This report shows the 2010 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.
| 301 | English (Standard) | Frig, Stephanie | 18 | Brigidine College Randwick | Randwick |
| 302 | English (Standard) | Pemberton, Nathaniel | 19 | St Aloysius College | Milsons Point |
| 303 | English (Standard) | Curby, Suzannah | 20 | Brigidine College St Ives | St Ives |
| 304 | English as a Second Language | Marar, Satyajeet Ramdas | 1 | Homebush Boys High School | Homebush |
| 305 | English as a Second Language | Ho, Hoang Son | 2 | Cabramatta High School | Cabramatta |
| 306 | English as a Second Language | Nie, Jun Yu Adam | 3 | Blakehurst High School | Blakehurst |
| 307 | English as a Second Language | Xu, Kang Ning | 4 | Homebush Boys High School | Homebush |
| 308 | English as a Second Language | Ma, Zhi Yuan | 5 | Homebush Boys High School | Homebush |
| 309 | English as a Second Language | Gana, Debbie | 6 | Australian International School Malaysia | Selangor, Malaysia |
| 310 | English as a Second Language | Ridzwan, Dina Eliza | 7 | Australian International School Malaysia | Selangor, Malaysia |
| 311 | English as a Second Language | Truong, Manh Tue | 8 | Homebush Boys High School | Homebush |
| 312 | English as a Second Language | Ng, Chien Yee | 9 | Holroyd High School | Greystanes |
| 313 | English as a Second Language | Tasneem, Sijjal | 10 | Castle Hill High School | Castle Hill |
| 314 | English Extension 1 | Wu, Bob | 1 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 315 | English Extension 1 | Peres, Penelope | 2 | Ascham School | Edgecliff |
| 316 | English Extension 1 | Dissanayake, Hashani Chathuri Kumari | 3 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 317 | English Extension 1 | Ennever, Kallie Alexandra | 4 | Pennant Hills High School | Pennant Hills |
| 318 | English Extension 1 | Bowmer, Megan | 5 | Mount Carmel Catholic High School | Varroville |
| 319 | English Extension 1 | Flick, Marnie | 6 | Wenona School | North Sydney |
| 320 | English Extension 1 | Kaye, Jessica | 7 | Moriah College | Queens Park |
| 321 | English Extension 1 | Glanz, Jessica | 8 | Moriah College | Queens Park |
| 322 | English Extension 1 | Nguyen-Yanai, Kyoko | 9 | Penrith High School | Penrith |
| 323 | English Extension 1 | Gottlieb, Madeleine | 10 | Moriah College | Queens Park |
| 324 | English Extension 2 | Gottlieb, Madeleine | 1 | Moriah College | Queens Park |
| 325 | English Extension 2 | Walsh, Peter | 2 | St Aloysius College | Milsons Point |
| 326 | English Extension 2 | Car, Stefanie Marie | 3 | Nagle College | Blacktown |
| 327 | English Extension 2 | Vayani-Lai, Saba | 3 | Glenwood High School | Glenwood |
| 328 | English Extension 2 | Overton, Caitlin | 5 | Wagga Wagga High School | Wagga Wagga |
| 329 | English Extension 2 | Papadimatos, Danny | 6 | St Marys Cathedral College | Sydney |
| 330 | English Extension 2 | Newton, Scott Patrick O'Neill | 7 | St Columbas Catholic College | Springwood |
| 331 | English Extension 2 | Gilabert, Violeta Linda | 8 | Nowra High School | Nowra |
| 332 | English Extension 2 | Riches, Emily | 9 | Mullumbimby High School | Mullumbimby |
| 333 | English Extension 2 | Sharma, Varun | 10 | Macquarie Fields High School | Macquarie Fields |
| 334 | Entertainment Industry Examination | O'Brien, Conor David | 1 | Toormina High School | Toormina |
| 335 | Entertainment Industry Examination | Licciardello, Carissa | 2 | Santa Sabina College | Strathfield |
| 336 | Entertainment Industry Examination | Van De Mortel, Callum | 3 | St Philips Christian College Newcastle | Waratah |
| 337 | Entertainment Industry Examination | Leembruggen, Rachel Ann | 4 | St Marys Senior High School | St Marys |
| 338 | Entertainment Industry Examination | Benn, Sarah Mary | 5 | Bowral High School | Bowral |
| 339 | Filipino Continuers | Santos, Joni | 1 | Secondary College of Languages Bankstown Girls Campus | Bankstown |
| 340 | Filipino Continuers | Dela Pena, Chevy | 2 | Secondary College of Languages Bankstown Girls Campus | Bankstown |
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| 341 | Food Technology | Le, Vicki | 1 | St George Girls High School | Kogarah |
| 342 | Food Technology | Asprey, Billie Jane | 2 | Lake Munmorah High School | Lake Munmorah |
| 343 | Food Technology | Thomson, Stephanie Joan | 3 | Camden Haven High School Distance Education Centre | Laurieton |
| 344 | Food Technology | Langley, Stephen William | 4 | Muswellbrook High School | Muswellbrook |
| 345 | Food Technology | Rathbone, Amy | 4 | MacKillop College Port Macquarie | Port Macquarie |
| 346 | Food Technology | Sukkar, Clarissa | 6 | Bethlehem College | Ashfield |
| 347 | Food Technology | Matthews, Sarah | 7 | Mount St Benedict College | Pennant Hills |
| 348 | Food Technology | Loo, Huai Li | 8 | Cherrybrook Technology High School | Cherrybrook |
| 349 | Food Technology | Gawthorne, Jonathan | 9 | Sutherland Shire Christian School | Barden Ridge |
| 350 | Food Technology | Saldevar, Isabel | 10 | Brigidine College Randwick | Randwick |
| 351 | French Beginners | Tate, Louise | 1 | Southern Cross School of Distance Education | East Ballina |
| 352 | French Beginners | Wilkie, Oscar | 1 | Gosford High School | Gosford |
| 353 | French Beginners | Daniell, Isolde | 3 | Trinity Catholic College Lismore | East Lismore |
| 354 | French Beginners | Smith, Grace Marian | 4 | Southern Cross School of Distance Education | East Ballina |
| 355 | French Beginners | Hayes, Rosalind | 5 | St Philips Christian College Newcastle | Waratah |
| 356 | French Continuers | Bauman, Nicola | 1 | MLC School | Burwood |
| 357 | French Continuers | Wu, Bob | 2 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 358 | French Continuers | Etienne, Alexandra Florence | 3 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga |
| 359 | French Continuers | Wong, Alison | 4 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 360 | French Continuers | Falk, Matthew | 5 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 361 | French Extension | Cook, Victoria | 1 | Kinross Wolaroi School | Orange |
| 362 | French Extension | Galet-Lalande, Isabelle | 2 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 363 | French Extension | Lee, Bonnie | 3 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest |
| 364 | French Extension | Bauman, Nicola | 4 | MLC School | Burwood |
| 365 | French Extension | Watson, Christopher | 5 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 366 | General Mathematics | Wilcher, Sam | 1 | De La Salle Catholic College Cronulla | Cronulla |
| 367 | General Mathematics | Eppelstun, Xanthe Paige | 2 | Mount St Patrick College | Murwillumbah |
| 368 | General Mathematics | McCarren, Samuel James | 3 | Great Lakes College Tuncurry Senior Campus | Tuncurry |
| 369 | General Mathematics | Rogan, Blake Edward | 3 | St Patricks College Strathfield | Strathfield |
| 370 | General Mathematics | Carmody, Liam Brendan | 5 | St Ignatius College | Lane Cove |
| 371 | General Mathematics | Ewen, Laura | 5 | St Philips Christian College Newcastle | Waratah |
| 372 | General Mathematics | Hadley, Paige Amber | 5 | St Marys Senior High School | St Marys |
| 373 | General Mathematics | Johnson, Caitlin Ellen | 5 | Glen Innes High School | Glen Innes |
| 374 | General Mathematics | Madar, Avia | 5 | Emanuel School | Randwick |
| 375 | General Mathematics | Elias Arciuli, Francesca | 10 | Loreto Normanhurst | Normanhurst |
| 376 | General Mathematics | Reid, Jordan Scott | 11 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga |
| 377 | General Mathematics | Wilson, Rhian Elise | 12 | St Marys Senior High School | St Marys |
| 378 | General Mathematics | Allen, Rosemary Grace Macleod | 13 | Hornsby Girls High School | Hornsby |
| 379 | General Mathematics | Astles, Jacinta Laura | 14 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow |
| 380 | General Mathematics | Belobrajdic, Rebecca | 14 | Wyndham College | Quakers Hill |
| 381 | General Mathematics | Chetty, Sivashna | 14 | Cecil Hills High School | Cecil Hills |
| 382 | General Mathematics | Coulter, Jonathon | 14 | Gosford High School | Gosford |
| 383 | General Mathematics | Roberts, Skye | 14 | Menai High School | Menai |
| 384 | General Mathematics | Thomas, Amy | 14 | Trinity Anglican College Albury | Thurgoona |
| 385 | General Mathematics | Kaplan, Lauren | 20 | Masada College | St Ives |
| 386 | Geography | Popovic, Ilaria | 1 | Karabar High School Distance Education Centre | Queanbeyan |
| 387 | Geography | Collins, Madeline Christine | 2 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga |
| 388 | Geography | Butters, Alexander | 3 | Newcastle Grammar School | Newcastle |
| 389 | Geography | Kou, Shi-Ling | 4 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 390 | Geography | La, Emily Jacqualine | 5 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 391 | Geography | McGarity, Jocelyn | 6 | Dubbo School of Distance Education | Dubbo |
| 392 | Geography | Pentz, Alexandra | 7 | Queenwood School for Girls | Mosman |
| 393 | Geography | Davidson, Alice | 8 | Wenona School | North Sydney |
| 394 | Geography | Chambers, Campbell Ian | 9 | SHORE Sydney Church of England Grammar School | North Sydney |
| 395 | Geography | Ma, William Yunxiang | 10 | Barker College | Hornsby |
| 396 | German Beginners | Lillicrap, Bethan Brenda Missee | 1 | Conservatorium High School | Sydney |
| 397 | German Beginners | Koudasheva, Nadezhda | 2 | Conservatorium High School | Sydney |
| 398 | German Beginners | Moss, Nicola Caitlin | 3 | St Pauls High School | Booragul |
| 399 | German Beginners | Ehsman, Tara Elizabeth | 4 | St Pauls High School | Booragul |
| 400 | German Beginners | Cumming, Sarah Patricia | 5 | SCEGGS Darlinghurst | Darlinghurst |
| 401 | German Continuers | Pohl, Jessica Nadine | 1 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 402 | German Continuers | Goldmann, Johannes | 2 | International Grammar School | Ultimo |
| 403 | German Continuers | Maier, Daniela Eleonore | 3 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 404 | German Continuers | Rowe, Mark William | 4 | Canberra Grammar School | Red Hill, ACT |
| 405 | German Continuers | Cohen, Meta Barbara | 5 | MLC School | Burwood |
| 406 | German Extension | Rowe, Mark William | 1 | Canberra Grammar School | Red Hill, ACT |
| 407 | German Extension | Pattinson, Robert Edward | 2 | Fort Street High School | Petersham |
| 408 | German Extension | Cole, Freya Louise | 3 | Fort Street High School | Petersham |
| 409 | German Extension | Maier, Daniela Eleonore | 4 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 410 | German Extension | Durrant-Whyte, William Hugh | 5 | Fort Street High School | Petersham |
| 411 | History Extension | Konstandopoulos, Stephanie | 1 | Domremy College | Five Dock |
| 412 | History Extension | Whitehead, Bonnie Rose | 2 | Wenona School | North Sydney |
| 413 | History Extension | Colless, Anna Wynn | 3 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 414 | History Extension | Christensen, Tiernan Sam Jacobson | 4 | The Kings School | North Parramatta |
| 415 | History Extension | Farrell, Samuel Patrick | 5 | Normanhurst Boys High School | Normanhurst |
| 416 | History Extension | Farmakis, Thomas | 6 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga |
| 417 | History Extension | Moore, Ellen Josephine Elizabeth | 7 | Fort Street High School | Petersham |
| 418 | History Extension | McNamara, Michael Anthony | 8 | Canberra Grammar School | Red Hill, ACT |
| 419 | History Extension | Murray, Samuel | 9 | St Aloysius College | Milsons Point |
| 420 | History Extension | Scott, Georgia Alexandra | 10 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest |
| 421 | Hospitality Examination | Khoury, Aimee | 1 | Mount St Benedict College | Pennant Hills |
| 422 | Hospitality Examination | Giddy, Alana | 2 | MLC School | Burwood |
| 423 | Hospitality Examination | Pleasance, Teghan Jade | 3 | All Saints College St Marys Campus | Maitland |
| 424 | Hospitality Examination | Spencer, Nicole | 4 | Tara Anglican School for Girls | North Parramatta |
| 425 | Hospitality Examination | Cain, Lauren | 5 | Monte Sant Angelo Mercy College | North Sydney |
| 426 | Hospitality Examination | Beasley, Allyssa Jayne | 6 | Eden Marine High School | Eden |
| 427 | Hospitality Examination | Bourke, Nicola | 7 | St Clares High School | Taree |
| 428 | Hospitality Examination | Pearce, Bronte Greta | 8 | Duval High School | Armidale |
| 429 | Hospitality Examination | Edwards, Ashley | 9 | Central Coast Grammar School | Erina Heights |
| 430 | Hospitality Examination | Minnis, Kate | 9 | Chevalier College | Burradoo |
| 431 | Hungarian Continuers | Zsigoszki, Lilian Viktoria | 1 | Secondary College of Languages Bankstown Girls Campus | Bankstown |
| 432 | Hungarian Continuers | Benedek, Ingrid | 2 | Secondary College of Languages Bankstown Girls Campus | Bankstown |
| 433 | Hungarian Continuers | Remai, Eniko | 3 | Secondary College of Languages Bankstown Girls Campus | Bankstown |
| 434 | Indonesian Background Speakers | Hadiputro, Gloria | 1 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 435 | Indonesian Beginners | White, Samantha Lee | 1 | St John The Evangelist Catholic High School | Nowra |
| 436 | Indonesian Beginners | Kim, Elizabeth Mijin | 2 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 437 | Indonesian Beginners | Stewart, Carly | 3 | Mullumbimby High School | Mullumbimby |
| 438 | Indonesian Beginners | Lui, Chi-Hay Angus | 4 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 439 | Indonesian Beginners | Nelson, Alice | 5 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 440 | Indonesian Continuers | O'Mara, Joseph | 1 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 441 | Indonesian Continuers | Elliott Phibbs, Indigo | 2 | Burwood Girls High School | Croydon |
| 442 | Indonesian Continuers | Luo, Ivan Tseng | 3 | Ryde Secondary College | Ryde |
| 443 | Indonesian Continuers | Theodorakopoulos, Stamatina | 4 | Ryde Secondary College | Ryde |
| 444 | Indonesian Continuers | Lu, Lucia Xiya | 5 | Ryde Secondary College | Ryde |
| 445 | Indonesian Extension | O'Mara, Joseph | 1 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 446 | Indonesian Extension | Elliott Phibbs, Indigo | 2 | Burwood Girls High School | Croydon |
| 447 | Indonesian Extension | Luo, Ivan Tseng | 3 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 448 | Indonesian Extension | Hulse, Emma Elizabeth | 4 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 449 | Indonesian Extension | Lewis, Claudia | 5 | St Catherines School | Waverley |
| 450 | Industrial Technology | Waterson, Bradley Harold | 1 | Pennant Hills High School | Pennant Hills |
| 451 | Industrial Technology | McCreanor, Thomas | 2 | Parramatta Marist High School | Westmead |
| 452 | Industrial Technology | Henwood, Dale | 3 | MacKillop College Port Macquarie | Port Macquarie |
| 453 | Industrial Technology | Brewer, Ryan Lance | 4 | Meadowbank Education Trust School | Sydney Olympic Park |
| 454 | Industrial Technology | Rhodes, Thomas Andrew | 4 | Lithgow High School | Lithgow |
| 455 | Industrial Technology | Hooley, Andrew | 6 | Central Coast Grammar School | Erina Heights |
| 456 | Industrial Technology | Morelli, Marc James | 7 | St Patricks College Strathfield | Strathfield |
| 457 | Industrial Technology | Rofe, Billy | 7 | Chevalier College | Burradoo |
| 458 | Industrial Technology | Sokolnikoff, Andrew Gregory Serge | 9 | Pennant Hills High School | Pennant Hills |
| 459 | Industrial Technology | Ha, Amy | 10 | Cecil Hills High School | Cecil Hills |
| 460 | Information Processes and Technology | Rong, Anne Tianran | 1 | St George Girls High School | Kogarah |
| 461 | Information Processes and Technology | Cameron, Amy | 2 | Sydney Distance Education High School | Woolloomooloo |
| 462 | Information Processes and Technology | Kumar, Praneel | 3 | John Edmondson High School | Horningsea Park |
| 463 | Information Processes and Technology | Riosa, Blake Andrew | 4 | Kirrawee High School | Kirrawee |
| 464 | Information Processes and Technology | Chan, Andrew Chi Hang | 5 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest |
| 465 | Information Processes and Technology | Ennever, Kallie Alexandra | 6 | Pennant Hills High School | Pennant Hills |
| 466 | Information Processes and Technology | Lor, Patricia | 7 | Northern Sydney Institute Meadowbank College | Meadowbank |
| 467 | Information Processes and Technology | Hudson, Emily | 8 | Kambala | Rose Bay |
| 468 | Information Processes and Technology | Jacobson, Michael | 9 | Trinity Catholic College Lismore | East Lismore |
| 469 | Information Processes and Technology | Rullo, Laura-Marie | 10 | Freeman Catholic College | Bonnyrigg Heights |
| 470 | Information Technology Examination | Ezzy, David | 1 | The Hills Grammar School | Kenthurst |
| 471 | Information Technology Examination | Johnson, Taylor Robert | 2 | Hunter Institute Newcastle Campus | Tighes Hill |
| 472 | Information Technology Examination | Hoffman, Andrew | 3 | Woodenbong Central School | Woodenbong |
| 473 | Information Technology Examination | Panigiris, Dion | 4 | St Spyridon College Senior School | Maroubra |
| 474 | Information Technology Examination | Hannaway, Mohamad Akram | 5 | Sydney Institute Ultimo Campus | Ultimo |
| 475 | Information Technology Examination | Kamel, Abanoub | 6 | Wyong High School | Wyong |
| 476 | Information Technology Examination | Baxter, Samuel | 7 | Hunter Institute Wyong Campus | Wyong |
| 477 | Information Technology Examination | Hawkins, Jacob Brian | 7 | Western Sydney Institute Blue Mountains Campus | Wentworth Falls |
| 478 | Information Technology Examination | McLennan, Benjamin David | 7 | Epping Boys High School | Eastwood |
| 479 | Information Technology Examination | Huynh, Christopher | 10 | St Johns Park High School | St Johns Park |
| 480 | Information Technology Examination | Mowen, Jack Joseph | 10 | William Carey Christian School | Prestons |
| 481 | Information Technology Examination | Power, Hannah Frances | 10 | Northern Sydney Institute Hornsby College | Hornsby |
| 482 | Information Technology Examination | Tang, Arnold | 10 | Epping Boys High School | Eastwood |
| 483 | Information Technology Examination | Wilson, Stewart | 10 | Karabar High School Distance Education Centre | Queanbeyan |
| 484 | Italian Beginners | Chan, Vivienne | 1 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 485 | Italian Beginners | Chhabra, Jasmine Jill | 2 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest |
| 486 | Italian Beginners | Sarjeant, Lauren | 3 | Queenwood School for Girls | Mosman |
| 487 | Italian Beginners | Coleman, Adelaide | 4 | Queenwood School for Girls | Mosman |
| 488 | Italian Beginners | Pryce, Chloe | 5 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 489 | Italian Continuers | Puglisi, Giancarlo | 1 | Secondary College of Languages Kogarah Campus | Kogarah |
| 490 | Italian Continuers | Youssef, Isabelle Mary | 2 | Loreto Kirribilli | Kirribilli |
| 491 | Italian Continuers | Selby, Joel | 3 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 492 | Italian Continuers | Daniell, Isolde | 4 | Trinity Catholic College Lismore | East Lismore |
| 493 | Italian Continuers | Belgiorno-Nettis, Matteo | 5 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 494 | Italian Extension | Daniell, Isolde | 1 | Trinity Catholic College Lismore | East Lismore |
| 495 | Italian Extension | Selby, Joel | 2 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 496 | Italian Extension | Saul, Gabriel | 3 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 497 | Italian Extension | Belgiorno-Nettis, Matteo | 4 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 498 | Italian Extension | Sgroi, Sarah Kathleen | 5 | Loreto Kirribilli | Kirribilli |
| 499 | Japanese Background Speakers | Ozu, Yukie | 1 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 500 | Japanese Background Speakers | Irie, Misa | 2 | SCECGS Redlands | Cremorne |