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.
| 701 | Physics | Roberts, Sam | 4 | Chevalier College | Burradoo |
| 702 | Physics | Mohan, Vithushan | 5 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park |
| 703 | Physics | Wu, Bob | 6 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 704 | Physics | Li, Peiyuan | 7 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 705 | Physics | Vasan, Nikhil | 7 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 706 | Physics | Singh, Prince Gurkirt | 9 | Hurlstone Agricultural High School | Glenfield |
| 707 | Physics | Law, Stacey Wing Chee | 10 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 708 | Polish Continuers | Marciszewski, Kasia | 1 | Secondary College of Languages Ashfield Boys Campus | Ashfield |
| 709 | Polish Continuers | Samolej, Katarzyna | 2 | Secondary College of Languages Chatswood Campus | Chatswood |
| 710 | Polish Continuers | Florczuk, Katarzyna | 3 | Secondary College of Languages Ashfield Boys Campus | Ashfield |
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| 711 | Polish Continuers | Dobrowolski, Jeremy Konrad | 4 | Secondary College of Languages Randwick Centre | Randwick |
| 712 | Polish Continuers | Sosinski, Czarek | 5 | Secondary College of Languages Randwick Centre | Randwick |
| 713 | Portuguese Continuers | Almeida, Jessica | 1 | Outside Tutor | N/A |
| 714 | Primary Industries Examination | Fulford, Corinne Vivian | 1 | Hurlstone Agricultural High School | Glenfield |
| 715 | Primary Industries Examination | Lee, Emma | 2 | Karabar High School Distance Education Centre | Queanbeyan |
| 716 | Primary Industries Examination | Hill, Laura Kate | 3 | Oberon High School | Oberon |
| 717 | Primary Industries Examination | Panhuber, Nicholas | 4 | Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School | Calala |
| 718 | Primary Industries Examination | Edwards, Christopher | 5 | St Stanislaus College | Bathurst |
| 719 | Retail Services Examination | Perkins, Ebony Louise | 1 | Kotara High School | Adamstown |
| 720 | Retail Services Examination | Morrissey, Andrew Kevin | 2 | St Marys High School | Casino |
| 721 | Retail Services Examination | Carr, Amy Louise | 3 | James Fallon High School | North Albury |
| 722 | Retail Services Examination | Day, Niamh | 3 | Gosford High School | Gosford |
| 723 | Retail Services Examination | Bacic, Kristina | 5 | Freeman Catholic College | Bonnyrigg Heights |
| 724 | Retail Services Examination | Nelson, Kirstie Lee | 5 | Chatham High School | Taree |
| 725 | Retail Services Examination | Duong, Lyne | 7 | Canley Vale High School | Canley Vale |
| 726 | Retail Services Examination | Bruce, Kye | 8 | Henry Kendall High School | Gosford |
| 727 | Retail Services Examination | Mach, Steven | 9 | Fairvale High School | Fairfield West |
| 728 | Retail Services Examination | Nguyen, Bao Hoang Anh | 10 | Marrickville High School | Marrickville |
| 729 | Russian Background Speakers | Morozova, Olga | 1 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 730 | Russian Background Speakers | Voloshina, Yulia | 2 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 731 | Russian Background Speakers | Steele, Alain | 3 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 732 | Russian Background Speakers | Donis, Ksenia | 4 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 733 | Russian Background Speakers | Gareeva, Anna | 5 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 734 | Senior Science | Vallester, Kimberly Kate | 1 | Girraween High School | Girraween |
| 735 | Senior Science | Hannan, Morgan Jeffry | 2 | Hurlstone Agricultural High School | Glenfield |
| 736 | Senior Science | Chin, Amanda Xhiee | 3 | Hurlstone Agricultural High School | Glenfield |
| 737 | Senior Science | Conigrave, Anna | 4 | Loreto Normanhurst | Normanhurst |
| 738 | Senior Science | Whitehead, Bonnie Rose | 5 | Wenona School | North Sydney |
| 739 | Senior Science | Chuor, Vincent | 6 | Hurlstone Agricultural High School | Glenfield |
| 740 | Senior Science | Lee, Brian | 7 | Hurlstone Agricultural High School | Glenfield |
| 741 | Senior Science | Waite, Jack Daniel | 8 | Hurlstone Agricultural High School | Glenfield |
| 742 | Senior Science | Jephcote, Lana D | 9 | Lindisfarne Anglican School | Terranora |
| 743 | Senior Science | Heikkinen, Kieren Edward | 10 | Hurlstone Agricultural High School | Glenfield |
| 744 | Serbian Continuers | Djordjevic, Aleksandra | 1 | St Spyridon College Senior School | Maroubra |
| 745 | Society and Culture | Brierley, Melanie Jayne | 1 | Willoughby Girls High School | Willoughby |
| 746 | Society and Culture | Leembruggen, Rachel Ann | 1 | St Marys Senior High School | St Marys |
| 747 | Society and Culture | Hungerford, Zoe | 3 | Gosford High School | Gosford |
| 748 | Society and Culture | Wharton, Ruby | 4 | Gosford High School | Gosford |
| 749 | Society and Culture | Feggans, Tessa Camille | 5 | Caringbah High School | Caringbah |
| 750 | Society and Culture | Ferdinands, Brittany | 5 | Domremy College | Five Dock |