This is the SACE Honour Roll, listing every award, merit or prize won by South Australian SACE students in 2017, along with their school and subject details.
The report also includes significant Australian national awards and prizes such as the Australian Student Prize.
| 976 | Rigoni, Jasmine Alana | SA | Merit | Research Project B | |
| 977 | Ritter, Charlee Anne | SA | Merit | English Literary Studies | |
| 978 | Robb, Harper | SA | Merit | English | |
| 979 | Robb, Harper | SA | Merit | Society and Culture | |
| 980 | Robert, Lachlan | SA | Merit | English Literary Studies | |
| 981 | Roberts, Grace Scantlebury | SA | Merit | Workplace Practices | |
| 982 | Roberts, Peta Christina | Nuriootpa High School | Nuriootpa | Gov of SA Excellence in Modified SACE Award | |
| 983 | Roberts, Sophie | SA | Merit | Workplace Practices | |
| 984 | Robertson, Margot | SA | Merit | English | |
| 985 | Robertson, Samuel Jarred | SA | Merit | Systems and Control Products II | |
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| 986 | Robinson, Christie | SA | Merit | Essential Mathematics | |
| 987 | Robinson, Rachel Anne | SA | Merit | English | |
| 988 | Rodie, Matthew John | SA | Merit | Biology | |
| 989 | Roennfeldt, Alison | SA | Merit | Research Project B | |
| 990 | Rohrsheim, Georgia Therese | SA | Merit | Material Products I | |
| 991 | Rollis, Melpomeni | SA | Merit | English Literary Studies | |
| 992 | Roscarel, Lisa Sheridan | SA | Merit | English Literary Studies | |
| 993 | Ross, Lauren | SA | Merit | English | |
| 994 | Ross-Smith, Eliza Rose | SA | Merit | Biology | |
| 995 | Ross-Smith, Eliza Rose | SA | Merit | Psychology | |
| 996 | Rosser, Edward Darcy | SA | Merit | Economics | |
| 997 | Rovira, Rachel | SA | Merit | Classical Studies | |
| 998 | Roy, Vineeth | SA | Merit | Chemistry | |
| 999 | Roy, Vineeth | SA | Merit | Health | |
| 1000 | Rullo, Angela-May | SA | Merit | Business and Enterprise | |
| 1001 | Russell, Sophie | SA | Merit | Research Project B | |
| 1002 | Rutto, Audrey | SA | Merit | Research Project B | |
| 1003 | Ryan, Oliver Hugh | SA | Merit | Research Project B | |
| 1004 | Ryan, Oliver Hugh | SA | Merit | Society and Culture | |
| 1005 | Ryan, Tahlia Maddison | SA | Merit | Integrated Learning | |
| 1006 | Saccone, Claudia | SA | Merit | Integrated Learning | |
| 1007 | Saji, Cyril | SA | Merit | Research Project B | |
| 1008 | Sakai, Rishun | SA | Merit | Japanese (Continuers) | |
| 1009 | Saler, Courtney | SA | Merit | Research Project B | |
| 1010 | Salerno, Renae | SA | Merit | Research Project B | |
| 1011 | Sampson, Chelsie Tara | SA | Merit | Health | |
| 1012 | Sampson, Kyle | SA | Merit | Mathematical Methods | |
| 1013 | Sanchez, Kayla Pamela | SA | Merit | Creative Arts | |
| 1014 | Sanders, Madeline Bonnie | SA | Merit | Ensemble Performance | |
| 1015 | Sapian, Nur Sofia | SA | Merit | General Mathematics | |
| 1016 | Sardelis, Luca Asta | SA | Merit | Psychology | |
| 1017 | Sauerwald, Kyle | SA | Merit | Information Processing and Publishing | |
| 1018 | Sauerwald, Kyle | SA | Merit | Religion Studies | |
| 1019 | Sawley, Hayley Brooke | SA | Merit | English | |
| 1020 | Schaefer, Brianna Emily | SA | Merit | English Literary Studies | |
| 1021 | Schultz, Emily | SA | Merit | Drama | |
| 1022 | Schultz, Emily | SA | Prize: Tennyson Medal | English Studies | |
| 1023 | Schultz, Samuel James | SA | Merit | Mathematical Methods | |
| 1024 | Schultz, Samuel James | SA | Merit | Physics | |
| 1025 | Schultz, Samuel James | SA | Merit | Specialist Mathematics | |