas, Stephanie | 2 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 615 | Modern Greek Beginners | Skalkos, Dimitra | 3 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 616 | Modern Greek Beginners | Dramountanis, Kyriakos | 4 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 617 | Modern Greek Beginners | Theodoulou, Dimitri Alexander | 5 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 618 | Modern Greek Continuers | Christodoulou, Sophie | 1 | Secondary College of Languages St George Campus | Kogarah |
| 619 | Modern Greek Continuers | Voukelatos, John | 1 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 620 | Modern Greek Continuers | Atsas, Themelina | 3 | Blakehurst High School | Blakehurst |
| 621 | Modern Greek Continuers | Roditis, George | 4 | St Euphemia College | Bankstown |
| 622 | Modern Greek Continuers | Galanis, Vivian | 5 | Secondary College of Languages Ashfield Boys Campus | Ashfield |
| 623 | Modern Greek Extension | Christodoulou, Sophie | 1 | Secondary College of Languages St George Campus | Kogarah |
| 624 | Modern Greek Extension | Atsas, Themelina | 2 | Blakehurst High School | Blakehurst |
| 625 | Modern Greek Extension | Efthymiou, Christiana | 3 | Secondary College of Languages Bankstown Girls Campus | Bankstown |
| 626 | Modern Greek Extension | Raychanovski, Iason | 4 | Secondary College of Languages Chatswood Campus | Chatswood |
| 627 | Modern Greek Extension | Voukelatos, John | 5 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 628 | Modern Hebrew Continuers | Koren, Tal | 1 | Emanuel School | Randwick |
| 629 | Modern Hebrew Continuers | Haneman, Mica | 2 | Emanuel School | Randwick |
| 630 | Modern Hebrew Continuers | Levy, Rachel | 3 | Moriah College | Queens Park |
| 631 | Modern Hebrew Continuers | Fuchs, Talia | 4 | Moriah College | Queens Park |
| 632 | Modern Hebrew Continuers | Olshansky, Avital | 5 | Moriah College | Queens Park |
| 633 | Modern History | O'Connor, Jasmin Maxine | 1 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 634 | Modern History | De Silva, Kasun Jayaravi | 2 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 635 | Modern History | Augimeri, Francesca Rose | 3 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 636 | Modern History | Witchard, Alison Monique | 4 | Boorowa Central School | Boorowa |
| 637 | Modern History | Li, Leo Ze Yu | 5 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 638 | Modern History | Boyd, Kathryn | 6 | Brigidine College St Ives | St Ives |
| 639 | Modern History | Findlater, Nicholas Charles | 7 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
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| 640 | Modern History | Li, Ying Hao Nathan | 8 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 641 | Modern History | Chu, Victor | 9 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 642 | Modern History | Leo, Grace Sze Yin | 10 | Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney | Croydon |
| 643 | Music 1 | Lyons, Edward Patrick | 1 | St Patricks College Strathfield | Strathfield |
| 644 | Music 1 | Harlen, Joshua | 2 | Trinity Catholic College Lismore | Lismore |
| 645 | Music 1 | March, Brayden | 3 | Warners Bay High School | Warners Bay |
| 646 | Music 1 | Ellicott, Susan Mary | 4 | Warners Bay High School | Warners Bay |
| 647 | Music 1 | Samuels, Millie | 5 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga |
| 648 | Music 1 | Skinner, Harriet | 6 | Brigidine College Randwick | Randwick |
| 649 | Music 1 | Napier, Elizabeth Claire | 7 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 650 | Music 1 | Hunt, James Douglas Roy | 8 | St Ignatius College | Lane Cove |
| 651 | Music 1 | Holden, Paul | 9 | The Scots School Albury | Albury |
| 652 | Music 1 | Walker, Perrin James | 9 | Kinross Wolaroi School | Orange |
| 653 | Music 2 | Tan, Desmond Yucong | 1 | Sydney Technical High School | Bexley |
| 654 | Music 2 | Yeldham, Edward James | 2 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga |
| 655 | Music 2 | Baumgart, Alexandra Frances Li-Shan | 3 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest |
| 656 | Music 2 | Cheung, Lorraine Lok Ting | 3 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga |
| 657 | Music 2 | Young, Nicholas Man Chung | 3 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 658 | Music Extension | Tan, Desmond Yucong | 1 | Sydney Technical High School | Bexley |
| 659 | Music Extension | Khong, Crista Jing Li | 2 | St Catherines School | Waverley |
| 660 | Music Extension | Narroway, Richard | 2 | St Andrews Cathedral School | Sydney |
| 661 | Music Extension | So, Jeremy | 4 | Conservatorium High School | Sydney |
| 662 | Music Extension | Mehmedbasic, Muhamed | 5 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park |
| 663 | Persian Background Speakers | Arjomand Bigdeli, Saeed | 1 | Outside Tutor | N/A |
| 664 | Persian Background Speakers | Al Shammari, Sajjad | 2 | Secondary College of Languages Arthur Phillip Campus | Parramatta |
| 665 | Persian Background Speakers | Jabal Ameli, Faraneh | 3 | Secondary College of Languages Arthur Phillip Campus | Parramatta |
| 666 | Persian Background Speakers | Heidari, Farhad | 4 | Secondary College of Languages Arthur Phillip Campus | Parramatta |
| 667 | Persian Background Speakers | Shafaei, Ruhollah | 5 | Outside Tutor | N/A |
| 668 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Massey, Anna Grace | 1 | Oxley High School | North Tamworth |
| 669 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Liu, Kirra | 2 | Byron Bay High School | Byron Bay |
| 670 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Molloy, Simone Lee | 3 | Asquith Girls High School | Asquith |
| 671 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Ward, Daniel Peter | 3 | Heathcote High School | Heathcote |
| 672 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Looby, Hannah Marie | 5 | Cheltenham Girls High School | Beecroft |
| 673 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Germantse, Rachel Louise | 6 | Tumut High School | Tumut |
| 674 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Hackett, Elise Lauren | 6 | McAuley Catholic College | Clarenza |
| 675 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Stapleton, Natalie Margaret | 6 | Ulladulla High School | Ulladulla |
| 676 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Teo, Justin Cheng Yee | 6 | Fort Street High School | Petersham |
| 677 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Welfare, Natalie | 10 | Deniliquin High School | Deniliquin |
| 678 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Southwood, David | 11 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 679 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | White, Eleanor | 12 | Oxley High School | North Tamworth |
| 680 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Nurthen, Robert Clay Kersey | 13 | Heathcote High School | Heathcote |
| 681 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | George, Melissa | 14 | MacKillop College Port Macquarie | Port Macquarie |
| 682 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Leyten, Emma | 15 | Ravenswood School for Girls | Gordon |
| 683 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Wilson, Nicole Louise | 16 | Hurlstone Agricultural High School | Glenfield |
| 684 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Endacott, Ashleigh Dana | 17 | Castle Hill High School | Castle Hill |
| 685 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Wong, Sarah Hui Xin | 18 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga |
| 686 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Fitzpatrick, Lauren | 19 | St Vincents College | Potts Point |
| 687 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Campbell, Rebecca Jayne | 20 | Kotara High School | Adamstown |
| 688 | Philosophy - Distinction Course | Taylor, Alistair William | 1 | University of New England Distance Education | Armidale |
| 689 | Philosophy - Distinction Course | Yeap, Isobel Mei-Ying | 2 | University of New England Distance Education | Armidale |
| 690 | Philosophy - Distinction Course | Sin, James Chun Man | 3 | University of New England Distance Education | Armidale |
| 691 | Philosophy - Distinction Course | Findlater, Nicholas Charles | 4 | University of New England Distance Education | Armidale |
| 692 | Philosophy - Distinction Course | Montoya Zorrilla, Edwin Daniel | 4 | University of New England Distance Education | Armidale |
| 693 | Physics | Mohan, Nitin | 1 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 694 | Physics | Gardam, Giles Samuel Vernon | 2 | Hurlstone Agricultural High School | Glenfield |
| 695 | Physics | La, Steven | 3 | Sefton High School | Sefton |
| 696 | Physics | Caldwell, Lauren See Yun | 4 | Hornsby Girls High School | Hornsby |
| 697 | Physics | Zhang, Christine Shaoning | 5 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 698 | Physics | Carney, Brendan John | 6 | St Patricks College Sutherland | Sutherland |
| 699 | Physics | Zuo, Yi Justin | 7 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park |
| 700 | Physics | Kaur, Simren | 8 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 701 | Physics | Wong, Nathan Kum Pang | 9 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 702 | Physics | Folkard, Lindsay | 10 | Bishop Druitt College | Coffs Harbour |
| 703 | Polish Continuers | Guse, Joanna | 1 | Secondary College of Languages Ashfield Boys Campus | Ashfield |
| 704 | Polish Continuers | Radna, Katarzyna Maria | 2 | Secondary College of Languages Merewether Campus | Broadmeadow |
| 705 | Polish Continuers | Zielinski, Maximillian | 3 | Secondary College of Languages Ashfield Boys Campus | Ashfield |
| 706 | Polish Continuers | Nolen, Jessica | 4 | Secondary College of Languages Randwick Centre | Randwick |
| 707 | Polish Continuers | Radny, Maciej Wojciech | 5 | Secondary College of Languages Merewether Campus | Broadmeadow |
| 708 | Portuguese Continuers | dos Santos, Diana | 1 | Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College | Kensington |
| 709 | Portuguese Continuers | Fernandes Monteiro, Catia | 1 | Outside Tutor | N/A |
| 710 | Portuguese Continuers | Pereira, Kathleen | 3 | Outside Tutor | N/A |
| 711 | Portuguese Continuers | Santos, Lisa | 4 | Outside Tutor | N/A |
| 712 | Portuguese Continuers | Rodrigues, Suzana | 5 | Domremy College | Five Dock |
| 713 | Primary Industries Examination | Paton, David Arundel | 1 | Hurlstone Agricultural High School | Glenfield |
| 714 | Primary Industries Examination | Hunt, Lauren | 2 | Calrossy Anglican School | Tamworth |
| 715 | Primary Industries Examination | Walker, Angela Frances | 3 | Deniliquin High School | Deniliquin |
| 716 | Primary Industries Examination | Salzke, Letisha Ann | 4 | Billabong High School | Culcairn |
| 717 | Primary Industries Examination | Crothers, Lewis Richard | 5 | The Armidale School | Armidale |
| 718 | Retail Operations Examination | Reynoldson, Angela Claire | 1 | Corowa High School | Corowa |
| 719 | Retail Operations Examination | Jallad, Sarah | 2 | Strathfield Girls High School | Strathfield |
| 720 | Retail Operations Examination | Gravitis, Amanda Louise | 3 | Dubbo College Senior Campus | Dubbo |
| 721 | Retail Operations Examination | Elias, Stefan | 4 | Freeman Catholic College | Bonnyrigg Heights |
| 722 | Retail Operations Examination | Cashman, Joella Elizabeth | 5 | Sylvania High School | Sylvania |
| 723 | Retail Operations Examination | Dooley, Rhiannon Jayne | 5 | Henry Kendall High School | Gosford |
| 724 | Retail Operations Examination | Sams, Kyra Lee | 7 | Belmont High School | Belmont |
| 725 | Retail Operations Examination | Cashman, Timalee May | 8 | Sylvania High School | Sylvania |
| 726 | Retail Operations Examination | Archer, Lauren Elizabeth | 9 | Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College The Entrance Campus | Shelly Beach |
| 727 | Retail Operations Examination | Carter, Jake | 9 | St Marys Senior High School | St Marys |
| 728 | Russian Background Speakers | Donis, Alexandra | 1 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 729 | Russian Background Speakers | Arkhipov, Felix | 2 | Rose Bay Secondary College | Dover Heights |
| 730 | Russian Background Speakers | Osipova, Kseniya | 3 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 731 | Russian Background Speakers | Tryzonava, Hanna | 4 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 732 | Russian Background Speakers | Romanov, Vladislav | 5 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 733 | Senior Science | Menon, Mohan Thekkath | 1 | Hurlstone Agricultural High School | Glenfield |
| 734 | Senior Science | Wilson, Hannah Rose | 1 | Irrawang High School | Raymond Terrace |
| 735 | Senior Science | Lloyd, Emma Louise | 3 | East Hills Girls Technology High School | Panania |
| 736 | Senior Science | Vo, Anna Tang | 3 | Hurlstone Agricultural High School | Glenfield |
| 737 | Senior Science | Reekie, Jake | 5 | Great Lakes College Tuncurry Senior Campus | Tuncurry |
| 738 | Senior Science | Chen, Yire | 6 | Hurlstone Agricultural High School | Glenfield |
| 739 | Senior Science | El-Roubaei, Aiman | 7 | Castle Hill High School | Castle Hill |
| 740 | Senior Science | Olsson, Matthew Craig | 7 | Meadowbank Education Trust School | Sydney Olympic Park |
| 741 | Senior Science | Tereshchenko, Lara | 7 | Xavier Catholic College | Skennars Head |
| 742 | Senior Science | Brancatisano, Olivia | 10 | Tara Anglican School for Girls | North Parramatta |
| 743 | Senior Science | Gray, Nicola Jean | 10 | Lindisfarne Anglican School | Terranora |
| 744 | Senior Science | Naylor, Madeline Lee | 10 | Engadine High School | Engadine |
| 745 | Senior Science | Pigram, Carey Deidre | 10 | Cheltenham Girls High School | Beecroft |
| 746 | Serbian Continuers | Peric, Anastasia | 1 | St Spyridon College Senior School | Maroubra |
| 747 | Serbian Continuers | Vukas, Milan | 2 | Cabramatta High School | Cabramatta |
| 748 | Serbian Continuers | Milosavljevic, Stefan | 3 | Secondary College of Languages Liverpool Girls Campus | Liverpool |
| 749 | Society and Culture | McGee, Sorcha | 1 | St Marys Senior High School | St Marys |
| 750 | Society and Culture | Swain, Daniel Stephen | 1 | Smiths Hill High School | Wollongong |
| 751 | Society and Culture | Reynolds, Emily | 3 | Gosford High School | Gosford |
| 752 | Society and Culture | Al Hashimi, Tamara | 4 | St Marys Senior High School | St Marys |
| 753 | Society and Culture | Go, Mary | 5 | All Saints Catholic Senior College | Casula |
| 754 | Society and Culture | Lewin, Samuel Alexander | 6 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow |
| 755 | Society and Culture | Penning, Elizabeth | 7 | Domremy College | Five Dock |
| 756 | Society and Culture | Lukins, Stephanie | 8 | Burwood Girls High School | Croydon |
| 757 | Society and Culture | Girdler, Georgina Leah | 9 | Kooringal High School | Kooringal |
| 758 | Society and Culture | Peters, Alexandra Elizabeth | 9 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest |
| 759 | Software Design and Development | Armstrong, Rebecca Louise | 1 | Caringbah High School | Caringbah |
| 760 | Software Design and Development | Lau, Luke Sze Yun | 2 | Girraween High School | Girraween |
| 761 | Software Design and Development | Au-Yeung, Ernest Enoch | 3 | Covenant Christian School | Belrose |
| 762 | Software Design and Development | Darcy, Sean Owen | 3 | Albury High School | Albury |
| 763 | Software Design and Development | Miao, James | 5 | The Kings School | North Parramatta |
| 764 | Software Design and Development | Melouney, James Raymond | 6 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga |
| 765 | Software Design and Development | Schoneveld, Liam Dominic | 7 | Fort Street High School | Petersham |
| 766 | Software Design and Development | Burton, Marcus | 8 | The Kings School | North Parramatta |
| 767 | Software Design and Development | Robins, Michael Alexander | 9 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga |
| 768 | Software Design and Development | Burton, Michael Craig | 10 | Maitland High School | East Maitland |
| 769 | Spanish Beginners | Dorph, Emma Mary | 1 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 770 | Spanish Beginners | Stratton, Jemima | 2 | Hornsby Girls High School | Hornsby |
| 771 | Spanish Beginners | Batchelor, Emilia Elizabeth | 3 | Hornsby Girls High School | Hornsby |
| 772 | Spanish Beginners | Leray-Meyer, Elise Margaret | 4 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 773 | Spanish Beginners | Wilson, Darcy | 5 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 774 | Spanish Continuers | Ontivero, Loredana | 1 | Westfields Sports High School | Fairfield West |
| 775 | Spanish Continuers | Cataldo, Sara | 2 | Secondary College of Languages Liverpool Girls Campus | Liverpool |
| 776 | Spanish Continuers | Diaz, Carlos | 3 | Secondary College of Languages Liverpool Girls Campus | Liverpool |
| 777 | Spanish Continuers | Gomez, Daniela | 4 | Secondary College of Languages Randwick Centre | Randwick |
| 778 | Spanish Continuers | Faraj, Nicole | 5 | Secondary College of Languages Randwick Centre | Randwick |
| 779 | Spanish Extension | Lozano Cabada, Sebastian Ricardo | 1 | Secondary College of Languages The Hills Sports Campus | Seven Hills |
| 780 | Spanish Extension | Coronel, Maria Gabriela | 2 | Secondary College of Languages Ashfield Boys Campus | Ashfield |
| 781 | Spanish Extension | Reyes Silva Santisteban, Omaira | 3 | Secondary College of Languages The Hills Sports Campus | Seven Hills |
| 782 | Spanish Extension | Gomez, Luz Myriam | 4 | Secondary College of Languages Kogarah Campus | Kogarah |
| 783 | Spanish Extension | Diaz, Carlos | 5 | Secondary College of Languages Liverpool Girls Campus | Liverpool |
| 784 | Studies of Religion I | Whyte, Harriet Catherine Frances | 1 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga |
| 785 | Studies of Religion I | Roberts, Kara Jayne | 2 | Mount St Patrick College | Murwillumbah |
| 786 | Studies of Religion I | Kelly, Margot-Jeanne | 3 | Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney | Croydon |
| 787 | Studies of Religion I | Bulla, Elise | 4 | Brigidine College St Ives | St Ives |
| 788 | Studies of Religion I | McCabe, Stephanie Robyn | 4 | Hennessy Catholic College | Young |
| 789 | Studies of Religion I | Menon, Nisha | 4 | St Ursulas College | Kingsgrove |
| 790 | Studies of Religion I | Nguyen, Thanh Tu | 4 | Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College | Kensington |
| 791 | Studies of Religion I | Nour, Daniel | 4 | Caringbah High School | Caringbah |
| 792 | Studies of Religion I | Urquhart, Georgia | 4 | St Johns College | ? |
| 793 | Studies of Religion I | Wetzler, Cassandra | 4 | All Saints College St Marys Campus | Maitland |
| 794 | Studies of Religion I | Bui, Anna | 11 | Freeman Catholic College | Bonnyrigg Heights |
| 795 | Studies of Religion I | Dawson, Angus | 12 | St Aloysius College | Milsons Point |
| 796 | Studies of Religion I | Dalby, Laura Frances | 13 | St Ursulas College | Kingsgrove |
| 797 | Studies of Religion I | Roy, Phillipa Mary | 14 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga |
| 798 | Studies of Religion I | Pasqualino, Martina | 15 | Aquinas College | Menai |
| 799 | Studies of Religion I | Hickey, Emma | 16 | Stella Maris College | Manly |
Source: NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA).
Supplementary data from school publications.
Supplementary data from school publications.
Last Updated: 5 Dec 2016