This report shows the 2011 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.
| 351 | French Extension | Middleton, Miranda | 1 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 352 | French Extension | van Lieven, Jessica Anne | 2 | SCEGGS Darlinghurst | Darlinghurst |
| 353 | French Extension | Han, Alice | 3 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 354 | French Extension | Fitzpatrick, Rhianna | 4 | Kinross Wolaroi School | Orange |
| 355 | French Extension | Booth, Shoshana Margaret | 5 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest |
| 356 | General Mathematics | Paton, Chloe Ann | 1 | Hornsby Girls High School | Hornsby |
| 357 | General Mathematics | Vardanega, Nicholas | 1 | St Columba Anglican School | Port Macquarie |
| 358 | General Mathematics | Bell, Jessica | 3 | Ascham School | Edgecliff |
| 359 | General Mathematics | De Souza, Tahnee | 3 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 360 | General Mathematics | Hillig, Zoe Alana | 3 | Cheltenham Girls High School | Beecroft |
| 361 | General Mathematics | Reid, Maxwell Charles | 3 | Barker College | Hornsby |
| 362 | General Mathematics | Skinner, Sam | 3 | St Lukes Grammar School | Dee Why |
| 363 | General Mathematics | Williams, Megan Eloise | 3 | Leumeah High School | Leumeah |
| 364 | General Mathematics | Hadisaputro, Anastasia | 9 | Willoughby Girls High School | Willoughby |
| 365 | General Mathematics | Tumeth, Emmah Leah | 10 | Hornsby Girls High School | Hornsby |
| 366 | General Mathematics | Parker, Zachary | 11 | St Aloysius College | Milsons Point |
| 367 | General Mathematics | Gardam, Tansy Madeline Ewing | 12 | Hurlstone Agricultural High School | Glenfield |
| 368 | General Mathematics | Greaves, Lauren Therese | 13 | Hurlstone Agricultural High School | Glenfield |
| 369 | General Mathematics | Chan, Evelyn Hoi Wan | 14 | Hornsby Girls High School | Hornsby |
| 370 | General Mathematics | Browning, Billy Creel | 15 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga |
| 371 | General Mathematics | Cousin, Aidan Robert James | 15 | St Patricks Marist College | Dundas |
| 372 | General Mathematics | Docker, Candice Suede | 15 | Sefton High School | Sefton |
| 373 | General Mathematics | Haslam, Myles | 15 | Pittwater House Schools | Collaroy |
| 374 | General Mathematics | Lambert, Mitchell | 15 | Georges River College Oatley Senior Campus | Oatley |
| 375 | General Mathematics | Rosewarne, Emma Stephanie | 15 | St Andrews Cathedral School | Sydney |
| 376 | General Mathematics | Todd, Joel | 15 | Homebush Boys High School | Homebush |
| 377 | General Mathematics | Zotti, Paige | 15 | Mater Dei Catholic College | Wagga Wagga |
| 378 | Geography | Bones, Emma Louise Wallis | 1 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga |
| 379 | Geography | Dean-Johnson, Liam | 2 | International Grammar School | Ultimo |
| 380 | Geography | Barnes, Eloise Cordeaux | 3 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga |
| 381 | Geography | Farquharson, Katherine | 4 | Roseville College | Roseville |
| 382 | Geography | Cavanagh, Joseph Patrick Lyons | 5 | Canberra Grammar School | Red Hill, ACT |
| 383 | Geography | Borkman, Sarah Elizabeth | 6 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga |
| 384 | Geography | Macgregor, Nicola Claire Louisa | 7 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga |
| 385 | Geography | Chin, Mitchel Jia Jun | 8 | St Ives High School | St Ives |
| 386 | Geography | Carey, Joseph | 9 | St Josephs College | ? |
| 387 | Geography | Kwan, Timothy Nathan | 10 | SHORE Sydney Church of England Grammar School | North Sydney |
| 388 | German Beginners | Dolk, Michaela Mei | 1 | SCEGGS Darlinghurst | Darlinghurst |
| 389 | German Beginners | Reynolds, Taylah Kathleen | 2 | Wade High School | Griffith |
| 390 | German Beginners | Tracy, Monica Mylchreest | 3 | SCEGGS Darlinghurst | Darlinghurst |
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| 391 | German Beginners | Zalunardo, Ashley Marie | 4 | Wade High School | Griffith |
| 392 | German Beginners | Handelsman, Elizabeth Clare | 5 | SCEGGS Darlinghurst | Darlinghurst |
| 393 | German Continuers | Dowavic, David | 1 | Smiths Hill High School | Wollongong |
| 394 | German Continuers | Goetz, Naeman Nathanael | 1 | Trinity Grammar School | Summer Hill |
| 395 | German Continuers | Young, Katrina Louise | 3 | Hornsby Girls High School | Hornsby |
| 396 | German Continuers | Hall, Eleanor | 4 | Ascham School | Edgecliff |
| 397 | German Continuers | Coles, Lucy Imogen | 5 | Meriden School | Strathfield |
| 398 | German Continuers | Dale, Rosemary Louise | 5 | Caringbah High School | Caringbah |
| 399 | German Continuers | Wiebe, Vanessa | 5 | William Clarke College | Kellyville |
| 400 | German Extension | Duncan, Samuel Patrick | 1 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga |
| 401 | German Extension | Cohen, Meta Barbara | 2 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 402 | German Extension | Lai, Sunny Xin | 3 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest |
| 403 | German Extension | Hall, Eleanor | 4 | Ascham School | Edgecliff |
| 404 | German Extension | Wiebe, Vanessa | 4 | William Clarke College | Kellyville |
| 405 | Hindi Continuers | Gohel, Nirali Atulchandra | 1 | Secondary College of Languages The Hills Sports Campus | Seven Hills |
| 406 | Hindi Continuers | Gumber, Aarushi | 2 | Secondary College of Languages The Hills Sports Campus | Seven Hills |
| 407 | Hindi Continuers | Prasad, Aakash Bhavik | 3 | Secondary College of Languages The Hills Sports Campus | Seven Hills |
| 408 | Hindi Continuers | Kamboj, Shriya | 4 | Outside Tutor | N/A |
| 409 | Hindi Continuers | Malhotra, Richa | 5 | Secondary College of Languages The Hills Sports Campus | Seven Hills |
| 410 | History Extension | Rose, Georgia Hope | 1 | Chatswood High School | Chatswood |
| 411 | History Extension | McAlpin, Luke | 2 | St Aloysius College | Milsons Point |
| 412 | History Extension | Chan, Ivan San | 3 | Barker College | Hornsby |
| 413 | History Extension | Lambert, Daniella | 4 | Trinity Catholic College Auburn Campus | Auburn |
| 414 | History Extension | Tan, Joanna | 5 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills |
| 415 | History Extension | Su, Penina | 6 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 416 | History Extension | Pesce, Katya | 7 | Tara Anglican School for Girls | North Parramatta |
| 417 | History Extension | Gordon-King, Caitlin | 8 | Alstonville High School | Alstonville |
| 418 | History Extension | Borton, Nicola Madeleine | 9 | Kambala | Rose Bay |
| 419 | History Extension | Blake, Matthew James Radford | 10 | Cranbrook School | Bellevue Hill |
| 420 | Hospitality Examination | McGuinness, Jessica Anne | 1 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow |
| 421 | Hospitality Examination | Hage, Stephanie | 2 | Cerdon College | Merrylands |
| 422 | Hospitality Examination | McNally, Courtney | 3 | Brigidine College Randwick | Randwick |
| 423 | Hospitality Examination | Tuohy, Brianna Jade | 4 | Castle Hill High School | Castle Hill |
| 424 | Hospitality Examination | Evans, Sophie | 5 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 425 | Hospitality Examination | Asanovski, Azize | 6 | Northern Sydney Institute Ryde College | Ryde |
| 426 | Hospitality Examination | Lieschke, Natasha Irene | 6 | Mulwaree High School | Goulburn |
| 427 | Hospitality Examination | Morton, Eliza-Jane | 8 | The Hills Grammar School | Kenthurst |
| 428 | Hospitality Examination | Murray, Jordan | 9 | Tara Anglican School for Girls | North Parramatta |
| 429 | Hospitality Examination | Powell, Alexandra | 10 | Batemans Bay High School | Batehaven |
| 430 | Hungarian Continuers | Papdi, Gabor | 1 | Secondary College of Languages Bankstown Girls Campus | Bankstown |
| 431 | Hungarian Continuers | Orsos, Natalie Vivienne | 2 | Secondary College of Languages Bankstown Girls Campus | Bankstown |
| 432 | Indonesian Background Speakers | Andrianto, Herlin | 1 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 433 | Indonesian Background Speakers | Saputra, Michelle Devonna | 2 | IPEKA Integrated Christian School | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| 434 | Indonesian Beginners | Vines, Jessica | 1 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 435 | Indonesian Beginners | Susanto, Jessica Lawrence | 2 | Glenwood High School | Glenwood |
| 436 | Indonesian Beginners | Bahrum, Melissa Veronica | 3 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 437 | Indonesian Beginners | Dupagunta, Sindhusha | 4 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 438 | Indonesian Beginners | Ryan, Ruby Kathleen | 4 | Mullumbimby High School | Mullumbimby |
| 439 | Indonesian Continuers | Gaudion, Lauren | 1 | St Catherines School | Waverley |
| 440 | Indonesian Continuers | O'Sullivan, Emily Clare | 2 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 441 | Indonesian Continuers | Woo, Ah Hae | 3 | Burwood Girls High School | Croydon |
| 442 | Indonesian Continuers | Suryadi, Febyola | 4 | Burwood Girls High School | Croydon |
| 443 | Indonesian Continuers | Purvis, Christine Louise | 5 | Macarthur Anglican School | Cobbitty |
| 444 | Indonesian Extension | Gaudion, Lauren | 1 | St Catherines School | Waverley |
| 445 | Indonesian Extension | O'Sullivan, Emily Clare | 2 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 446 | Indonesian Extension | Duck, Claudia Fredrika | 3 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 447 | Indonesian Extension | Woo, Ah Hae | 4 | Burwood Girls High School | Croydon |
| 448 | Indonesian Extension | Mascarenhas, Julianne Jyoti | 5 | Macarthur Anglican School | Cobbitty |
| 449 | Industrial Technology | Osarek, Steven Mark | 1 | Karabar High School | Queanbeyan |
| 450 | Industrial Technology | McKenzie, Kyle | 2 | Crestwood High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 451 | Industrial Technology | McLellan, Gregory George | 3 | Ambarvale High School | Rosemeadow |
| 452 | Industrial Technology | Tilbrook, Jayden | 4 | Cherrybrook Technology High School | Cherrybrook |
| 453 | Industrial Technology | Townsend, Lincoln John | 5 | Canowindra High School | Canowindra |
| 454 | Industrial Technology | Moody, Bradley | 6 | Killarney Heights High School | Killarney Heights |
| 455 | Industrial Technology | Organ, Matthew | 7 | St John Bosco College | Engadine |
| 456 | Industrial Technology | McInnis, Harry William | 8 | Pennant Hills High School | Pennant Hills |
| 457 | Industrial Technology | Vickers, Elise May | 9 | Danebank An Anglican School for Girls | Hurstville |
| 458 | Industrial Technology | Clarke, Bryce Damien | 10 | Dubbo College Senior Campus | Dubbo |
| 459 | Industrial Technology | Suresh, Nikhil | 10 | Cherrybrook Technology High School | Cherrybrook |
| 460 | Information Processes and Technology | Zheng, Jessica - Yuan | 1 | Willoughby Girls High School | Willoughby |
| 461 | Information Processes and Technology | Crome, Samantha Irene Lassere | 2 | St George Girls High School | Kogarah |
| 462 | Information Processes and Technology | Jayanti, Sumedh | 3 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 463 | Information Processes and Technology | Lips, Alexander | 4 | Moriah College | Queens Park |
| 464 | Information Processes and Technology | Wilson, Poppy Ann | 4 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Campus | Freshwater |
| 465 | Information Processes and Technology | Gilbert, Amelia Josephine | 6 | Kambala | Rose Bay |
| 466 | Information Processes and Technology | Huo, Jennifer | 7 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills |
| 467 | Information Processes and Technology | Huang, Haimin | 8 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest |
| 468 | Information Processes and Technology | Ginty, Josephine Hope | 9 | Kambala | Rose Bay |
| 469 | Information Processes and Technology | Ung, Vanessa Amy | 10 | Hornsby Girls High School | Hornsby |
| 470 | Information Technology Examination | Bennett, Jack Lindsay | 1 | South Western Sydney Institute Campbelltown Campus | Campbelltown |
| 471 | Information Technology Examination | Howitt, Jack Alexander | 2 | Mater Maria Catholic College | Warriewood |
| 472 | Information Technology Examination | Ngo, Thomson Thanh | 2 | OTEN Open Training and Education Network | Strathfield |
| 473 | Information Technology Examination | Bourne, Steven John | 4 | Dubbo College Senior Campus | Dubbo |
| 474 | Information Technology Examination | Davey, Michael Joseph | 5 | Sydney Institute Petersham College | Petersham |
| 475 | Information Technology Examination | Potter, Benjamin | 5 | Northern Sydney Institute Hornsby College | Hornsby |
| 476 | Information Technology Examination | Warneke, Rick John | 5 | Northern Sydney Institute Meadowbank College | Meadowbank |
| 477 | Information Technology Examination | Caliaro, Stefan | 8 | Marist College Kogarah | Bexley |
| 478 | Information Technology Examination | Gardiner, Brandon Raymond | 8 | Coffs Harbour Senior College | Coffs Harbour |
| 479 | Information Technology Examination | Robinson, Mathew Edward | 8 | St Leos Catholic College | Wahroonga |
| 480 | Information Technology Examination | Xu, Andrew | 8 | OTEN Open Training and Education Network | Strathfield |
| 481 | Italian Beginners | Lazar, Rowena Carolyn | 1 | Queenwood School for Girls | Mosman |
| 482 | Italian Beginners | Galet-Lalande, Isabelle | 2 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 483 | Italian Beginners | Richards, Tayce Demeter | 2 | Maclean High School | Maclean |
| 484 | Italian Beginners | Webster, Victoria Louise | 4 | Queenwood School for Girls | Mosman |
| 485 | Italian Beginners | Reed, Alina Charlotte | 5 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 486 | Italian Continuers | Presutti, Emma | 1 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 487 | Italian Continuers | Wallace, Hamish | 2 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 488 | Italian Continuers | Pallotta, Hermes | 3 | Marist College Kogarah | Bexley |
| 489 | Italian Continuers | Rosenberg, Matthew | 4 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 490 | Italian Continuers | Andreini, Simone | 5 | Christian Brothers High School Lewisham | Lewisham |
| 491 | Italian Extension | Scalas, Maria | 1 | Trinity Catholic College Lismore | East Lismore |
| 492 | Italian Extension | Angeloni, Chiara Alessia | 2 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 493 | Italian Extension | Molyneux, Ella Feyi Heaton | 3 | Loreto Kirribilli | Kirribilli |
| 494 | Italian Extension | Satterthwaite, Rhiannon Alice | 4 | Loreto Kirribilli | Kirribilli |
| 495 | Italian Extension | Marsh, Genevieve | 5 | Santa Sabina College | Strathfield |
| 496 | Japanese Background Speakers | Koizumi, Ami | 1 | SCECGS Redlands | Cremorne |
| 497 | Japanese Background Speakers | Hemmi, Komei | 2 | Davidson High School | Frenchs Forest |
| 498 | Japanese Beginners | Barry, Callum | 1 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 499 | Japanese Beginners | Yap, Chelxi | 2 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 500 | Japanese Beginners | Lee, Hankyung | 3 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 501 | Japanese Beginners | Woo, Ah Hae | 3 | Burwood Girls High School | Croydon |
| 502 | Japanese Beginners | Jang, Eun Jeong | 5 | Willoughby Girls High School | Willoughby |
| 503 | Japanese Continuers | Lo, Vicky Wei-Chi | 1 | Cherrybrook Technology High School | Cherrybrook |
| 504 | Japanese Continuers | Lim, Ha Eun | 2 | Hornsby Girls High School | Hornsby |
| 505 | Japanese Continuers | Yun, Caroline | 3 | Hornsby Girls High School | Hornsby |
| 506 | Japanese Continuers | Guo, Christina | 4 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 507 | Japanese Continuers | Lee, Monica | 4 | MLC School | Burwood |
| 508 | Japanese Extension | Lam, Shana | 1 | Kambala | Rose Bay |
| 509 | Japanese Extension | Byrnes, Christopher Jun | 2 | Cranbrook School | Bellevue Hill |
| 510 | Japanese Extension | Guo, Christina | 3 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 511 | Japanese Extension | Chen, Ada | 4 | Killara High School | Killara |
| 512 | Japanese Extension | Lo, Fiona | 5 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 513 | Khmer Continuers | Chhoun, Po Kim | 1 | Secondary College of Languages Liverpool Girls Campus | Liverpool |
| 514 | Khmer Continuers | Pov, Vorthey | 2 | Cabramatta High School | Cabramatta |
| 515 | Khmer Continuers | Ly, Theng Hout | 3 | Cabramatta High School | Cabramatta |
| 516 | Korean Background Speakers | Cho, Sara | 1 | Secondary College of Languages Dulwich Campus | Dulwich Hill |
| 517 | Korean Background Speakers | Kim, Suji | 2 | Secondary College of Languages Strathfield Girls Campus | Strathfield |
| 518 | Korean Background Speakers | Kim, Bit Na | 3 | Secondary College of Languages Strathfield Girls Campus | Strathfield |
| 519 | Korean Background Speakers | Jeon, Hye-Lin | 4 | Secondary College of Languages Dulwich Campus | Dulwich Hill |
| 520 | Korean Background Speakers | Bahk, Dong Hyun (Victor) | 5 | Secondary College of Languages Dulwich Campus | Dulwich Hill |
| 521 | Korean Continuers | Chen, Jing (Jacqueline) | 1 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 522 | Korean Continuers | Luo, Dian | 2 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 523 | Korean Continuers | Truong, Jennifer | 3 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 524 | Latin Continuers | Stratton, Harry | 1 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 525 | Latin Continuers | Curtotti, Rohan Lucio | 2 | Canberra Grammar School | Red Hill, ACT |
| 526 | Latin Continuers | Lin, Amelia Alice | 3 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills |
| 527 | Latin Continuers | Large, Timothy | 4 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 528 | Latin Continuers | Ng, Yu | 5 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 529 | Latin Extension | Curtotti, Rohan Lucio | 1 | Canberra Grammar School | Red Hill, ACT |
| 530 | Latin Extension | Stratton, Harry | 2 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 531 | Latin Extension | Large, Timothy | 3 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 532 | Latin Extension | Teng, Nathaniel Zhuwen | 4 | Newington College | Stanmore |
| 533 | Latin Extension | Lin, Amelia Alice | 5 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills |
| 534 | Legal Studies | Krynda, Jacqueline Jane | 1 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow |
| 535 | Legal Studies | Karam, Nicholas | 2 | Holy Spirit College | ? |
| 536 | Legal Studies | Pilatos, Danielle | 3 | Burwood Girls High School | Croydon |
| 537 | Legal Studies | Ding, Kendy | 4 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills |
| 538 | Legal Studies | Punjabi, Jaya | 5 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills |
| 539 | Legal Studies | Rienstra, Anna Lillian | 6 | Wauchope High School | Wauchope |
| 540 | Legal Studies | Shakespear, Benjamin James | 7 | St Pius X College | Chatswood |
| 541 | Legal Studies | Coles, Lucy Imogen | 8 | Meriden School | Strathfield |
| 542 | Legal Studies | Lawler, Madison | 8 | Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College | Kensington |
| 543 | Legal Studies | Economidis, George | 10 | Ashfield Boys High School | Ashfield |
| 544 | Macedonian Continuers | Trifunovska, Ana | 1 | Secondary College of Languages Kogarah Campus | Kogarah |
| 545 | Macedonian Continuers | Radev, Vangel | 2 | Secondary College of Languages Kogarah Campus | Kogarah |
| 546 | Macedonian Continuers | Stosic, Eva | 3 | Secondary College of Languages Kogarah Campus | Kogarah |
| 547 | Malay Background Speakers | Abdul Rahiman, Nur Diyanah | 1 | Australian International School Malaysia | Selangor, Malaysia |
| 548 | Mathematics | Cheng, Edmond | 1 | Newington College | Stanmore |
| 549 | Mathematics | Wang, Zhongyi | 2 | Fort Street High School | Petersham |
| 550 | Mathematics | Altman, Daniel | 3 | Emanuel School | Randwick |