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.
| 551 | Legal Studies | Miers, Emily | 10 | Fort Street High School | Petersham |
| 552 | Legal Studies | Moir, Jordyn | 10 | Xavier High School | North Albury |
| 553 | Legal Studies | Talha, Aamna Bint | 13 | Al Noori Muslim School Senior Campus | Greenacre |
| 554 | Legal Studies | Du, Maggie | 14 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 555 | Legal Studies | Butler, Sebastien | 15 | Epping Boys High School | Eastwood |
| 556 | Legal Studies | Ji, Christin | 16 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills |
| 557 | Legal Studies | Favero, Alexander James | 17 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga |
| 558 | Legal Studies | Suherly, Jacinda | 18 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 559 | Legal Studies | Ridley, Amy | 19 | Turramurra High School | South Turramurra |
| 560 | Legal Studies | Lee, Isabella | 20 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills |
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| 561 | Macedonian Continuers | Anastasov, Marko | 1 | Secondary College of Languages Bankstown Girls Campus | Bankstown |
| 562 | Mathematics Advanced | Abelev, Joshua | 1 | Cranbrook School | Bellevue Hill |
| 563 | Mathematics Advanced | Coleman, Jack | 1 | Fort Street High School | Petersham |
| 564 | Mathematics Advanced | Khan, Manal | 1 | Amity College Prestons | Prestons |
| 565 | Mathematics Advanced | Wu, Guozhen | 1 | Reddam House Bondi Campus | North Bondi |
| 566 | Mathematics Advanced | Yuen, Karen Ka-Wei | 5 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest |
| 567 | Mathematics Advanced | Ma, Max | 6 | The Kings School | North Parramatta |
| 568 | Mathematics Advanced | Prabowo, Herbian Hokky | 7 | IPEKA Integrated Christian School | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| 569 | Mathematics Advanced | Ta, Brendan | 8 | Prairiewood High School | Prairiewood |
| 570 | Mathematics Advanced | Beddall, Charlie Patrick | 9 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow |
| 571 | Mathematics Advanced | Chen, Anne | 9 | St George Girls High School | Kogarah |
| 572 | Mathematics Advanced | Gaffoor, Shameen Rosy | 9 | Meriden School | Strathfield |
| 573 | Mathematics Advanced | Kam, Zhan Yue | 9 | Australian International School Malaysia | Selangor, Malaysia |
| 574 | Mathematics Advanced | Luu, Joshua Tung Thien | 9 | Sefton High School | Sefton |
| 575 | Mathematics Advanced | Nguyen, Khai Van | 9 | Menai High School | Menai |
| 576 | Mathematics Advanced | Prescott, Edward | 9 | Wagga Wagga High School | Wagga Wagga |
| 577 | Mathematics Advanced | Ryoo, Ethan Jaemin | 9 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga |
| 578 | Mathematics Advanced | Tjan, Audrey Louise | 9 | IPEKA Integrated Christian School | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| 579 | Mathematics Advanced | Gee, Lachlan Christopher Glover | 18 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga |
| 580 | Mathematics Advanced | Howes, Stephanie | 19 | Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney | Croydon |
| 581 | Mathematics Advanced | Winoto, Nathanael Massie | 20 | IPEKA Integrated Christian School | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| 582 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Lin, Jason Zhihao | 1 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga |
| 583 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Shao, Guo En | 2 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park |
| 584 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Li, Andrew | 3 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 585 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Leong, Timothy Kar Wai | 4 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga |
| 586 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Mah, Anders | 5 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 587 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Ho, Lachlan James | 6 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park |
| 588 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Fang, Patrick | 7 | Gosford High School | Gosford |
| 589 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Lin, Alexander Shi-Xian | 8 | The Kings School | North Parramatta |
| 590 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Ajjaward, Mohamed Ayoob | 9 | Al-Faisal College | Auburn |
| 591 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Hilliar, Lachlan James | 9 | Hurlstone Agricultural High School | Glenfield |
| 592 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Kok, Jodie | 9 | Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College | Kensington |
| 593 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Lee, Eunjae | 9 | Tyndale Christian School | Blacktown |
| 594 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Qu, Lei Matthew | 9 | Blakehurst High School | Blakehurst |
| 595 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Savellis, George | 9 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 596 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Seo, John | 9 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 597 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Xiao, Zhenzi Zoe | 9 | Carlingford High School | Carlingford |
| 598 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Yang, Shengya Daniel | 9 | Fort Street High School | Petersham |
| 599 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Ye, Sariena | 9 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 600 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Zammit, Declan | 9 | Barker College | Hornsby |