VCE scaling data
How a raw VCE study score becomes a scaled score VTAC can compare across every subject, and the real 2024 figures published so far.
The short answer
VTAC publishes a Scaling Report every December with real per-subject figures — this is the closest thing to an official scaling table anywhere in the country. We don’t yet have the complete subject-by-subject table loaded here, but the method and several real data points below are accurate and sourced from that report.
How your aggregate becomes an ATAR
Your aggregate is your top 4 scaled study scores in full (one of which must be an English study — English, Literature, or English Language), plus 10% each of your next 2 best subjects — a maximum of 210.
Real published anchor (2024): a scaled aggregate of 154.85 converted to an ATAR of 90.00. The calculator on this site is calibrated against this exact point.
How English subjects scaled in 2024
What a raw study score of 35 scaled to, per the 2024 VCAA Scaling Report:
| Subject | 35 scaled to |
|---|---|
| English Language | 38 |
| Literature | 36 |
| English as an Additional Language (EAL) | 34 |
| English | 33 |
How Maths subjects scaled in 2024
| Subject | 35 scaled to |
|---|---|
| Specialist Mathematics | 48 |
| Mathematical Methods | 41 |
| General Mathematics | 33 |
Specialist Mathematics and Mathematical Methods are consistently VCE’s strongest-scaling subjects — both attract cohorts that perform well across all their other studies too.
Historically strong-scaling subjects (LOTE-heavy)
Languages other than English have consistently scaled up strongly for years, since the students taking them tend to also do well elsewhere. From the 2022 report, a raw study score of 30 scaled to:
| Subject | 30 scaled to |
|---|---|
| Latin | 46 |
| Hebrew | 45 |
| Specialist Mathematics | 42 |
| French | 41 |
| Subject | 30 scaled to |
|---|---|
| Korean Second Language | 40 |
| Chinese Second Language | 40 |
| German | 39 |
| Japanese Second Language | 38 |
These rankings shift a little each year but the shape has stayed similar since at least 2019, when Latin was also the single highest-scaling subject in the state.