This report shows the first placed student in each HSC subject in 2022 as awarded 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.
This report is equivalent to the Subject Top Achievers report after applying the filter "Rank equals 1".
| 1 | Aboriginal Studies | Costanzo, Santina | St Scholasticas College Glebe Point | Glebe Point |
| 2 | Aboriginal Studies | Rigoni, Alexia | Cammeraygal High School | Crows Nest |
| 3 | Agriculture | Karim, Faiyaaz Marzooq | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 4 | Ancient History | Joseph, Bonita Joy | St Vincents College | Potts Point |
| 5 | Arabic Continuers | Al-Dawod, Ahmad Mohammed | Al-Faisal College | Auburn |
| 6 | Arabic Extension | Nouseir, Danny | Secondary College of Languages Birrong Girls Campus | Birrong |
| 7 | Armenian Continuers | Garabet, Varty | Galstaun College | Ingleside |
| 8 | Automotive Examination | Slattery, Declan | North Coast Institute Coffs Harbour Campus | Coffs Harbour |
| 9 | Biology | Simmons, Zane | Moriah College | Queens Park |
| 10 | Business Services Examination | Maikari, Sarah | Beverly Hills Girls High School | Beverly Hills |
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| 11 | Business Studies | Chamberlain, Lara Elizabeth | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga |
| 12 | Chemistry | Harris, Lachlan | Cranbrook School | Bellevue Hill |
| 13 | Chemistry | Wang, Kevin | The Kings School | North Parramatta |
| 14 | Chinese and Literature | Lan, Gewa | Secondary College of Languages Strathfield Girls Campus | Strathfield |
| 15 | Chinese Beginners | Tan, Irene | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 16 | Chinese Continuers | Chu, Brendan | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 17 | Chinese Extension | Harris, Margot | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 18 | Chinese in Context | Tang, Janissa Hoi Yan | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga |
| 19 | Classical Greek Continuers | Henderson, Thomas | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 20 | Classical Greek Extension | Henderson, Thomas | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 21 | Classical Hebrew Continuers | Dadon, Shira | Kesser Torah College | Dover Heights |
| 22 | Classical Hebrew Extension | Sterling, Samuel | Moriah College | Queens Park |
| 23 | Community and Family Studies | Fan, Wenny | Concord High School | Concord |
| 24 | Community and Family Studies | Owusu, Joanna | St Andrews College Senior Campus | Marayong |
| 25 | Community and Family Studies | Payne, Samara Grace | St Francis Xaviers College | Hamilton |
| 26 | Construction Examination | Challita, Joseph Charbel | St Patricks College Strathfield | Strathfield |
| 27 | Construction Examination | El Bazouni, Julien | Maronite College of the Holy Family | Harris Park |
| 28 | Croatian Continuers | Medanic, Clara | Secondary College of Languages Liverpool Boys Campus | Liverpool |
| 29 | Dance | Mackenzie, Stella Grace Sweeney | Northern Beaches Secondary College Mackellar Girls Campus | Manly Vale |
| 30 | Design and Technology | Briand, Emma Gwenaelle | Kincoppal Rose Bay School of the Sacred Heart | Vaucluse |
| 31 | Design and Technology | McCoubrie, Will | St Josephs Regional College | Port Macquarie |
| 32 | Drama | Sinden, Luke | Cranbrook School | Bellevue Hill |
| 33 | Dutch Continuers | Lassing, Elizabeth Ariana Johanna | Outside Tutor | N/A |
| 34 | Earth and Environmental Science | Watkin, Ellen | Oxley College | Burradoo |
| 35 | Earth and Environmental Science | White, Lara | Newcastle High School | Hamilton |
| 36 | Economics | Yoffe, Yoel | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 37 | Electrotechnology Examination | Maroulis, Toby | Northern Sydney Institute Meadowbank College | Meadowbank |
| 38 | Engineering Studies | Stewart, Angus | Normanhurst Boys High School | Normanhurst |
| 39 | English Advanced | Hoang, Chloe | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 40 | English EAL/D | Lan, Gewa | St Catherines School | Waverley |
| 41 | English Extension 1 | Pilat, Otylia | Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College | Kensington |
| 42 | English Extension 2 | Kang, Tyler | Newington College | Stanmore |
| 43 | English Standard | Boulad, Zayn | Alpha Omega Senior College | Auburn |
| 44 | Entertainment Industry Examination | Talty, Jack | Oakhill College | Castle Hill |
| 45 | Filipino Continuers | Aquino, Jannah Sandara | Secondary College of Languages Bankstown Girls Campus | Bankstown |
| 46 | Financial Services Examination | Kennard, Orlando | OneSchool Global NSW Maitland | East Maitland |
| 47 | Food Technology | Chalfa, Katarina | Good Samaritan Catholic College | Hinchinbrook |
| 48 | Food Technology | Compton, Aniek | Cronulla High School | Cronulla |
| 49 | Food Technology | Jenkins, Lilian Shelley | Meriden School | Strathfield |
| 50 | French Beginners | Weiss, Maya Zofia | Hornsby Girls High School | Hornsby |