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VCE VET Hospitality (Cookery): scaling 2026, assessment & grade cut-offs
official VTAC & VCAA data · 2026 forecastA raw study score of 40 in VCE VET Hospitality (Cookery) scaled to 34.0 in the 2025 VTAC report, and is forecast to scale to about 34.0 in 2026. VCE VET Hospitality (Cookery) scales down: a raw score is worth less than its face value; at a raw 40 its scaling has stayed about the same since 2022. The 2025 mean study score was 23.5.
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VCE VET Hospitality (Cookery) scaling: raw to scaled study scoreOfficial VTAC scaling reports 2022–2025, plus the 2026 forecast (a recency-weighted blend of the last six reports).
| Raw study score | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 forecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 |
| 45 | 42.0 | 42.0 | 42.0 | 41.0 | 41.3 |
| 40 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 34.0 |
| 35 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 |
| 30 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 |
| 25 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| 20 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 13.7 |
Scaled scores between VTAC's published anchor points are interpolated. See every subject's scaling curve and the method and accuracy.
How VCE VET Hospitality (Cookery) is assessedDefault weights from the VCAA study design; the calculator lets you edit them.
| Assessment | Type | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| School assessments (coursework) | school-assessed | 66% |
| End-of-year exam | external | 34% |
VCE VET Hospitality (Cookery) grade cut-offs 2026: forecastThe lowest mark each grade starts at, forecast from the last three years' official VCAA cut-offs. Typical error is shown as "likely ±".
Coursework school-assessed · out of 75 · forecast state average 75%
| A+ | A | B+ | B | C+ | C | D+ | D | E+ | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 forecast | 71 | 66 | 61 | 56 | 47 | 29 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 6 |
| likely ± | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 1.3 |
| 2025 actual | 71 | 66 | 62 | 57 | 49 | 28 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 6 |
| 2024 actual | 70 | 65 | 60 | 53 | 44 | 32 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 5 |
Written Examination external · out of 240 · forecast state average 62%
| A+ | A | B+ | B | C+ | C | D+ | D | E+ | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 forecast | 197 | 183 | 173 | 162 | 147 | 132 | 109 | 70 | 23 | 15 |
| likely ± | 7.4 | 8.4 | 9.4 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9.8 | 7.4 | 4.3 |
| 2025 actual | 192 | 176 | 167 | 156 | 142 | 128 | 103 | 58 | 18 | 12 |
| 2024 actual | 207 | 196 | 186 | 175 | 158 | 141 | 120 | 95 | 33 | 20 |
Cut-offs change every year with how hard the assessment is, so a harder paper can move every grade together. See the full 2025 grade distribution for VCE VET Hospitality (Cookery) →
VCE VET Hospitality (Cookery) questions
What does a study score of 40 in VCE VET Hospitality (Cookery) scale to?
In the 2025 VTAC scaling report a raw 40 in VCE VET Hospitality (Cookery) scaled to 34.0. ATARtools forecasts about 34.0 for 2026, from a recency-weighted blend of the last six reports. Treat it as a guide: VTAC publishes the real 2026 numbers in December.
Is VCE VET Hospitality (Cookery) scaled up or down?
VCE VET Hospitality (Cookery) scales down: a raw score is worth less than its face value. In 2025 a raw 30 scaled to 23.0, a raw 40 to 34.0 and a raw 45 to 41.0. For 2026 the forecast is 23.0, 34.0 and 41.3. At a raw 40, scaling has stayed about the same since 2022.
What mark do I need for an A+ in the VCE VET Hospitality (Cookery) Written Examination?
We forecast the 2026 A+ cut-off at about 197 out of 240 (likely ±7.4 marks) and an A from about 183. For reference the A+ cut-off was 192 in 2025, 207 in 2024. The forecast is the recency-weighted average of the last three years' official cut-offs.
How is VCE VET Hospitality (Cookery) assessed?
School assessments (coursework) (66%), End-of-year exam (34%). School-assessed marks are statistically moderated against the external exam results, then the study score is scaled by VTAC for the ATAR.