This report shows the 2012 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.
| 651 | Modern History | Geagea, Johnathon | 17 | St Pauls Catholic College | ? |
| 652 | Modern History | Jin, Joy | 18 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 653 | Modern History | Rowland, Stephanie | 19 | SCEGGS Darlinghurst | Darlinghurst |
| 654 | Modern History | Cutler, Thomas Sarsfield | 20 | St Ignatius College | Lane Cove |
| 655 | Music 1 | Ivanovic, Ines | 1 | Ascham School | Edgecliff |
| 656 | Music 1 | Prenzler, Joshua James | 2 | Kooringal High School | Kooringal |
| 657 | Music 1 | Borschmann, Mollie Heather | 3 | Frensham School | Mittagong |
| 658 | Music 1 | Carling, Joni | 4 | Liverpool Boys High School | Liverpool |
| 659 | Music 1 | Long, Lisa-Marie | 5 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest |
| 660 | Music 1 | Pace, Domenic | 5 | Freeman Catholic College | Bonnyrigg Heights |
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| 661 | Music 1 | Marcarian, Isabelle | 7 | Wenona School | North Sydney |
| 662 | Music 1 | Harris, Caitlin Rose | 8 | Ravenswood School for Girls | Gordon |
| 663 | Music 1 | Pirlo, Laura | 9 | Trinity Catholic College Lismore | East Lismore |
| 664 | Music 1 | Ware, Claudia Phoebe Priscilla | 9 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga |
| 665 | Music 2 | Guo, Daniel | 1 | Sydney Technical High School | Bexley |
| 666 | Music 2 | Xu, Jialu | 2 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest |
| 667 | Music 2 | Siu, Michelle Ho-Yeng | 3 | Kambala | Rose Bay |
| 668 | Music 2 | Spoor, Benjamin Rees | 3 | Barker College | Hornsby |
| 669 | Music 2 | Park, Lian | 5 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 670 | Music Extension | Guo, Daniel | 1 | Sydney Technical High School | Bexley |
| 671 | Music Extension | Siu, Michelle Ho-Yeng | 2 | Kambala | Rose Bay |
| 672 | Music Extension | Spoor, Benjamin Rees | 2 | Barker College | Hornsby |
| 673 | Music Extension | Xu, Jialu | 2 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest |
| 674 | Music Extension | Tong, Jessica Xin | 5 | Kambala | Rose Bay |
| 675 | Persian Background Speakers | Valizadeh Baghjeghaz, Setti | 1 | Outside Tutor | N/A |
| 676 | Persian Background Speakers | Hussaini, Rasool | 2 | Secondary College of Languages Arthur Phillip Campus | Parramatta |
| 677 | Persian Background Speakers | Azimzadeh, Sara | 3 | Outside Tutor | N/A |
| 678 | Persian Background Speakers | Khazraji, Sheida | 4 | Secondary College of Languages Arthur Phillip Campus | Parramatta |
| 679 | Persian Background Speakers | Babaei, Armin | 5 | Secondary College of Languages Arthur Phillip Campus | Parramatta |
| 680 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Laska, Erin | 1 | Cerdon College | Merrylands |
| 681 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Durand, Jessica | 2 | Menai High School | Menai |
| 682 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Scheetz, Michaela Amy | 3 | St George Girls High School | Kogarah |
| 683 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Xu, Doris Runjing | 3 | Macarthur Girls High School | Parramatta |
| 684 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Tia, Sandy | 5 | Cecil Hills High School | Cecil Hills |
| 685 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Voss, Molly Eliza | 5 | Murray High School | Lavington |
| 686 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Needham, Elise Johanna | 7 | Barker College | Hornsby |
| 687 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Ong, Eloise Lai-Won | 8 | Loreto Kirribilli | Kirribilli |
| 688 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Larkin, Matthew | 9 | St Clares High School | Taree |
| 689 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Olivo, Blake | 10 | Marist College Eastwood | Eastwood |
| 690 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Oakes, Michelle | 11 | Roseville College | Roseville |
| 691 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Muddle, Madeline Louise | 12 | Maitland Grossmann High School | East Maitland |
| 692 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Nield, Monte Thomas | 13 | Barker College | Hornsby |
| 693 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Bray, Heather | 14 | Penrith Anglican College | Orchard Hills |
| 694 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | North, Lucas | 14 | Concord High School | Concord |
| 695 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Bakaric, Chelsi Taylor | 16 | Kambala | Rose Bay |
| 696 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Klironomos, Anthony | 16 | Casimir Catholic College | Marrickville |
| 697 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Burleigh, Elissa Katherine | 18 | Willoughby Girls High School | Willoughby |
| 698 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | May, Francesca Odette | 19 | Mosman High School | Mosman |
| 699 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | McGuinness, Lauren | 19 | Aquinas College | Menai |
| 700 | Physics | Lay, Jason | 1 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest |