This report shows the 2015 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 | Heritage Japanese | Prochazka, Miki Elizabeth | 4 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 402 | Heritage Japanese | Ogata, Sola | 5 | Secondary College of Languages Chatswood Campus | Chatswood |
| 403 | Heritage Korean | Hwang, Michelle | 1 | Secondary College of Languages Chatswood Campus | Chatswood |
| 404 | Heritage Korean | Han, Jihee | 2 | Secondary College of Languages Chatswood Campus | Chatswood |
| 405 | Heritage Korean | Park, Sami | 3 | Strathfield Girls High School | Strathfield |
| 406 | Heritage Korean | Jeong, Lucy Jihyun | 4 | Secondary College of Languages Strathfield Girls Campus | Strathfield |
| 407 | Heritage Korean | Choi, Hee Soo | 5 | Secondary College of Languages Strathfield Girls Campus | Strathfield |
| 408 | Hindi Continuers | Pun, Simran | 1 | Secondary College of Languages Liverpool Girls Campus | Liverpool |
| 409 | Hindi Continuers | Parocha, Parul | 2 | Secondary College of Languages The Hills Sports Campus | Seven Hills |
| 410 | Hindi Continuers | Chauhan, Harshit Bhavesh | 3 | Secondary College of Languages The Hills Sports Campus | Seven Hills |
| 411 | Hindi Continuers | Dhoble, Sujata | 4 | Secondary College of Languages The Hills Sports Campus | Seven Hills |
| 412 | Hindi Continuers | Naidu, Samruddhi Devendra | 5 | Secondary College of Languages Liverpool Girls Campus | Liverpool |
| 413 | History Extension | Cohen, Pola | 1 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills |
| 414 | History Extension | Thorne, Liam | 2 | St Aloysius College | Milsons Point |
| 415 | History Extension | Macdonald, Sabrina Sachi Chowdhary | 3 | Queenwood School for Girls | Mosman |
| 416 | History Extension | Doret, Eliza | 4 | De La Salle Catholic College Cronulla | Cronulla |
| 417 | History Extension | Evans, Daniel Jack | 5 | Newington College | Stanmore |
| 418 | History Extension | Batt, William | 6 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 419 | History Extension | Riordan, Ashlin | 7 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills |
| 420 | History Extension | Preketes-Tardiani, Nicolette Maree | 8 | Crestwood High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 421 | History Extension | Man, Chi Hon Johnson | 9 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga |
| 422 | History Extension | Rice, Daniel | 10 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 423 | Hospitality Examination | Sagar, Leela Urvashi | 1 | All Saints College St Marys Campus | Maitland |
| 424 | Hospitality Examination | O'Connor, Olivia | 2 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 425 | Hospitality Examination | Casserly, Jasmin | 3 | Greystanes High School | Greystanes |
| 426 | Hospitality Examination | Darrington, Molly | 4 | Narrandera High School | Narrandera |
| 427 | Hospitality Examination | Everingham, Isabelle | 5 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 428 | Hospitality Examination | Hunter, Shania Marguerite | 5 | Trinity Catholic College Goulburn | Goulburn |
| 429 | Hospitality Examination | Ibrahim, Rebecca | 5 | Our Lady of Mercy College Parramatta | Parramatta |
| 430 | Hospitality Examination | Morrison, Emily | 5 | Avondale School | Cooranbong |
| 431 | Hospitality Examination | Tra, Tran Kim Thu Jennifer | 5 | Bonnyrigg High School | Bonnyrigg |
| 432 | Hospitality Examination | Dicalfas, Sophie | 10 | Brigidine College Randwick | Randwick |
| 433 | Hospitality Examination | Hunter, Kiana Therese | 10 | Trinity Catholic College Goulburn | Goulburn |
| 434 | Hospitality Examination | Tu, Natalie | 10 | Canley Vale High School | Canley Vale |
| 435 | Hospitality Examination | Watson, Emma Rose | 10 | Singleton High School | Singleton |
| 436 | Human Services Examination | Ardati, Roane | 1 | East Hills Girls Technology High School | Panania |
| 437 | Human Services Examination | Wong, Jasmond | 2 | Sydney Institute Ultimo Campus | Ultimo |
| 438 | Human Services Examination | Harris, Emma | 3 | South Western Sydney Institute Macquarie Fields Campus | Macquarie Fields |
| 439 | Human Services Examination | Topping, Jessica Alexandra | 4 | Western Sydney Institute Nepean Campus | Penrith |
| 440 | Human Services Examination | Howard, Madeline Marie | 5 | Illawarra Institute Nowra Campus | Bomaderry |
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| 441 | Hungarian Continuers | Zayzon, Lilla | 1 | Secondary College of Languages Bankstown Girls Campus | Bankstown |
| 442 | Hungarian Continuers | Bertalan, Kristof | 2 | Secondary College of Languages Bankstown Girls Campus | Bankstown |
| 443 | Hungarian Continuers | Papdi, Tereza | 3 | Secondary College of Languages Bankstown Girls Campus | Bankstown |
| 444 | Hungarian Continuers | Sablatura, Madelaine | 4 | Secondary College of Languages Bankstown Girls Campus | Bankstown |
| 445 | Indonesian Beginners | Sathio, Hillary Permata | 1 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 446 | Indonesian Beginners | Govan, Isaac James | 2 | Coffs Harbour Christian Community School | Bonville |
| 447 | Indonesian Beginners | Babbage, Olivia-Jayne Eve | 3 | Coffs Harbour Christian Community School | Bonville |
| 448 | Indonesian Beginners | Sauliga, Sereseini Seitata | 4 | Coffs Harbour Christian Community School | Bonville |
| 449 | Indonesian Beginners | Christian, Chiara Liane | 5 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 450 | Indonesian Continuers | Kwok, Cassandra Yin-Yiu | 1 | Ryde Secondary College | Ryde |
| 451 | Indonesian Continuers | Archer, Robert Gordon | 2 | Macarthur Anglican School | Cobbitty |
| 452 | Indonesian Continuers | House, Ellen Jill | 3 | Macarthur Anglican School | Cobbitty |
| 453 | Indonesian Continuers | Lu, Jessica Chee Ying | 4 | Ryde Secondary College | Ryde |
| 454 | Indonesian Continuers | Dovas, Tabitha Jayne | 5 | Woolooware High School | Woolooware |
| 455 | Indonesian Continuers | Hawley, Charles | 5 | The Scots College | Bellevue Hill |
| 456 | Indonesian Extension | House, Ellen Jill | 1 | Macarthur Anglican School | Cobbitty |
| 457 | Indonesian Extension | Lee, Amy Jacinta | 2 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 458 | Indonesian Extension | Kwok, Cassandra Yin-Yiu | 3 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 459 | Indonesian Extension | Lu, Jessica Chee Ying | 4 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 460 | Industrial Technology | Jigalin, Matthew | 1 | Arden Anglican School Epping Campus | Epping |
| 461 | Industrial Technology | Tang, Melissa | 2 | St Mary Star of the Sea College | Wollongong |
| 462 | Industrial Technology | Van Druten, Kira Lynne | 3 | Barrenjoey High School | Avalon |
| 463 | Industrial Technology | McWhinney, Rhys John | 4 | Marist College Kogarah | Bexley |
| 464 | Industrial Technology | Moltzen, Dane | 5 | Mater Maria Catholic College | Warriewood |
| 465 | Industrial Technology | Gilchrist, Alexander | 6 | St Pauls Catholic College Manly | Manly |
| 466 | Industrial Technology | Dela Cruz, Carlos | 7 | Parramatta Marist High School | Westmead |
| 467 | Industrial Technology | Cousins, Henry | 8 | Oxford Falls Grammar School | Oxford Falls |
| 468 | Industrial Technology | Anderson, Jaiyan | 9 | Trinity Catholic College Lismore | East Lismore |
| 469 | Industrial Technology | Cupitt, Eamon James | 10 | Kiama High School | Kiama |
| 470 | Industrial Technology | Gapper, Mitchell Curtis | 10 | Model Farms High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 471 | Industrial Technology | Tye, Celine | 10 | Sydney Distance Education High School | Woolloomooloo |
| 472 | Information and Digital Technology Examination | Chan, Joshua | 1 | Epping Boys High School | Eastwood |
| 473 | Information and Digital Technology Examination | De Martin, Alex | 2 | South Western Sydney Institute Campbelltown Campus | Campbelltown |
| 474 | Information and Digital Technology Examination | Cain, Andrew | 3 | Epping Boys High School | Eastwood |
| 475 | Information and Digital Technology Examination | Nakada, Naoto | 3 | Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus | Glebe |
| 476 | Information and Digital Technology Examination | Baiada, Alexander | 5 | Parramatta Marist High School | Westmead |
| 477 | Information and Digital Technology Examination | Liang, Jayden | 5 | Epping Boys High School | Eastwood |
| 478 | Information and Digital Technology Examination | Phillips, Bailey | 5 | Rooty Hill High School | Rooty Hill |
| 479 | Information Processes and Technology | Zeng, Chris Hao | 1 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest |
| 480 | Information Processes and Technology | Collender, Sierra | 2 | Loreto Normanhurst | Normanhurst |
| 481 | Information Processes and Technology | Riis, Andrew | 3 | Northern Beaches Christian School | Terrey Hills |
| 482 | Information Processes and Technology | Gorga, Andrew James | 4 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest |
| 483 | Information Processes and Technology | Sharma, Divyansh | 5 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest |
| 484 | Information Processes and Technology | Irwin, Emily | 6 | Marist Sisters College Woolwich | Woolwich |
| 485 | Information Processes and Technology | Krishna, Rahul | 7 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest |
| 486 | Information Processes and Technology | Li, Ziyuan | 8 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest |
| 487 | Information Processes and Technology | Napit, Srawan Pandey | 9 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest |
| 488 | Information Processes and Technology | Ly, Thomas | 10 | Canley Vale High School | Canley Vale |
| 489 | Italian Beginners | Charles, Emma | 1 | Smiths Hill High School | Wollongong |
| 490 | Italian Beginners | Carrizo, Valentina | 2 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 491 | Italian Beginners | Yang, Jessica Wen | 2 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest |
| 492 | Italian Beginners | Zou, Xin Yi (Annie) | 4 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest |
| 493 | Italian Beginners | Campbell, Alison | 5 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 494 | Italian Continuers | Adams, Maxim | 1 | International Grammar School | Ultimo |
| 495 | Italian Continuers | Munns, Jack | 2 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 496 | Italian Continuers | Maher, Grace | 3 | Loreto Normanhurst | Normanhurst |
| 497 | Italian Continuers | Gambacorta, Martina | 4 | Cerdon College | Merrylands |
| 498 | Italian Continuers | Ilievski, Ivana | 5 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 499 | Italian Extension | Novo, Natasha | 1 | Santa Sabina College | Strathfield |
| 500 | Italian Extension | Gambacorta, Martina | 2 | Cerdon College | Merrylands |
| 501 | Italian Extension | Milne, Celso | 3 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 502 | Italian Extension | Munns, Jack | 4 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 503 | Italian Extension | Covre, Amelia | 5 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 504 | Japanese Background Speakers | Okubo, Minami | 1 | SCECGS Redlands | Cremorne |
| 505 | Japanese Background Speakers | Tsukamoto, Yuna | 2 | SCECGS Redlands | Cremorne |
| 506 | Japanese Background Speakers | Utaki, Ryo | 2 | SCECGS Redlands | Cremorne |
| 507 | Japanese Beginners | Zhan, Yanting | 1 | Burwood Girls High School | Croydon |
| 508 | Japanese Beginners | Yong, Son Shin | 2 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 509 | Japanese Beginners | Lu, Jiaying | 3 | St Scholasticas College Glebe Point | Glebe Point |
| 510 | Japanese Beginners | Zou, Xin Yi (Annie) | 4 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 511 | Japanese Beginners | Zhang, Jingchi | 5 | Meriden School | Strathfield |
| 512 | Japanese Continuers | Tsui, Yuen Hung | 1 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest |
| 513 | Japanese Continuers | Shim, Cecilia Hae Seung | 2 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 514 | Japanese Continuers | Wong, Mandy | 3 | St George Girls High School | Kogarah |
| 515 | Japanese Continuers | Tong, Maggie | 4 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills |
| 516 | Japanese Continuers | Zheng, Xiaofan Satoria | 5 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills |
| 517 | Japanese Extension | Tsui, Yuen Hung | 1 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest |
| 518 | Japanese Extension | Lu, Khodee | 2 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 519 | Japanese Extension | Au, Pui Shan | 3 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 520 | Japanese Extension | Shim, Cecilia Hae Seung | 4 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 521 | Japanese Extension | Yang, Aveline Ai Chin | 5 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 522 | Korean Background Speakers | Cho, Seoyoung | 1 | Secondary College of Languages Chatswood Campus | Chatswood |
| 523 | Korean Background Speakers | Lee, Juyoung | 2 | Secondary College of Languages Chatswood Campus | Chatswood |
| 524 | Korean Background Speakers | Lee, Jiwoo | 3 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 525 | Korean Background Speakers | Lee, Daeun | 4 | Secondary College of Languages Chatswood Campus | Chatswood |
| 526 | Korean Background Speakers | Lee, Sangok | 5 | Secondary College of Languages Chatswood Campus | Chatswood |
| 527 | Korean Continuers | Killian, Iola | 1 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 528 | Korean Continuers | Li, Cassandra | 2 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 529 | Korean Continuers | Chin, Crystal | 3 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 530 | Korean Continuers | Mowjsingh, Brenda | 4 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 531 | Korean Continuers | Newland, Amy Brooke | 5 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 532 | Latin Continuers | Dong, Jason | 1 | SHORE Sydney Church of England Grammar School | North Sydney |
| 533 | Latin Continuers | Kerrison, Emily | 1 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 534 | Latin Continuers | Hugh, Eamon Dominic | 3 | Cranbrook School | Bellevue Hill |
| 535 | Latin Continuers | Greenaway, Sasha Lauren | 4 | Queenwood School for Girls | Mosman |
| 536 | Latin Continuers | Wong, Grace | 4 | Ravenswood School for Girls | Gordon |
| 537 | Latin Extension | Wong, Grace | 1 | Ravenswood School for Girls | Gordon |
| 538 | Latin Extension | Chen, Nanway | 2 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest |
| 539 | Latin Extension | Tian, Martina | 3 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest |
| 540 | Latin Extension | Hugh, Eamon Dominic | 4 | Cranbrook School | Bellevue Hill |
| 541 | Latin Extension | Mowbray, Jack Constantine | 5 | Cranbrook School | Bellevue Hill |
| 542 | Legal Studies | Lewis, Imogen Elise | 1 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow |
| 543 | Legal Studies | Vardanega, Joshua | 2 | St Columba Anglican School | Port Macquarie |
| 544 | Legal Studies | Rotolo-Ross, Giacomo Harold | 3 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga |
| 545 | Legal Studies | Iannotti, Renee | 4 | St Ursulas College | Kingsgrove |
| 546 | Legal Studies | Sharp, Alexander Robert | 5 | Caringbah High School | Caringbah |
| 547 | Legal Studies | Harris, Matthew John | 6 | St Pius X College | Chatswood |
| 548 | Legal Studies | Runde, Merle | 6 | Cherrybrook Technology High School | Cherrybrook |
| 549 | Legal Studies | Bailey, Samuel | 8 | Marcellin College | Randwick |
| 550 | Legal Studies | Stirling, Ashleigh | 9 | Ravenswood School for Girls | Gordon |
| 551 | Legal Studies | Walsh, Timothy | 9 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga |
| 552 | Legal Studies | Vittali-Smith, Callum Beau James | 11 | Caringbah High School | Caringbah |
| 553 | Legal Studies | Yoo, Nathan Terry | 12 | The Kings School | North Parramatta |
| 554 | Legal Studies | Badea, David Horia | 13 | Glenwood High School | Glenwood |
| 555 | Legal Studies | Kwok, Wayne Wing Yan | 13 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 556 | Legal Studies | Zheng, Cherry | 15 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills |
| 557 | Legal Studies | Mack, Sophie | 16 | Gilroy Catholic College | Castle Hill |
| 558 | Legal Studies | Tatic, Dunja | 16 | Castle Hill High School | Castle Hill |
| 559 | Legal Studies | Hawkins, Alice Clare | 18 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus | North Curl Curl |
| 560 | Legal Studies | Crichton-Standish, Hal William | 19 | Cranbrook School | Bellevue Hill |
| 561 | Legal Studies | Heffernan, Elizabeth | 20 | Smiths Hill High School | Wollongong |
| 562 | Legal Studies | McNally, Jack | 20 | St Gregorys College Campbelltown | Gregory Hills |
| 563 | Macedonian Continuers | Bojceska, Ana Marija | 1 | Secondary College of Languages Kogarah Campus | Kogarah |
| 564 | Macedonian Continuers | Eftimoski, Bill Slavko | 2 | Secondary College of Languages Kogarah Campus | Kogarah |
| 565 | Macedonian Continuers | Klimoski, Angelina | 3 | Secondary College of Languages Kogarah Campus | Kogarah |
| 566 | Macedonian Continuers | Makreska, Angela | 4 | Secondary College of Languages Kogarah Campus | Kogarah |
| 567 | Macedonian Continuers | Novak, Adrian | 5 | Secondary College of Languages Kogarah Campus | Kogarah |
| 568 | Maltese Continuers | Pirotta, Mark | 1 | Secondary College of Languages The Hills Sports Campus | Seven Hills |
| 569 | Mathematics | Faint, Rowan | 1 | Penrith Anglican College | Orchard Hills |
| 570 | Mathematics | Karahasan, Aidin | 1 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park |
| 571 | Mathematics | Le, Newton Nguyen Khoa Bui | 1 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 572 | Mathematics | Tung, Carmen | 1 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga |
| 573 | Mathematics | Ruan, Vincent Yongshun | 5 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus | North Curl Curl |
| 574 | Mathematics | Balakumar, Shobitha | 6 | Hornsby Girls High School | Hornsby |
| 575 | Mathematics | Chang, Sarah | 7 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 576 | Mathematics | Kim, Chris | 7 | St Patricks Marist College | Dundas |
| 577 | Mathematics | Hoad, Luke David | 9 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park |
| 578 | Mathematics | Kadappu, Preetham Krishna | 9 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park |
| 579 | Mathematics | Kang, Esther | 9 | Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney | Croydon |
| 580 | Mathematics | Sung, Nicole | 9 | Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney | Croydon |
| 581 | Mathematics | Tran, Tien | 9 | Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney | Croydon |
| 582 | Mathematics | Tan, Leo Eu-hao | 14 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 583 | Mathematics | Chiu, On Yu Eva | 15 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest |
| 584 | Mathematics | Zhang, Otto Chong | 15 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest |
| 585 | Mathematics | Li, Yifan | 17 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus | North Curl Curl |
| 586 | Mathematics | Luo, Rebecca | 18 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 587 | Mathematics | Marr, Brian | 18 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 588 | Mathematics | Arnold, Jasmine Kate | 20 | Kirrawee High School | Kirrawee |
| 589 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Gong, Xinyi Karen | 1 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 590 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Lin, Raye | 2 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest |
| 591 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Phu, Dung Dang Khoa | 3 | Tempe High School | Tempe |
| 592 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Chen, Quinlan Jian Jin | 4 | Epping Boys High School | Eastwood |
| 593 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Yu, Aolei | 5 | Caringbah High School | Caringbah |
| 594 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Lin, James | 6 | Caringbah High School | Caringbah |
| 595 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Zhang, Miao | 7 | St Marys Senior High School | St Marys |
| 596 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Banerjee, Anirudh | 8 | Georges River College Oatley Senior Campus | Oatley |
| 597 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Cuthbertson, Samuel | 9 | Illawarra Christian School Tongarra Campus | Albion Park |
| 598 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Luu, Kevin | 10 | Sefton High School | Sefton |
| 599 | Mathematics Extension 2 | Maran, Rishikesan | 1 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest |
| 600 | Mathematics Extension 2 | Gong, Xinyi Karen | 2 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |