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.
| 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 |
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| 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 |