This report shows the 2020 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 | History Extension | Chavan, Aditi | 9 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 402 | History Extension | Richens, Annabelle | 10 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 403 | Hospitality Examination | Johnstone, Samantha | 1 | Tara Anglican School for Girls | North Parramatta |
| 404 | Hospitality Examination | Grigson, Isabella | 2 | Tara Anglican School for Girls | North Parramatta |
| 405 | Hospitality Examination | Ho, Amy | 2 | Callaghan College Jesmond Campus | Jesmond |
| 406 | Hospitality Examination | Carnegie, Ella | 4 | Willoughby Girls High School | Willoughby |
| 407 | Hospitality Examination | Dunne, Chloe | 4 | Brigidine College Randwick | Randwick |
| 408 | Hospitality Examination | McNamara, Dominic | 4 | Rosebank College | Five Dock |
| 409 | Hospitality Examination | Brownlow, Skye | 7 | Tara Anglican School for Girls | North Parramatta |
| 410 | Hospitality Examination | Parsonage, Luke | 8 | Marcellin College | Randwick |
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| 411 | Hospitality Examination | Piscopo, Kasey | 8 | Freeman Catholic College | Bonnyrigg Heights |
| 412 | Hospitality Examination | Smith, Eloise | 8 | Brigidine College Randwick | Randwick |
| 413 | Human Services Examination | Galindo, Nathan | 1 | Good Samaritan Catholic College | Hinchinbrook |
| 414 | Human Services Examination | Mehdi, Gia | 1 | Northern Sydney Institute Meadowbank College | Meadowbank |
| 415 | Human Services Examination | Morellini, Alyssa | 3 | Broughton Anglican College | Menangle Park |
| 416 | Human Services Examination | Vaz, Sian | 3 | Catherine McAuley Westmead | Westmead |
| 417 | Human Services Examination | Clark, Emily | 5 | South Western Sydney Institute Macquarie Fields Campus | Macquarie Fields |
| 418 | Hungarian Continuers | Konya, Renata | 1 | Secondary College of Languages Bankstown Girls Campus | Bankstown |
| 419 | Hungarian Continuers | Csizmadia, Nathan Brett | 2 | Castle Hill High School | Castle Hill |
| 420 | Hungarian Continuers | Toth, Vivien Anna | 3 | St Marys Senior High School | St Marys |
| 421 | Indonesian and Literature | Amanda, Karen | 1 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 422 | Indonesian Beginners | Susanto, Natasha | 1 | Glenwood High School | Glenwood |
| 423 | Indonesian Beginners | Roberts, Samala Grace | 2 | Coffs Harbour Christian Community School | Bonville |
| 424 | Indonesian Beginners | Radwan, Neveen | 3 | Glenwood High School | Glenwood |
| 425 | Indonesian Beginners | Sandhu, Kohinoor | 4 | Glenwood High School | Glenwood |
| 426 | Indonesian Beginners | O'Brien, Matilda Taylor | 5 | Coffs Harbour Christian Community School | Bonville |
| 427 | Indonesian Continuers | Maniam, Priyanka | 1 | Ryde Secondary College | Ryde |
| 428 | Indonesian Continuers | Maharjan, Ishara | 2 | Burwood Girls High School | Croydon |
| 429 | Indonesian Continuers | Chu, Kevin | 3 | Ryde Secondary College | Ryde |
| 430 | Indonesian Continuers | Peek, Rebecca | 4 | Monte Sant Angelo Mercy College | North Sydney |
| 431 | Indonesian Continuers | Tjiong, Josiah | 4 | The Scots College | Bellevue Hill |
| 432 | Indonesian Extension | Meredith-Daly, Elizabeth Marion | 1 | Burwood Girls High School | Croydon |
| 433 | Indonesian Extension | Tjiong, Josiah | 2 | The Scots College | Bellevue Hill |
| 434 | Indonesian Extension | Maharjan, Ishara | 3 | Burwood Girls High School | Croydon |
| 435 | Indonesian Extension | Ransevycz, Zoe Anna Jean | 4 | Burwood Girls High School | Croydon |
| 436 | Industrial Technology | McMurray, Jarrod | 1 | Dubbo School of Distance Education | Dubbo |
| 437 | Industrial Technology | Rodgers, Liam | 1 | Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School | Calala |
| 438 | Industrial Technology | Cardillo, Selena | 3 | Crestwood High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 439 | Industrial Technology | Robilliard, Finn | 3 | Waverley College | Waverley |
| 440 | Industrial Technology | Antonini, Tristan Gregory | 5 | St Francis Xaviers College | Hamilton |
| 441 | Industrial Technology | Fontes, Timothy | 5 | Oxford Falls Grammar School | Oxford Falls |
| 442 | Industrial Technology | O'Rourke, Oliver | 5 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Campus | Freshwater |
| 443 | Industrial Technology | Stevens, Ashlee | 5 | St Benedicts Catholic College | Oran Park |
| 444 | Industrial Technology | Howard, Jorja-Louise | 9 | St Josephs College Lochinvar | Lochinvar |
| 445 | Industrial Technology | Mackay, Ross Sinclair | 9 | Barker College | Hornsby |
| 446 | Information and Digital Technology Examination | Crowther-Miller, Oliver John | 1 | Menai High School | Menai |
| 447 | Information and Digital Technology Examination | He, Raymond | 2 | Sydney Institute Ultimo Campus | Ultimo |
| 448 | Information and Digital Technology Examination | Kyu, Theresa Sandi | 3 | Sydney Institute Ultimo Campus | Ultimo |
| 449 | Information and Digital Technology Examination | Palanusitthepa, Chanikan | 4 | Brigidine College Randwick | Randwick |
| 450 | Information and Digital Technology Examination | Comninos, James | 5 | Menai High School | Menai |