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VCE VET Laboratory Skills: scaling 2026, assessment & grade cut-offs
official VTAC & VCAA data · 2026 forecastA raw study score of 40 in VCE VET Laboratory Skills scaled to 39.0 in the 2025 VTAC report, and is forecast to scale to about 39.0 in 2026. VCE VET Laboratory Skills scales close to the raw score; at a raw 40 its scaling has stayed about the same since 2022. The 2025 mean study score was 29.6.
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VCE VET Laboratory Skills 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 | 44.0 | 44.0 | 44.0 | 44.0 | 44.0 |
| 40 | 39.0 | 39.0 | 39.0 | 39.0 | 39.0 |
| 35 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 34.0 |
| 30 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 30.0 | 29.7 |
| 25 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 24.7 |
| 20 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 |
Scaled scores between VTAC's published anchor points are interpolated. See every subject's scaling curve and the method and accuracy.
How VCE VET Laboratory Skills 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 Laboratory Skills 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 80%
| A+ | A | B+ | B | C+ | C | D+ | D | E+ | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 forecast | 73 | 68 | 61 | 55 | 47 | 42 | 28 | 21 | 14 | 7 |
| likely ± | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 1.3 |
| 2025 actual | 73 | 68 | 63 | 57 | 51 | 47 | 29 | 22 | 15 | 8 |
| 2024 actual | 73 | 67 | 59 | 53 | 44 | 39 | 30 | 23 | 16 | 8 |
| 2023 actual | 73 | 67 | 59 | 48 | 40 | 30 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 4 |
Written Examination external · out of 200 · forecast state average 63%
| A+ | A | B+ | B | C+ | C | D+ | D | E+ | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 forecast | 162 | 154 | 143 | 134 | 117 | 103 | 88 | 57 | 29 | 14 |
| likely ± | 6.2 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 6.2 | 3.6 |
| 2025 actual | 159 | 151 | 142 | 133 | 113 | 100 | 87 | 40 | 20 | 10 |
| 2024 actual | 162 | 156 | 144 | 136 | 125 | 109 | 99 | 88 | 40 | 20 |
| 2023 actual | 172 | 161 | 146 | 135 | 120 | 104 | 70 | 60 | 40 | 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 Laboratory Skills →
VCE VET Laboratory Skills questions
What does a study score of 40 in VCE VET Laboratory Skills scale to?
In the 2025 VTAC scaling report a raw 40 in VCE VET Laboratory Skills scaled to 39.0. ATARtools forecasts about 39.0 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 Laboratory Skills scaled up or down?
VCE VET Laboratory Skills scales close to the raw score. In 2025 a raw 30 scaled to 30.0, a raw 40 to 39.0 and a raw 45 to 44.0. For 2026 the forecast is 29.7, 39.0 and 44.0. At a raw 40, scaling has stayed about the same since 2022.
What mark do I need for an A+ in the VCE VET Laboratory Skills Written Examination?
We forecast the 2026 A+ cut-off at about 162 out of 200 (likely ±6.2 marks) and an A from about 154. For reference the A+ cut-off was 159 in 2025, 162 in 2024 and 172 in 2023. The forecast is the recency-weighted average of the last three years' official cut-offs.
How is VCE VET Laboratory Skills 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.