This report shows the 2018 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.
| 451 | Italian Beginners | Holthouse, Isabelle Emily | 2 | Queenwood School for Girls | Mosman |
| 452 | Italian Beginners | Zhong, Esther Jia Hui | 2 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest |
| 453 | Italian Beginners | Holthouse, Madeleine Elizabeth | 4 | Queenwood School for Girls | Mosman |
| 454 | Italian Beginners | Fera, Jackalyn | 5 | Smiths Hill High School | Wollongong |
| 455 | Italian Beginners | Oyston, Jesse | 5 | Smiths Hill High School | Wollongong |
| 456 | Italian Continuers | Zimmerman, Jack | 1 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 457 | Italian Continuers | Masterman, Isaac | 2 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 458 | Italian Continuers | Witting, Alexandra | 3 | Santa Sabina College | Strathfield |
| 459 | Italian Continuers | Michalopoulos, Jacqueline | 4 | Marist Sisters College Woolwich | Woolwich |
| 460 | Italian Continuers | Palumbo, Richard | 5 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 461 | Italian Extension | Palumbo, Richard | 1 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 462 | Italian Extension | Carozza, Claudia Trevisan | 2 | Loreto Kirribilli | Kirribilli |
| 463 | Italian Extension | Zimmerman, Jack | 3 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 464 | Italian Extension | Masterman, Isaac | 4 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 465 | Italian Extension | Abel, Charles | 5 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 466 | Japanese and Literature | Yamakawa, Shiori | 1 | Secondary College of Languages Chatswood Campus | Chatswood |
| 467 | Japanese and Literature | Ota, Sara | 2 | Secondary College of Languages Chatswood Campus | Chatswood |
| 468 | Japanese Beginners | Choi, Hyomin | 1 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Mackellar Girls Campus | Manly Vale |
| 469 | Japanese Beginners | Balaji, Bhavesh | 2 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest |
| 470 | Japanese Beginners | Kim, Seohyun | 3 | Marsden High School | Meadowbank |
| 471 | Japanese Beginners | Wang, Jiayin (Natalie) | 4 | Burwood Girls High School | Croydon |
| 472 | Japanese Beginners | Hong, Hannah Jovyna | 5 | Randwick Girls High School | Randwick |
| 473 | Japanese Continuers | Yu, Michelle | 1 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 474 | Japanese Continuers | Xu, Rosanna | 2 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 475 | Japanese Continuers | Lu, Jia Lin | 3 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills |
| 476 | Japanese Continuers | Patterson Rajak, Sasha Bindu | 3 | St George Girls High School | Kogarah |
| 477 | Japanese Continuers | Hu, Faustina | 5 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 478 | Japanese Extension | Patterson Rajak, Sasha Bindu | 1 | St George Girls High School | Kogarah |
| 479 | Japanese Extension | Cao, Janet | 2 | St George Girls High School | Kogarah |
| 480 | Japanese Extension | Suoh, Ashleigh Si Min | 3 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills |
| 481 | Japanese Extension | Li, Martin | 4 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 482 | Japanese Extension | Xu, Rosanna | 5 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 483 | Japanese in Context | Yaku, Manami | 1 | Australian International School Singapore | Singapore |
| 484 | Japanese in Context | Yumoto, Kanon | 2 | Secondary College of Languages Chatswood Campus | Chatswood |
| 485 | Japanese in Context | Horimoto, Kazune | 3 | Secondary College of Languages Chatswood Campus | Chatswood |
| 486 | Japanese in Context | Myatt, Riona | 4 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 487 | Japanese in Context | Tanabe, Kaito | 5 | Secondary College of Languages Chatswood Campus | Chatswood |
| 488 | Khmer Continuers | Chea, Bunthai | 1 | Secondary College of Languages Liverpool Girls Campus | Liverpool |
| 489 | Korean and Literature | Kim, Seohyun | 1 | Secondary College of Languages Strathfield Girls Campus | Strathfield |
| 490 | Korean and Literature | Kang, Ji Yoon | 2 | Secondary College of Languages Strathfield Girls Campus | Strathfield |
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| 491 | Korean and Literature | Choe, Jiwon | 3 | Strathfield Girls High School | Strathfield |
| 492 | Korean and Literature | Joung, Sohyun | 4 | Strathfield Girls High School | Strathfield |
| 493 | Korean and Literature | Bae, Yubin | 5 | Secondary College of Languages Strathfield Girls Campus | Strathfield |
| 494 | Korean Beginners | Yee, Anneliese Yasmine | 1 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 495 | Korean Beginners | Li, Huixian | 2 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 496 | Korean Beginners | McTackett, Zoe Midori | 3 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 497 | Korean Beginners | Cao, Christina | 4 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 498 | Korean Beginners | Hui, Pui Ling - Yoyie | 5 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 499 | Korean Continuers | Ojha, Anusha | 1 | Burwood Girls High School | Croydon |
| 500 | Korean Continuers | Tomson, Natasha Jade | 2 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 501 | Korean Continuers | Lam, Ying Tung | 3 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 502 | Korean Continuers | Yamakawa, Shiori | 4 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 503 | Korean Continuers | Xian, Elle | 5 | Burwood Girls High School | Croydon |
| 504 | Korean in Context | Seo, Juhui (Julie) | 1 | Secondary College of Languages Chatswood Campus | Chatswood |
| 505 | Korean in Context | Jo, Yeonsu | 2 | Secondary College of Languages Chatswood Campus | Chatswood |
| 506 | Korean in Context | Lee, Jihye (Hannah) | 3 | Secondary College of Languages Strathfield Girls Campus | Strathfield |
| 507 | Korean in Context | Wu, Soo-Hee | 4 | Secondary College of Languages Strathfield Girls Campus | Strathfield |
| 508 | Korean in Context | Lee, Jin | 5 | Secondary College of Languages Strathfield Girls Campus | Strathfield |
| 509 | Latin Continuers | Crawford, Alexander | 1 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 510 | Latin Continuers | Tsou, Michael | 2 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 511 | Latin Continuers | Connor, Kieran | 3 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 512 | Latin Continuers | Lin, Jacinta | 4 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga |
| 513 | Latin Continuers | Mok, Joshua | 5 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 514 | Latin Extension | Lin, Jacinta | 1 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga |
| 515 | Latin Extension | Wei, Jessica | 2 | Meriden School | Strathfield |
| 516 | Latin Extension | Dolin, Luke | 3 | St Josephs College Hunters Hill | Hunters Hill |
| 517 | Latin Extension | Zhang, Helen Jingting | 4 | Meriden School | Strathfield |
| 518 | Latin Extension | McPhee, Jemima | 5 | Kinross Wolaroi School | Orange |
| 519 | Legal Studies | Chiaverini, Christina | 1 | St Mary Star of the Sea College | Wollongong |
| 520 | Legal Studies | Hosmann, Tea | 2 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus | North Curl Curl |
| 521 | Legal Studies | Underhill, Grace | 3 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus | North Curl Curl |
| 522 | Legal Studies | Wang, Jenny | 4 | Hornsby Girls High School | Hornsby |
| 523 | Legal Studies | Batzakis-Tsimboukis, Rhea | 5 | St Spyridon College Senior School | Maroubra |
| 524 | Legal Studies | Park, Joshua | 6 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest |
| 525 | Legal Studies | Campbell, Aidan | 7 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus | North Curl Curl |
| 526 | Legal Studies | Zeng, Jenny | 8 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus | North Curl Curl |
| 527 | Legal Studies | Liang, June | 9 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus | North Curl Curl |
| 528 | Legal Studies | Manaktala, Keshav Jai Kumar | 10 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga |
| 529 | Legal Studies | Wang, An Zhu (Angela) | 10 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 530 | Legal Studies | Laszok, Giselle | 12 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 531 | Legal Studies | Sawyer, Joel | 12 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus | North Curl Curl |
| 532 | Legal Studies | Johnson, Cole | 14 | Fort Street High School | Petersham |
| 533 | Legal Studies | Pan, Cherie | 15 | Hornsby Girls High School | Hornsby |
| 534 | Legal Studies | Crosweller, Indigo Ann Lynette | 16 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills |
| 535 | Legal Studies | Balasubramanian, Janani | 17 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus | North Curl Curl |
| 536 | Legal Studies | Ienco, Christina | 18 | Freeman Catholic College | Bonnyrigg Heights |
| 537 | Legal Studies | Carfi, Jack | 19 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus | North Curl Curl |
| 538 | Legal Studies | Guo, Elizabeth | 20 | St Catherines School | Waverley |
| 539 | Macedonian Continuers | Kasovska, Emily | 1 | Secondary College of Languages Kogarah Campus | Kogarah |
| 540 | Macedonian Continuers | Stevans, Ana-Maria | 2 | Secondary College of Languages Kogarah Campus | Kogarah |
| 541 | Mathematics | Ta, Christopher | 1 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park |
| 542 | Mathematics | Zhou, Ze Hong | 1 | St Patricks College Sutherland | Sutherland |
| 543 | Mathematics | Qiao, Jessica Wenjie | 3 | Meriden School | Strathfield |
| 544 | Mathematics | Davies, William | 4 | Nowra Anglican College | Bomaderry |
| 545 | Mathematics | Fernando, Eve | 4 | Bethany College | Hurstville |
| 546 | Mathematics | Li, Christina Yiting | 4 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills |
| 547 | Mathematics | Ozturk, Acacia | 4 | Newcastle Grammar School | Newcastle |
| 548 | Mathematics | Pham, Duong | 4 | Mary MacKillop College | Wakeley |
| 549 | Mathematics | Xie, Jenson Chen Xi | 4 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 550 | Mathematics | Yang, Jadon Ryan | 4 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park |
| 551 | Mathematics | Bai, Angeni | 11 | Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney | Croydon |
| 552 | Mathematics | Zheng, Yuming | 11 | Reddam House Bondi Campus | North Bondi |
| 553 | Mathematics | Wang, Aileen Huilin | 13 | Meriden School | Strathfield |
| 554 | Mathematics | Shi, Claire | 14 | Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney | Croydon |
| 555 | Mathematics | Park, Joshua | 15 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest |
| 556 | Mathematics | Cheng, Catherine | 16 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills |
| 557 | Mathematics | Leone, Louisa | 16 | Bethany College | Hurstville |
| 558 | Mathematics | Li, Matthew Qi | 16 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest |
| 559 | Mathematics | Lin, Chenyang | 16 | Reddam House Bondi Campus | North Bondi |
| 560 | Mathematics | Say, Claire | 16 | Macquarie Fields High School | Macquarie Fields |
| 561 | Mathematics | Tran, Benjamin Minh | 16 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest |
| 562 | Mathematics | Wei, Xinyu (Rain) | 16 | Meriden School | Strathfield |
| 563 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Li, Raymond Kai Chun | 1 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 564 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Cantrill, Andrew | 2 | Marist College Eastwood | Eastwood |
| 565 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Chen, Jenny | 3 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest |
| 566 | Mathematics Extension 1 | He, Chao | 4 | Normanhurst Boys High School | Normanhurst |
| 567 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Kang, Jonathan Taegoo | 5 | SHORE Sydney Church of England Grammar School | North Sydney |
| 568 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Xu, Nuo | 6 | Killarney Heights High School | Killarney Heights |
| 569 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Azer, George | 7 | St Marks Coptic Orthodox College | Wattle Grove |
| 570 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Wang, Lan (Elaine) | 8 | Meriden School | Strathfield |
| 571 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Coughlan, Aidan | 9 | Caringbah High School | Caringbah |
| 572 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Chow, Faybian | 10 | Trinity Grammar School | Summer Hill |
| 573 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Hope, Mitchell Ryan | 10 | St Ignatius College | Lane Cove |
| 574 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Ngo, Hillary | 10 | Bonnyrigg High School | Bonnyrigg |
| 575 | Mathematics Extension 2 | Liang, Phillip | 1 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 576 | Mathematics Extension 2 | Li, Raymond Kai Chun | 2 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 577 | Mathematics Extension 2 | Greene, Isaac | 3 | Inaburra School | Bangor |
| 578 | Mathematics Extension 2 | Connor, Kieran | 4 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 579 | Mathematics Extension 2 | Xu, Andrew | 5 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 580 | Mathematics Extension 2 | Kang, Yixin | 6 | Muirfield High School | North Rocks |
| 581 | Mathematics Extension 2 | Shen, Ivan | 7 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 582 | Mathematics Extension 2 | Cantrill, Andrew | 8 | Marist College Eastwood | Eastwood |
| 583 | Mathematics Extension 2 | Lim, Steven | 9 | Hurlstone Agricultural High School | Glenfield |
| 584 | Mathematics Extension 2 | Shao, Zilin | 10 | Cumberland High School | Carlingford |
| 585 | Mathematics General 2 | Cox, Natalie Grace | 1 | Newcastle High School | Hamilton |
| 586 | Mathematics General 2 | Cremen, Jaselyn Daisy | 1 | Pittwater High School | Mona Vale |
| 587 | Mathematics General 2 | Gariban, Alan | 1 | St Marks Catholic College | Stanhope Gardens |
| 588 | Mathematics General 2 | Hardiman, Chelsea Ann | 1 | Queenwood School for Girls | Mosman |
| 589 | Mathematics General 2 | Khan, Irna | 1 | Al-Faisal College | Auburn |
| 590 | Mathematics General 2 | Kolovos, Gabriel | 1 | Oxley College | Burradoo |
| 591 | Mathematics General 2 | Krek, Lucinda | 1 | St Lukes Grammar School | Dee Why |
| 592 | Mathematics General 2 | Puterflam, Sophie | 1 | Moriah College | Queens Park |
| 593 | Mathematics General 2 | Reeve, Amelia | 1 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus | North Curl Curl |
| 594 | Mathematics General 2 | Willingham, Lachlan | 1 | Elderslie High School | Narellan |
| 595 | Mathematics General 2 | Tafft, Xavier | 11 | St Aloysius College | Milsons Point |
| 596 | Mathematics General 2 | Gordon, Max Richard | 12 | SHORE Sydney Church of England Grammar School | North Sydney |
| 597 | Mathematics General 2 | Woodbury, Kate | 12 | St Patricks College Campbelltown | Campbelltown |
| 598 | Mathematics General 2 | Pittar, Cole | 14 | St Augustines College | Brookvale |
| 599 | Mathematics General 2 | Toole, Makensie | 14 | Belmont Christian College | Belmont North |
| 600 | Mathematics General 2 | Al-Sharaa, Mohammed | 16 | Al-Faisal College | Auburn |
| 601 | Mathematics General 2 | Symons, Mitchell Brian Stuart | 16 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga |
| 602 | Mathematics General 2 | Holthouse, Isabelle Emily | 18 | Queenwood School for Girls | Mosman |
| 603 | Mathematics General 2 | Crafter, Hamish Edward | 19 | SHORE Sydney Church of England Grammar School | North Sydney |
| 604 | Mathematics General 2 | Aslami, Noah | 20 | Al-Faisal College | Auburn |
| 605 | Mathematics General 2 | Pancino, Thomas | 20 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga |
| 606 | Metal and Engineering Examination | Hamblin, Nicholas Ryan | 1 | Quirindi High School | Quirindi |
| 607 | Metal and Engineering Examination | Behrens, Natasha Roszarie | 2 | Lake Macquarie High School | Booragul |
| 608 | Metal and Engineering Examination | Chapman, Reece | 3 | Great Lakes College Tuncurry Senior Campus | Tuncurry |
| 609 | Metal and Engineering Examination | Jones, Pierce | 4 | Newcastle High School | Hamilton |
| 610 | Metal and Engineering Examination | Pippin, Jayden | 4 | Yanco Agricultural High School | Yanco |
| 611 | Modern Greek Beginners | Diasinos, Chrysanthi | 1 | Blakehurst High School | Blakehurst |
| 612 | Modern Greek Beginners | Zaverdinos, Christina | 2 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 613 | Modern Greek Beginners | Antonelli, Elefteria | 3 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 614 | Modern Greek Beginners | Calavrias, Alexander | 4 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 615 | Modern Greek Beginners | Ioannou, Mariana | 5 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 616 | Modern Greek Beginners | Papagelis, John | 5 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 617 | Modern Greek Continuers | Patapis, Vicki | 1 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 618 | Modern Greek Continuers | Georgakopoulou, Angeliki | 2 | St Euphemia College | Bankstown |
| 619 | Modern Greek Continuers | Sakarellou, Evangelia | 3 | Secondary College of Languages St George Campus | Kogarah |
| 620 | Modern Greek Continuers | Hassiotis, Zoe | 4 | All Saints Greek Orthodox Grammar School | Belmore |
| 621 | Modern Greek Continuers | Georgakopoulou, Maria | 5 | St Euphemia College | Bankstown |
| 622 | Modern Greek Continuers | Katsadima, Irene | 5 | Secondary College of Languages St George Campus | Kogarah |
| 623 | Modern Greek Extension | Hassiotis, Zoe | 1 | All Saints Greek Orthodox Grammar School | Belmore |
| 624 | Modern Greek Extension | Papadopoulou, Eleftheria (Ria) | 2 | Secondary College of Languages St George Campus | Kogarah |
| 625 | Modern Greek Extension | Sakarellou, Evangelia | 3 | Secondary College of Languages St George Campus | Kogarah |
| 626 | Modern Greek Extension | Georgakopoulou, Angeliki | 4 | St Euphemia College | Bankstown |
| 627 | Modern Greek Extension | Korovesi, Anna | 5 | Secondary College of Languages St George Campus | Kogarah |
| 628 | Modern Hebrew Continuers | Rotstein, Or Israel | 1 | Outside Tutor | N/A |
| 629 | Modern Hebrew Continuers | Shulkin, Talia | 2 | Moriah College | Queens Park |
| 630 | Modern Hebrew Continuers | Ben Harush, Roni | 3 | Mullumbimby High School | Mullumbimby |
| 631 | Modern Hebrew Continuers | Eisenberg, Yehuda | 4 | Kesser Torah College | Dover Heights |
| 632 | Modern Hebrew Continuers | Ferdman, Yonathan | 5 | Outside Tutor | N/A |
| 633 | Modern History | Zhang, Rui Jing Zoe | 1 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills |
| 634 | Modern History | Fotiou, Thomas | 2 | Champagnat Catholic College | Maroubra |
| 635 | Modern History | Ireland-Shead, Drew | 2 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills |
| 636 | Modern History | Lai, Justin Hau Wai | 4 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park |
| 637 | Modern History | Duchen, Ari | 5 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 638 | Modern History | Gupta, Esha | 6 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 639 | Modern History | Lovely, Connor | 7 | St Josephs College Hunters Hill | Hunters Hill |
| 640 | Modern History | Chung, Melissa | 8 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills |
| 641 | Modern History | Gu, Angelina | 9 | Loreto Normanhurst | Normanhurst |
| 642 | Modern History | Andrews, Katerina | 10 | Burwood Girls High School | Croydon |
| 643 | Modern History | McCartney, William | 10 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 644 | Modern History | Whitton, Isabella Cate | 10 | Queenwood School for Girls | Mosman |
| 645 | Modern History | Wijetilaka, Tahire | 10 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 646 | Modern History | Stevenson, Emily | 14 | St George Christian School | Hurstville |
| 647 | Modern History | Yates, Benjamin | 15 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 648 | Modern History | Han, Kate | 16 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 649 | Modern History | Dixson, William | 17 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 650 | Modern History | Minervina, Yelyzaveta | 18 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills |