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.
| 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 |
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| 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 |