This report shows the 2009 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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| 601 | Mathematics Extension 2 | Watson, Olivia | 10 | SCEGGS Darlinghurst | Darlinghurst |
| 602 | Metal and Engineering Examination | Gillespie, Daniel Keith | 1 | Kiama High School | Kiama |
| 603 | Metal and Engineering Examination | Caruana, Joshua | 2 | North Coast Institute Coffs Harbour Campus | Coffs Harbour |
| 604 | Metal and Engineering Examination | Firth, Darryl Kenneth | 3 | Dubbo School of Distance Education | Dubbo |
| 605 | Metal and Engineering Examination | Rohr, Wesley Norman | 4 | Kandos High School | Kandos |
| 606 | Metal and Engineering Examination | Brown, Kris Edward | 5 | Batlow Technology School | Batlow |
| 607 | Modern Greek Beginners | Moundoulas, Katie | 1 | Georges River College Oatley Senior Campus | Oatley |
| 608 | Modern Greek Beginners | Dendrinos, Tanya | 2 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 609 | Modern Greek Beginners | Zisimopoulos, Patricia | 3 | Georges River College Oatley Senior Campus | Oatley |
| 610 | Modern Greek Beginners | Papantoniou, Victoria | 4 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 611 | Modern Greek Beginners | Koutoulas, Stephanie | 5 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 612 | Modern Greek Continuers | Asimakopoulos, Elaine | 1 | All Saints Greek Orthodox Grammar School | Belmore |
| 613 | Modern Greek Continuers | Drimousis, Stiliani | 2 | Blakehurst High School | Blakehurst |
| 614 | Modern Greek Continuers | Arronis, Connie Marie | 3 | St Euphemia College | Bankstown |
| 615 | Modern Greek Continuers | Kefalas, Evy | 4 | Blakehurst High School | Blakehurst |
| 616 | Modern Greek Continuers | Voutos, Lambros | 5 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 617 | Modern Greek Extension | Asimakopoulos, Elaine | 1 | All Saints Greek Orthodox Grammar School | Belmore |
| 618 | Modern Greek Extension | Drimousis, Stiliani | 2 | Blakehurst High School | Blakehurst |
| 619 | Modern Greek Extension | Kokkinos, Metaxia | 3 | All Saints Greek Orthodox Grammar School | Belmore |
| 620 | Modern Greek Extension | Kefalas, Evy | 4 | Blakehurst High School | Blakehurst |
| 621 | Modern Greek Extension | Stathakis, Dennise | 5 | St Euphemia College | Bankstown |
| 622 | Modern Hebrew Continuers | Feiglin, Tali | 1 | Moriah College | Queens Park |
| 623 | Modern Hebrew Continuers | Manor, Daria | 2 | Moriah College | Queens Park |
| 624 | Modern Hebrew Continuers | Robinson, Devora | 3 | Moriah College | Queens Park |
| 625 | Modern Hebrew Continuers | Rabinowitz, Daniel | 4 | Rose Bay Secondary College | Dover Heights |
| 626 | Modern Hebrew Continuers | Barhom, Niv | 5 | Emanuel School | Randwick |
| 627 | Modern History | Chen, Wendy Ke Xing | 1 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 628 | Modern History | Miu, Ryan Ho Yuen | 2 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 629 | Modern History | Morrison, Isaac Richard | 3 | SHORE Sydney Church of England Grammar School | North Sydney |
| 630 | Modern History | Davidson, Pearl Marie Garrad | 4 | Roseville College | Roseville |
| 631 | Modern History | Williams, Angelique | 4 | Brigidine College St Ives | St Ives |
| 632 | Modern History | Langshaw, Thomas Robert | 6 | Caringbah High School | Caringbah |
| 633 | Modern History | Clark, Olivia Gwenyth | 7 | SCEGGS Darlinghurst | Darlinghurst |
| 634 | Modern History | D'Souza, Lovelle Dominica | 8 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 635 | Modern History | Chiang, Timothy | 9 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest |
| 636 | Modern History | Healey-Nash, Caitlin | 10 | Chevalier College | Burradoo |
| 637 | Modern History | Munro, Lucy | 10 | Hunter School of Performing Arts | Broadmeadow |
| 638 | Music 1 | Lagana, Bernard Joseph | 1 | Wagga Wagga High School | Wagga Wagga |
| 639 | Music 1 | Pinkerton, Daniel | 1 | Summerland Christian College | Goonellabah |
| 640 | Music 1 | Stanley, Jamie Lewis | 3 | Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts | Fairy Meadow |
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| 641 | Music 1 | Lowe, Andrew David | 4 | Camden Haven High School | Laurieton |
| 642 | Music 1 | Anderson, Reece | 5 | Hunter School of Performing Arts | Broadmeadow |
| 643 | Music 1 | Lim, Emaline Izu-Yan | 6 | Catherine McAuley Westmead | Westmead |
| 644 | Music 1 | Barnes, Rachael Alyce | 7 | Narrabri High School | Narrabri |
| 645 | Music 1 | Liu, Xingzhou | 8 | Narrabri High School | Narrabri |
| 646 | Music 1 | Woodhead, Rosemary Elizabeth | 9 | Roseville College | Roseville |
| 647 | Music 1 | Ho, Alison | 10 | Ryde Secondary College | Ryde |
| 648 | Music 2 | Chan, Noni Long | 1 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga |
| 649 | Music 2 | Davidson, James Struan | 2 | Conservatorium High School | Sydney |
| 650 | Music 2 | Longmuir, Sophie | 2 | Ravenswood School for Girls | Gordon |
| 651 | Music 2 | Nahm, Nicole Dahyun | 4 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 652 | Music 2 | Leung, Stephanie Hei-To | 5 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest |
| 653 | Music Extension | Davidson, James Struan | 1 | Conservatorium High School | Sydney |
| 654 | Music Extension | Longmuir, Sophie | 1 | Ravenswood School for Girls | Gordon |
| 655 | Music Extension | Mui, Jonathan | 3 | Barker College | Hornsby |
| 656 | Music Extension | Gill, Samuel Pangas | 4 | Sydney Technical High School | Bexley |
| 657 | Music Extension | Zhen, Xi May | 4 | Meriden School | Strathfield |
| 658 | Persian Background Speakers | Amir Goudarzi, Saba | 1 | Outside Tutor | N/A |
| 659 | Persian Background Speakers | Riazi, Fatemeh | 2 | Outside Tutor | N/A |
| 660 | Persian Background Speakers | Ali, Jawaid Wali | 3 | Outside Tutor | N/A |
| 661 | Persian Background Speakers | Assadzadeh, Sahand | 4 | Secondary College of Languages Arthur Phillip Campus | Parramatta |
| 662 | Persian Background Speakers | Al Naerie, Kawther | 5 | Secondary College of Languages Arthur Phillip Campus | Parramatta |
| 663 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Rowe, Brodie Kate | 1 | Albury High School | Albury |
| 664 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Wood, Crystal | 1 | Campbelltown Performing Arts High School | Campbelltown |
| 665 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Martin, Erin Elizabeth | 3 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga |
| 666 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Murphy, Kate | 4 | Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney | Croydon |
| 667 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Stokes, Martina | 5 | Monte Sant Angelo Mercy College | North Sydney |
| 668 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Miller, Hugh Reid | 6 | The Kings School | North Parramatta |
| 669 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Cox, Karina Iris | 7 | Carlingford High School | Carlingford |
| 670 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Langham, Jessica Kate | 7 | Macksville High School | Macksville |
| 671 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Gilbert, Emma Louise | 9 | Queenwood School for Girls | Mosman |
| 672 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Daley, Tulsa Grace | 10 | Macksville High School | Macksville |
| 673 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Smith, Ashleigh | 11 | Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney | Croydon |
| 674 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Wiltshire, Stephanie Farrah | 12 | Karabar High School Distance Education Centre | Queanbeyan |
| 675 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Dunkley, Laura Jane | 13 | St Leos Catholic College | Wahroonga |
| 676 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Westcott, Jessica Amy | 13 | Parkes High School | Parkes |
| 677 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Carr, Elizabeth May | 15 | Asquith Girls High School | Asquith |
| 678 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Patterson, Niketa Lea | 15 | Woolooware High School | Woolooware |
| 679 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Resnick, Michaela | 17 | Moriah College | Queens Park |
| 680 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Hennessy, Kayla | 18 | Holy Spirit College | ? |
| 681 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Sheumack, Terrey | 18 | Gosford High School | Gosford |
| 682 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Campbell, Ashleigh | 20 | Mount St Joseph Milperra | Milperra |
| 683 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Ferguson, Tanikah Rhiann | 20 | Dubbo School of Distance Education | Dubbo |
| 684 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | White, Jessica Florence | 20 | Terrigal High School | Terrigal |
| 685 | Philosophy - Distinction Course | Yeo, Lee-Anne | 1 | University of New England Distance Education | Armidale |
| 686 | Philosophy - Distinction Course | Choudhari, Sameer | 2 | University of New England Distance Education | Armidale |
| 687 | Philosophy - Distinction Course | Hamid, Mariya Farah | 3 | University of New England Distance Education | Armidale |
| 688 | Philosophy - Distinction Course | Chen, Wendy Ke Xing | 4 | University of New England Distance Education | Armidale |
| 689 | Philosophy - Distinction Course | Hatzistergos, Joanna | 4 | University of New England Distance Education | Armidale |
| 690 | Philosophy - Distinction Course | Hayes, Sarah | 4 | University of New England Distance Education | Armidale |
| 691 | Philosophy - Distinction Course | Romanowski, Adam Roman | 4 | University of New England Distance Education | Armidale |
| 692 | Physics | Kerr, Annabel | 1 | Gosford High School | Gosford |
| 693 | Physics | Herron, Christopher | 2 | Gosford High School | Gosford |
| 694 | Physics | Hanamshet, Ameya | 3 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 695 | Physics | Chen, Peter Wei Yung | 4 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 696 | Physics | Whitaker, Matthew John | 5 | Cranbrook School | Bellevue Hill |
| 697 | Physics | Shi, Sonya Shengri | 6 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest |
| 698 | Physics | Jeganathan, Jayson | 7 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 699 | Physics | Lai, Jacqueline Van | 8 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 700 | Physics | Hayes, Sarah | 9 | Gosford High School | Gosford |
| 701 | Physics | Mueller, Sebastian Peter | 10 | Moss Vale High School | Moss Vale |
| 702 | Polish Continuers | Jarosz, Klaudia | 1 | Secondary College of Languages Randwick Centre | Randwick |
| 703 | Polish Continuers | Zdunek, Olivia Anna | 2 | Secondary College of Languages Chatswood Campus | Chatswood |
| 704 | Polish Continuers | Vella, Adam | 3 | Secondary College of Languages Randwick Centre | Randwick |
| 705 | Polish Continuers | Kawa, Natalia Anna | 4 | Secondary College of Languages Liverpool Girls Campus | Liverpool |
| 706 | Polish Continuers | Dzwigala, Natalia | 5 | Secondary College of Languages Ashfield Boys Campus | Ashfield |
| 707 | Portuguese Continuers | Faria De Carvalho, Anabela | 1 | Secondary College of Languages Dulwich Campus | Dulwich Hill |
| 708 | Primary Industries Examination | Romeo, Benjamin | 1 | St Josephs College | ? |
| 709 | Primary Industries Examination | Wyburn, Gemma Louise | 2 | St Columbas Catholic College | Springwood |
| 710 | Primary Industries Examination | Sultana, Steven Chris | 3 | Hurlstone Agricultural High School | Glenfield |
| 711 | Primary Industries Examination | Field, Audra Rose | 4 | Mudgee High School | Mudgee |
| 712 | Primary Industries Examination | Mulquiny, Patrick Francis | 5 | Riverina Institute Leeton Campus | Leeton |
| 713 | Retail Services Examination | Francis, Adriana | 1 | Our Lady of Mercy College Parramatta | Parramatta |
| 714 | Retail Services Examination | Bou Melhem, Justine | 2 | Our Lady of Lebanon College | Harris Park |
| 715 | Retail Services Examination | Rahme, Rana | 3 | Our Lady of Lebanon College | Harris Park |
| 716 | Retail Services Examination | Munro, Elisa | 4 | Xavier Catholic College | Skennars Head |
| 717 | Retail Services Examination | Jeffrey, Claire Narelle | 5 | Karabar High School Distance Education Centre | Queanbeyan |
| 718 | Retail Services Examination | Horan, Caitlin Elizabeth | 6 | St Ives High School | St Ives |
| 719 | Retail Services Examination | Lulham, Cheyne-Marie | 7 | All Saints College St Marys Campus | Maitland |
| 720 | Retail Services Examination | Collier, Kathryn Lee | 8 | St Andrews College Senior Campus | Marayong |
| 721 | Retail Services Examination | Escobar, Jordan | 8 | Broughton Anglican College | Menangle Park |
| 722 | Retail Services Examination | Thompson, Ashleigh | 8 | Georges River Grammar | Georges Hall |
| 723 | Retail Services Examination | West, Lauren | 8 | St Peters Catholic College | Tuggerah |
| 724 | Russian Background Speakers | Zlobina, Daria | 1 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 725 | Russian Background Speakers | Melnyk, Yaroslav | 2 | Rose Bay Secondary College | Dover Heights |
| 726 | Russian Background Speakers | Mustafaev, Amir | 3 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 727 | Russian Background Speakers | Ivanov, Filipp | 4 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 728 | Russian Background Speakers | Matveev, Peter | 5 | Rose Bay Secondary College | Dover Heights |
| 729 | Senior Science | Adams, John-Daniel | 1 | Hurlstone Agricultural High School | Glenfield |
| 730 | Senior Science | Moltchanski, Anna | 1 | Hurlstone Agricultural High School | Glenfield |
| 731 | Senior Science | Purusothaman, Prasanthi | 3 | Hurlstone Agricultural High School | Glenfield |
| 732 | Senior Science | Induri, Monica | 4 | Hurlstone Agricultural High School | Glenfield |
| 733 | Senior Science | McPartland, Holly | 5 | Green Point Christian College | Green Point |
| 734 | Senior Science | Kalgovas, Dana Elise | 6 | Hurlstone Agricultural High School | Glenfield |
| 735 | Senior Science | Davis, Mitchell | 7 | James Sheahan Catholic High School | Orange |
| 736 | Senior Science | Muthuraman, Meena | 8 | Cheltenham Girls High School | Beecroft |
| 737 | Senior Science | Moryosef, Laura | 9 | Hurlstone Agricultural High School | Glenfield |
| 738 | Senior Science | Green, Amy Beatrice | 10 | Cheltenham Girls High School | Beecroft |
| 739 | Serbian Continuers | Kokinovic, Brankica | 1 | Secondary College of Languages Liverpool Girls Campus | Liverpool |
| 740 | Serbian Continuers | Palangetic, Ranislav | 2 | Secondary College of Languages Liverpool Girls Campus | Liverpool |
| 741 | Serbian Continuers | Samardzic, Tina | 3 | Secondary College of Languages Liverpool Girls Campus | Liverpool |
| 742 | Serbian Continuers | Mijatovic, Jovana | 4 | Secondary College of Languages Liverpool Girls Campus | Liverpool |
| 743 | Serbian Continuers | Tisma, Gordana | 5 | Secondary College of Languages Smiths Hill Campus | Wollongong |
| 744 | Society and Culture | Bowers, Emma | 1 | Killara High School | Killara |
| 745 | Society and Culture | Carmichael, Lauren Elissa | 1 | St Andrews Cathedral School | Sydney |
| 746 | Society and Culture | Grech, Allison | 3 | Freeman Catholic College | Bonnyrigg Heights |
| 747 | Society and Culture | Gay, Danielle | 4 | Gosford High School | Gosford |
| 748 | Society and Culture | Sellahewa, Dilan Ashok | 5 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 749 | Society and Culture | Cartland, Jemma | 6 | Gosford High School | Gosford |
| 750 | Society and Culture | Munn, Lara | 7 | St Ursulas College | Kingsgrove |
| 751 | Society and Culture | Przhedetsky, Linda | 8 | Hornsby Girls High School | Hornsby |
| 752 | Society and Culture | Blain, Jessica Caroline | 9 | Willoughby Girls High School | Willoughby |
| 753 | Society and Culture | Dabliz, Racha | 10 | Macarthur Girls High School | Parramatta |
| 754 | Software Design and Development | Bornholt, James Alexander | 1 | Canberra Grammar School | Red Hill, ACT |
| 755 | Software Design and Development | Counsell, Andrew James | 1 | Caringbah High School | Caringbah |
| 756 | Software Design and Development | Wittig, Hayden Matthew | 3 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 757 | Software Design and Development | Green, Shannon Rodney | 4 | Caringbah High School | Caringbah |
| 758 | Software Design and Development | Anderson-Butterworth, Robert James | 5 | Lake Munmorah High School | Lake Munmorah |
| 759 | Software Design and Development | Garrett, Christopher | 5 | Karabar High School | Queanbeyan |
| 760 | Software Design and Development | Burke, Duncan Kenneth | 7 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga |
| 761 | Software Design and Development | Wenke, Mitchell Scott | 7 | St Andrews Cathedral School | Sydney |
| 762 | Software Design and Development | Stephenson, Robert | 9 | St Lukes Grammar School | Dee Why |
| 763 | Software Design and Development | Tsekouras, Luke George | 9 | Trinity Grammar School | Summer Hill |
| 764 | Spanish Beginners | Li, Si-Ming Joanna | 1 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 765 | Spanish Beginners | Wong, Kah-Mun | 2 | Hornsby Girls High School | Hornsby |
| 766 | Spanish Beginners | Colli, Francesca Stephanie | 3 | Hornsby Girls High School | Hornsby |
| 767 | Spanish Beginners | Higgins, Rebecca Louise | 4 | Hornsby Girls High School | Hornsby |
| 768 | Spanish Beginners | Gerova, Margarita Ivanova | 5 | Hornsby Girls High School | Hornsby |
| 769 | Spanish Continuers | Norambuena, Angela Gabriela | 1 | Secondary College of Languages Randwick Centre | Randwick |
| 770 | Spanish Continuers | Vazquez Sanchez, Liba | 2 | Secondary College of Languages Chatswood Campus | Chatswood |
| 771 | Spanish Continuers | Aguirre Agudelo, Julian | 3 | Secondary College of Languages Liverpool Girls Campus | Liverpool |
| 772 | Spanish Continuers | Fathallah Sleiman, Mariana | 4 | Secondary College of Languages Randwick Centre | Randwick |
| 773 | Spanish Continuers | Chen, Jing Luciana | 5 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 774 | Spanish Continuers | Porter, Elizabeth | 5 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 775 | Spanish Extension | Catanzano, Virginia | 1 | Westfields Sports High School | Fairfield West |
| 776 | Spanish Extension | Barton, Emily | 2 | SCECGS Redlands | Cremorne |
| 777 | Spanish Extension | Cepeda Cuadrado, Daniela | 3 | Secondary College of Languages Liverpool Girls Campus | Liverpool |
| 778 | Spanish Extension | Catanzano, Santiago | 4 | Westfields Sports High School | Fairfield West |
| 779 | Spanish Extension | Best, Daniel | 5 | Secondary College of Languages Kogarah Campus | Kogarah |
| 780 | Studies of Religion I | Evans, Thomas Xavier | 1 | St Johns College | ? |
| 781 | Studies of Religion I | Crosbie, Stephanie Ellen | 2 | St Patricks Marist College | Dundas |
| 782 | Studies of Religion I | Cinque, Vivien | 3 | Trinity Catholic College Auburn Campus | Auburn |
| 783 | Studies of Religion I | Lo Cascio, Ciara | 4 | Magdalene Catholic College | Narellan |
| 784 | Studies of Religion I | Blaker, Stephanie | 5 | Magdalene Catholic College | Narellan |
| 785 | Studies of Religion I | Emmerick, Analise | 6 | St Ursulas College | Kingsgrove |
| 786 | Studies of Religion I | Parker, Rhiannon | 6 | Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney | Croydon |
| 787 | Studies of Religion I | Madry, Alex Martin | 8 | St Pius X College | Chatswood |
| 788 | Studies of Religion I | Konstantinidis, Madeleine | 9 | Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney | Croydon |
| 789 | Studies of Religion I | Farrugia, Justin William | 10 | All Saints College St Marys Campus | Maitland |
| 790 | Studies of Religion I | Nolan, Mitchell James | 10 | All Saints College St Marys Campus | Maitland |
| 791 | Studies of Religion I | Vartuli, Christopher Alexander | 12 | St Patricks College Strathfield | Strathfield |
| 792 | Studies of Religion I | Diaz, Sebastian | 13 | St Marys Senior High School | St Marys |
| 793 | Studies of Religion I | Grech, Allison | 13 | Freeman Catholic College | Bonnyrigg Heights |
| 794 | Studies of Religion I | Healey-Nash, Caitlin | 15 | Chevalier College | Burradoo |
| 795 | Studies of Religion I | Lin, Mike | 15 | Killara High School | Killara |
| 796 | Studies of Religion I | Nissan, Atorina | 15 | Freeman Catholic College | Bonnyrigg Heights |
| 797 | Studies of Religion I | Ohlin, Isaac Allan John | 15 | Christian Brothers High School Lewisham | Lewisham |
| 798 | Studies of Religion I | Nottidge, Brian | 19 | St Josephs College | ? |
| 799 | Studies of Religion I | Olver, Stephen Edward | 19 | Marist College North Shore | North Sydney |
| 800 | Studies of Religion II | Paganin, Isabella | 1 | Our Lady of Mercy College Parramatta | Parramatta |
Source: NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA).
Supplementary data from school publications.
Supplementary data from school publications.
Last Updated: 27 Jan 2021