This report shows the 2016 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.
| 201 | Design and Technology | Carrett, Perrie | 3 | Gilroy Catholic College | Castle Hill |
| 202 | Design and Technology | Lutton, Timothy | 3 | Albury High School | Albury |
| 203 | Design and Technology | Overmass, Morgan Kailin | 3 | Barker College | Hornsby |
| 204 | Design and Technology | Skinner, Lachlan | 6 | Orange Anglican Grammar School | Orange |
| 205 | Design and Technology | Michalakis, Polyxeni | 7 | St Euphemia College | Bankstown |
| 206 | Design and Technology | Ianni, Annalise | 8 | Santa Sabina College | Strathfield |
| 207 | Design and Technology | Wylie, Mimi Moira | 8 | Frensham School | Mittagong |
| 208 | Design and Technology | O'Regan, Abbey Margaret Anne | 10 | Frensham School | Mittagong |
| 209 | Drama | McCrindle, Ella | 1 | Brigidine College St Ives | St Ives |
| 210 | Drama | Loveday, Alice Jervie | 2 | Burwood Girls High School | Croydon |
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| 211 | Drama | Lawler, Kate Louise | 3 | Mater Maria Catholic College | Warriewood |
| 212 | Drama | Li, Susanna | 4 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 213 | Drama | Jose, Sanjana | 5 | Trinity Catholic College Lismore | East Lismore |
| 214 | Drama | Zicat, Hugo Charles | 6 | SHORE Sydney Church of England Grammar School | North Sydney |
| 215 | Drama | Galea, Maeve | 7 | International Grammar School | Ultimo |
| 216 | Drama | Pasialis, Georgia | 7 | Meriden School | Strathfield |
| 217 | Drama | Finlay-Jones, Jessica | 9 | Newcastle Grammar School | Newcastle |
| 218 | Drama | Mitchell, Lachlan | 10 | St Aloysius College | Milsons Point |
| 219 | Dutch Continuers | Koolen, Dennis | 1 | Outside Tutor | N/A |
| 220 | Dutch Continuers | Borghgraef, David | 2 | Outside Tutor | N/A |
| 221 | Earth and Environmental Science | Cousins, Kate | 1 | Fort Street High School | Petersham |
| 222 | Earth and Environmental Science | Barnott-Clement, David James | 2 | Sydney Distance Education High School | Woolloomooloo |
| 223 | Earth and Environmental Science | Lambert, Michelle | 3 | Penrith Anglican College | Orchard Hills |
| 224 | Earth and Environmental Science | Kawaura, Koko | 4 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Mackellar Girls Campus | Manly Vale |
| 225 | Earth and Environmental Science | North, Ryan Jack | 5 | Kiama High School | Kiama |
| 226 | Earth and Environmental Science | Booth, Victoria Isobel | 6 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga |
| 227 | Earth and Environmental Science | Keating, Zac Joseph | 7 | Bulli High School | Bulli |
| 228 | Earth and Environmental Science | Tyrrell, Emily Jane | 7 | Bede Polding College | South Windsor |
| 229 | Earth and Environmental Science | Clarkson, Marnie Elise | 9 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga |
| 230 | Earth and Environmental Science | Fahey, Hugo William | 10 | Barker College | Hornsby |
| 231 | Economics | Hu, Spencer | 1 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 232 | Economics | Lin, George Yuhan | 2 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 233 | Economics | Chen, Eric Shuang | 3 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest |
| 234 | Economics | Bandodkar, Ashvin | 4 | Girraween High School | Girraween |
| 235 | Economics | Hu, Wendy | 4 | Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney | Croydon |
| 236 | Economics | Dai, Harrison | 6 | Redfield College | Dural |
| 237 | Economics | Yip, Jovita | 6 | Cheltenham Girls High School | Beecroft |
| 238 | Economics | Symonds, Samantha | 8 | Moriah College | Queens Park |
| 239 | Economics | Kas, Maryaan | 9 | Freeman Catholic College | Bonnyrigg Heights |
| 240 | Economics | Stone, Carina Jasmine | 10 | Queenwood School for Girls | Mosman |
| 241 | Electrotechnology Examination | Hackett, Reuben | 1 | Northern Sydney Institute Hornsby College | Hornsby |
| 242 | Electrotechnology Examination | Lane, Brandon | 2 | New England Institute Tamworth Campus | Tamworth |
| 243 | Electrotechnology Examination | Doherty, Thomas | 3 | Northern Sydney Institute Hornsby College | Hornsby |
| 244 | Engineering Studies | Cao, Chester Yixuan | 1 | Sydney Technical High School | Bexley |
| 245 | Engineering Studies | McGeorge, Harvey Edward | 2 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest |
| 246 | Engineering Studies | Brereton, Michael John | 3 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest |
| 247 | Engineering Studies | Borges, Neil | 4 | Caringbah High School | Caringbah |
| 248 | Engineering Studies | Betbeder-Matibet, Ryan Bodkin | 5 | Sydney Technical High School | Bexley |
| 249 | Engineering Studies | Naylor, Jack | 5 | Normanhurst Boys High School | Normanhurst |
| 250 | Engineering Studies | Ascone, Charles | 7 | Parramatta Marist High School | Westmead |