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.
| 301 | English Extension 1 | Huang, Yu Ying Shirley | 1 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 302 | English Extension 1 | Hariharan, Tara | 2 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 303 | English Extension 1 | Krust, Rachel Louisa | 3 | Barker College | Hornsby |
| 304 | English Extension 1 | Woodforde, Evangeline Alexandra | 4 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga |
| 305 | English Extension 1 | Han, Alice | 5 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 306 | English Extension 1 | Hogan, Stephanie | 6 | Loreto Normanhurst | Normanhurst |
| 307 | English Extension 1 | Qian, Katherine Yu | 7 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest |
| 308 | English Extension 1 | Howlett, Kent | 8 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys Campus | Balgowlah |
| 309 | English Extension 1 | Chin, Ying | 9 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 310 | English Extension 1 | Huang, Jenny Qin | 10 | St George Girls High School | Kogarah |
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| 311 | English Extension 2 | Hoy, Emme Louise | 1 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus | North Curl Curl |
| 312 | English Extension 2 | Williams, Hope | 2 | Ravenswood School for Girls | Gordon |
| 313 | English Extension 2 | Stratton, Harry | 3 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 314 | English Extension 2 | Archbold, Brendan James | 4 | Toongabbie Christian College | Toongabbie |
| 315 | English Extension 2 | Busic, Jordan | 4 | Holy Cross College | Ryde |
| 316 | English Extension 2 | Rienstra, Anna Lillian | 6 | Wauchope High School | Wauchope |
| 317 | English Extension 2 | Lilly, Katherine | 7 | Roseville College | Roseville |
| 318 | English Extension 2 | Flores, Isabelle | 8 | Tangara School for Girls | Cherrybrook |
| 319 | English Extension 2 | Vassel, Rose Cheryl | 9 | Gulgong High School | Gulgong |
| 320 | English Extension 2 | Schlotfeldt, Kathryn Julia | 10 | Barker College | Hornsby |
| 321 | Entertainment Industry Examination | Simpson, Luke McGregor | 1 | St Marys Senior High School | St Marys |
| 322 | Entertainment Industry Examination | Shelston, Anna | 2 | MLC School | Burwood |
| 323 | Entertainment Industry Examination | Freestone, Tarun | 3 | St Columba Anglican School | Port Macquarie |
| 324 | Entertainment Industry Examination | Moore, Jackson Oren | 3 | Cronulla High School | Cronulla |
| 325 | Entertainment Industry Examination | Warneke, Rick John | 3 | Ku-ring-gai High School | North Turramurra |
| 326 | Filipino Continuers | Samson, Kristine Rachel | 1 | Loyola Senior High School | Mount Druitt |
| 327 | Filipino Continuers | Cortes, Valerie Elouize | 2 | Loyola Senior High School | Mount Druitt |
| 328 | Filipino Continuers | Capule, Arianne | 3 | Loyola Senior High School | Mount Druitt |
| 329 | Filipino Continuers | Juntilla, Jedwix Alan | 4 | Secondary College of Languages Bankstown Girls Campus | Bankstown |
| 330 | Filipino Continuers | Pacleb, Emma | 5 | Loyola Senior High School | Mount Druitt |
| 331 | Food Technology | Galea, Leanne | 1 | Magdalene Catholic College | Narellan |
| 332 | Food Technology | Smith, Elloise Ada Leighton | 2 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow |
| 333 | Food Technology | Bethuel, Anais | 3 | Burwood Girls High School | Croydon |
| 334 | Food Technology | Akbari, Donna | 4 | Cheltenham Girls High School | Beecroft |
| 335 | Food Technology | Laffan, Baidy Rochelle | 5 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow |
| 336 | Food Technology | Fisher, Katie Elizabeth | 6 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow |
| 337 | Food Technology | Gorrel, Brittany Alayne | 7 | The Jannali High School | Jannali |
| 338 | Food Technology | Mills, Hayley | 8 | Bethlehem College | Ashfield |
| 339 | Food Technology | Hsueh, Denise Hui Yun | 9 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest |
| 340 | Food Technology | Blaker, Elizabeth | 10 | Magdalene Catholic College | Narellan |
| 341 | French Beginners | FitzSimons, Ruben Robertson | 1 | Karabar High School Distance Education Centre | Queanbeyan |
| 342 | French Beginners | Ferrari, Rachele | 2 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 343 | French Beginners | Kong, Zackman | 3 | Killara High School | Killara |
| 344 | French Beginners | Hew, Alexander | 4 | Trinity Catholic College Lismore | East Lismore |
| 345 | French Beginners | Hicks, Jacka Anthony | 5 | Dubbo School of Distance Education | Dubbo |
| 346 | French Continuers | Middleton, Miranda | 1 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 347 | French Continuers | Han, Alice | 2 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 348 | French Continuers | Wille, Danielle Lyn | 3 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus | North Curl Curl |
| 349 | French Continuers | Wang, Zhongwei | 4 | Fort Street High School | Petersham |
| 350 | French Continuers | Balcomb, Rosemary | 5 | Fort Street High School | Petersham |