This report counts for each subject the total number of merit results awarded to students in 2018. Where subjects have equal merit counts, entries are listed alphabetically.
| 1 | Aboriginal Studies | 1 |
| 2 | Accounting | 7 |
| 3 | Agricultural Production | 2 |
| 4 | Agricultural Systems | 1 |
| 5 | Ancient Studies | 2 |
| 6 | Arts and the Community | 2 |
| 7 | Australian and International Politics | 1 |
| 8 | Biology | 62 |
| 9 | Business and Enterprise | 28 |
| 10 | Chemistry | 45 |
| 11 | Child Studies | 15 |
| 12 | Chinese (Background Speakers) | 1 |
| 13 | Chinese (Continuers) | 1 |
| 14 | Communication and the Community | 2 |
| 15 | Communication Products I | 5 |
| 16 | Communication Products II | 4 |
| 17 | Composing and Arranging | 2 |
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| 18 | Creative Arts | 7 |
| 19 | Cross-Disciplinary Studies | 2 |
| 20 | Dance | 2 |
| 21 | Drama | 11 |
| 22 | Economics | 7 |
| 23 | English | 110 |
| 24 | English as an Additional Language | 14 |
| 25 | English Literary Studies | 25 |
| 26 | Ensemble Performance | 6 |
| 27 | Essential English | 9 |
| 28 | Essential Mathematics | 15 |
| 29 | Food and Hospitality | 10 |
| 30 | French (Beginners) | 1 |
| 31 | French (Continuers) | 1 |
| 32 | General Mathematics | 65 |
| 33 | Geography | 4 |
| 34 | German (Continuers) | 1 |
| 35 | Health | 17 |
| 36 | Health, Recreation and the Community | 2 |
| 37 | Information Processing and Publishing | 15 |
| 38 | Information Technology | 2 |
| 39 | Integrated Learning A | 17 |
| 40 | Integrated Learning B | 4 |
| 41 | Italian (Beginners) | 1 |
| 42 | Italian (Continuers) | 2 |
| 43 | Japanese (Beginners) | 1 |
| 44 | Japanese (Continuers) | 2 |
| 45 | Khmer (Continuers) | 1 |
| 46 | Korean (Beginners) | 1 |
| 47 | Korean (Continuers) | 1 |
| 48 | Language and Culture | 1 |
| 49 | Legal Studies | 12 |
| 50 | Material Products I | 11 |
| 51 | Material Products II | 5 |
| 52 | Mathematical Methods | 61 |
| 53 | Media Studies | 3 |
| 54 | Modern Greek (Continuers) | 1 |
| 55 | Modern History | 19 |
| 56 | Music Individual Study | 2 |
| 57 | Music Technology | 1 |
| 58 | Musical Styles | 1 |
| 59 | Musicianship | 3 |
| 60 | Nutrition | 7 |
| 61 | Outdoor Education | 5 |
| 62 | Performance Special Study | 4 |
| 63 | Philosophy | 1 |
| 64 | Physical Education | 22 |
| 65 | Physics | 38 |
| 66 | Psychology | 48 |
| 67 | Religion Studies | 12 |
| 68 | Research Project A | 4 |
| 69 | Research Project B | 221 |
| 70 | Russian (Continuers) | 1 |
| 71 | Scientific Studies | 5 |
| 72 | Sinhala (Continuers) | 1 |
| 73 | Society and Culture | 12 |
| 74 | Solo Performance | 14 |
| 75 | Spanish (Continuers) | 1 |
| 76 | Specialist Mathematics | 23 |
| 77 | Systems and Control Products I | 3 |
| 78 | Systems and Control Products II | 1 |
| 79 | Tourism | 4 |
| 80 | Vietnamese (Background Speakers) | 1 |
| 81 | Vietnamese (Continuers) | 1 |
| 82 | Visual Arts - Art | 15 |
| 83 | Visual Arts - Design | 10 |
| 84 | Women's Studies | 2 |
| 85 | Workplace Practices | 26 |
| 86 | Workplace Practices B | 1 |