This report counts for each subject the total number of merit results awarded to students in 2019. Where subjects have equal merit counts, entries are listed alphabetically.
| 1 | Aboriginal Studies | 1 |
| 2 | Accounting | 7 |
| 3 | Agricultural Production | 3 |
| 4 | Ancient Studies | 6 |
| 5 | Arts and the Community | 1 |
| 6 | Australian and International Politics | 1 |
| 7 | Biology | 60 |
| 8 | Business and Enterprise | 33 |
| 9 | Chemistry | 47 |
| 10 | Child Studies | 19 |
| 11 | Chinese (Background Speakers) | 1 |
| 12 | Chinese (Continuers) | 1 |
| 13 | Communication and the Community | 1 |
| 14 | Communication Products I | 10 |
| 15 | Communication Products II | 5 |
| 16 | Creative Arts | 7 |
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| 17 | Cross-Disciplinary Studies | 2 |
| 18 | Dance | 1 |
| 19 | Digital Technologies | 4 |
| 20 | Drama | 12 |
| 21 | Earth and Environmental Science | 2 |
| 22 | Economics | 7 |
| 23 | English | 118 |
| 24 | English as an Additional Language | 13 |
| 25 | English Literary Studies | 29 |
| 26 | Essential English | 10 |
| 27 | Essential Mathematics | 18 |
| 28 | Food and Hospitality | 13 |
| 29 | French (Continuers) | 1 |
| 30 | General Mathematics | 72 |
| 31 | Geography | 5 |
| 32 | German (Continuers) | 1 |
| 33 | Health | 14 |
| 34 | Health, Recreation, and the Community | 1 |
| 35 | Humanities and the Community | 1 |
| 36 | Indonesian (Continuers) | 1 |
| 37 | Information Processing and Publishing | 9 |
| 38 | Integrated Learning A | 16 |
| 39 | Integrated Learning B | 5 |
| 40 | Italian (Continuers) | 2 |
| 41 | Japanese (Beginners) | 1 |
| 42 | Japanese (Continuers) | 3 |
| 43 | Korean (Continuers) | 1 |
| 44 | Language and Culture | 1 |
| 45 | Legal Studies | 9 |
| 46 | Material Products I | 12 |
| 47 | Material Products II | 8 |
| 48 | Mathematical Methods | 61 |
| 49 | Media Studies | 4 |
| 50 | Modern History | 23 |
| 51 | Music Explorations | 5 |
| 52 | Music Performance - Ensemble | 4 |
| 53 | Music Performance - Solo | 5 |
| 54 | Music Studies | 1 |
| 55 | Nutrition | 7 |
| 56 | Outdoor Education | 10 |
| 57 | Persian (Continuers) | 1 |
| 58 | Philosophy | 2 |
| 59 | Physical Education | 21 |
| 60 | Physics | 40 |
| 61 | Psychology | 48 |
| 62 | Religion Studies | 15 |
| 63 | Research Project A | 6 |
| 64 | Research Project B | 195 |
| 65 | Russian (Continuers) | 1 |
| 66 | Science, Technology and the Community | 1 |
| 67 | Scientific Studies | 7 |
| 68 | Sinhala (Continuers) | 1 |
| 69 | Society and Culture | 12 |
| 70 | Specialist Mathematics | 25 |
| 71 | Systems and Control Products I | 1 |
| 72 | Systems and Control Products II | 2 |
| 73 | Tourism | 5 |
| 74 | Vietnamese (Background Speakers) | 1 |
| 75 | Vietnamese (Continuers) | 1 |
| 76 | Visual Arts - Art | 14 |
| 77 | Visual Arts - Design | 10 |
| 78 | Women's Studies | 3 |
| 79 | Workplace Practices | 20 |
| 80 | Workplace Practices B | 1 |