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.
| 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 |
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| 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 |
| 550 | Legal Studies | Leung, Alvin Chun Yan | 3 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park |