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.
| 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 |
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| 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 |
| 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 | East 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 |