This is the SACE Honour Roll, listing every award, merit or prize won by South Australian SACE students in 2008, along with their school and subject details.
The report also includes significant Australian national awards and prizes such as the Australian Student Prize.
| 975 | Wightman, Sam Mackenzie | SA | Merit | English Communications | |
| 976 | Wilkinson, Christie Lee | SA | Merit | Early Childhood Studies | |
| 977 | Williams, Jarred Kenneth | SA | Merit | Design and Technology Studies | |
| 978 | Williams, Samuel | SA | Merit | Biology | |
| 979 | Williams, Samuel | SA | Merit | Psychology | |
| 980 | Williams, Tiffany April | SA | Merit | English Communications | |
| 981 | Williams, Tiffany April | SA | Merit | Nutrition | |
| 982 | Wills, Nicole | SA | Merit | Physical Education | |
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| 983 | Wills, Nicole | SA | Merit | Psychology | |
| 984 | Wilson, Alex | SA | Merit | Chemistry | |
| 985 | Wilson, Alex | SA | Merit | Physics | |
| 986 | Wong, Coco | Wilderness School | Medindie | Australian Student Prize | |
| 987 | Wong, Coco Li-Lien | SA | Merit | English Studies | |
| 988 | Wong, Coco Li-Lien | SA | Merit | Mathematical Studies | |
| 989 | Wong, Coco Li-Lien | SA | Merit | Specialist Mathematics | |
| 990 | Wong, Priscillia | SA | Merit | English as Second Language Studies | |
| 991 | Wood, Alanna | SA | Merit | Mathematical Applications | |
| 992 | Wood, Gerard | SA | Merit | Technology and the Community | |
| 993 | Wood, Janelle Louise | SA | Merit | Desktop Publishing | |
| 994 | Wright, Benjamin David | SA | Merit | Mathematical Methods | |
| 995 | Wu, Elaine Yiyun | SA | Merit | Mathematical Studies | |
| 996 | Xu, Alan LingLing | SA | Merit | Performance Special Study | |
| 997 | Xu, Alan LingLing | SA | Merit | Solo Performance | |
| 998 | Ye, Yanjun | Norwood Morialta High School | Magill | Merit | Accounting Studies |
| 999 | Ye, Yanjun | Norwood Morialta High School | Magill | Merit | Chinese (background speakers) |
| 1000 | Ye, Yanjun | Norwood Morialta High School | Magill | Merit | English as Second Language Studies |
| 1001 | Ye, Yanjun | Norwood Morialta High School | Magill | Merit | Mathematical Studies |
| 1002 | Ye, Yanjun | Norwood Morialta High School | Magill | Merit | Specialist Mathematics |
| 1003 | Yip, Timothy | SA | Merit | Chemistry | |
| 1004 | Yip, Timothy | SA | Merit | Economics | |
| 1005 | Yong, Cathaya | SA | Merit | English Studies | |
| 1006 | Zaccardo, Mia Dawn | SA | Merit | Mathematical Applications | |
| 1007 | Zang, Qi (Barbara) | SA | Merit | Chinese (background speakers) | |
| 1008 | Zeng, Yuwei (Nicole) | SA | Merit | Japanese (continuers) | |
| 1009 | Zhang, Shu Ning | SA | Merit | English as a Second Language | |
| 1010 | Zhang, Xi (Alan) | SA | Merit | Specialist Mathematics | |
| 1011 | Zhou, Huilin | SA | Merit | Chinese (continuers) | |
| 1012 | Zhou, Huilin | SA | Merit | Physics | |
| 1013 | Zhu, Qi Chao | SA | Merit | English as a Second Language | |
| 1014 | Zhu, Qi Chao | SA | Merit | Mathematical Studies | |
| 1015 | Zhu, Yue | SA | Merit | Ensemble Performance | |
| 1016 | Zoanetti, Jordana Leah | SA | Merit | Nutrition | |
| 1017 | Zulfic, Fedja | SA | Merit | Mathematical Studies | |