This report counts for each subject the total number of merit results awarded to students in 2021. Where subjects have equal merit counts, entries are listed alphabetically.
| 1 | Accounting | 7 |
| 2 | Agricultural Systems | 1 |
| 3 | Ancient Studies | 5 |
| 4 | Arabic (Continuers) | 1 |
| 5 | Arts and the Community | 1 |
| 6 | Biology | 58 |
| 7 | Business Innovation | 19 |
| 8 | Chemistry | 47 |
| 9 | Child Studies | 17 |
| 10 | Chinese (Background Speakers) | 1 |
| 11 | Chinese (Continuers) | 1 |
| 12 | Communication and the Community | 1 |
| 13 | Creative Arts | 10 |
| 14 | Cross-Disciplinary Studies | 2 |
| 15 | Dance | 2 |
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| 16 | Digital Communication Solutions | 8 |
| 17 | Digital Technologies | 5 |
| 18 | Drama | 6 |
| 19 | Economics | 2 |
| 20 | English | 134 |
| 21 | English as an Additional Language | 7 |
| 22 | English Literary Studies | 27 |
| 23 | Essential English | 9 |
| 24 | Essential Mathematics | 18 |
| 25 | Food and Hospitality | 30 |
| 26 | French (Continuers) | 2 |
| 27 | General Mathematics | 86 |
| 28 | Geography | 6 |
| 29 | German (Continuers) | 1 |
| 30 | Health and Wellbeing | 24 |
| 31 | Indonesian (Continuers) | 1 |
| 32 | Industry and Entrepreneurial Solutions | 12 |
| 33 | Information Processing and Publishing | 10 |
| 34 | Integrated Learning A | 20 |
| 35 | Integrated Learning B | 7 |
| 36 | Interdisciplinary Learning and the Community | 2 |
| 37 | Italian (Continuers) | 2 |
| 38 | Japanese (Continuers) | 3 |
| 39 | Korean (Continuers) | 1 |
| 40 | Language and Culture | 2 |
| 41 | Legal Studies | 11 |
| 42 | Material Solutions | 20 |
| 43 | Mathematical Methods | 56 |
| 44 | Media Studies | 2 |
| 45 | Modern Greek (Continuers) | 1 |
| 46 | Modern History | 19 |
| 47 | Music Explorations | 4 |
| 48 | Music Performance - Ensemble | 9 |
| 49 | Music Performance - Solo | 19 |
| 50 | Music Studies | 1 |
| 51 | Nutrition | 8 |
| 52 | Outdoor Education | 13 |
| 53 | Persian (Continuers) | 1 |
| 54 | Philosophy | 3 |
| 55 | Physical Education | 24 |
| 56 | Physics | 32 |
| 57 | Polish (Continuers) | 1 |
| 58 | Politics, Power and People | 3 |
| 59 | Psychology | 49 |
| 60 | Religion Studies | 17 |
| 61 | Research Project A | 9 |
| 62 | Research Project B | 280 |
| 63 | Robotic and Electronic Systems | 3 |
| 64 | Russian (Continuers) | 1 |
| 65 | Scientific Studies | 3 |
| 66 | Society and Culture | 15 |
| 67 | Spanish (Continuers) | 1 |
| 68 | Specialist Mathematics | 20 |
| 69 | Tourism | 2 |
| 70 | Vietnamese (Background Speakers) | 2 |
| 71 | Vietnamese (Continuers) | 1 |
| 72 | Visual Arts - Art | 9 |
| 73 | Visual Arts - Design | 11 |
| 74 | Women's Studies | 3 |
| 75 | Work and the Community | 2 |
| 76 | Workplace Practices | 18 |
| 77 | Workplace Practices A | 1 |
| 78 | Workplace Practices B | 1 |