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VCE Grade Distributions 2025 by Subject

See how students were graded across coursework and exams in 2025. Select a subject to view its graded assessments and the proportion of students at each grade.

Each row describes one assessment and its own cohort. The percentages are published by the VCAA and can vary between cohorts. Use the complete VCAA grade-distribution report for additional studies. For information on study scores and ATAR scaling, see the VCE scaling guide.

Accounting

VCAA 2025 distribution for Accounting · Official past exams

2025 percentage at each grade
AssessmentStudentsUGEE+DD+CC+BB+AA+
GA 14,6430.7%2.8%5%6.4%9.9%13.5%15.9%14.5%13.4%9.9%8.1%
GA 24,4660.2%0.3%0.4%3.3%7%11.5%13.7%14%17%18.4%14.1%
GA 3 · Exam4,4312.2%2.5%4.9%7.7%10.7%12.2%15%13.6%12.3%10.4%8.4%

Art Making and Exhibiting

VCAA 2025 distribution for Art Making and Exhibiting · Official past exams

2025 percentage at each grade
AssessmentStudentsUGEE+DD+CC+BB+AA+
GA 12,6181.1%1.1%2.1%5.1%6.4%7.5%8.8%11.9%15.7%19.5%20.7%
GA 22,5540.8%1.1%1.1%3.2%7.2%9.3%9.9%12.4%13.8%18.2%22.8%
GA 3 · Exam2,3940.5%1.3%4.6%8%11.7%14.7%17.1%13%11.1%10%7.9%

Biology

VCAA 2025 distribution for Biology · Official past exams

2025 percentage at each grade
AssessmentStudentsUGEE+DD+CC+BB+AA+
GA 115,2030.2%0.3%3.6%7.1%12.3%13.7%15.5%15.6%12.4%11.9%7.3%
GA 214,7470.1%0%0.2%3.7%5.5%10.9%14.8%17.6%18%16.8%12.4%
GA 3 · Exam14,7000.1%3.4%5.7%8.1%11.3%13.2%14.9%13.5%11.8%9.7%8.3%

Business Management

VCAA 2025 distribution for Business Management · Official past exams

2025 percentage at each grade
AssessmentStudentsUGEE+DD+CC+BB+AA+
GA 115,6300.5%0.6%2.3%6.6%10.6%14.2%16.8%15.9%13.1%10.5%8.9%
GA 214,8100.2%0.2%1%6%8.8%13.1%14.6%17.5%15.4%14%9.1%
GA 3 · Exam14,6931.1%2.2%4.3%7%11.2%13.5%15.8%14.4%12.5%10.2%8%

Chemistry

VCAA 2025 distribution for Chemistry · Official past exams

2025 percentage at each grade
AssessmentStudentsUGEE+DD+CC+BB+AA+
GA 111,1080.1%0.1%5.7%7.7%10.7%12.3%15.8%14.1%13.4%11.5%8.6%
GA 210,8960%0.1%0.3%2.3%6.9%9.9%11.7%15.9%19%18.4%15.4%
GA 3 · Exam10,8730.6%1.1%4.4%6.9%11.4%13.4%15.8%14.3%12.7%10.6%8.7%

Economics

VCAA 2025 distribution for Economics · Official past exams

2025 percentage at each grade
AssessmentStudentsUGEE+DD+CC+BB+AA+
GA 14,0220.1%0.2%1.8%5.5%7.6%9.7%13.3%14.8%17.5%18.3%11.1%
GA 23,9290.1%0.1%1%5.2%8.6%11.2%12.4%13.5%16.2%16.5%15.1%
GA 3 · Exam3,9150.6%2.1%4.5%7.4%11%13.4%15.3%13.9%12.5%11%8.2%

English

VCAA 2025 distribution for English · Official past exams

2025 percentage at each grade
AssessmentStudentsUGEE+DD+CC+BB+AA+
GA 142,6980.1%0.1%0.2%0.9%5.6%12.5%16.7%19.4%16.8%15.6%12.2%
GA 240,9130%0%0.1%1.1%6.5%10.1%13.9%16.5%20.4%18.1%13.2%
GA 3 · Exam40,7680.1%0.1%0.2%2.3%8.1%13.4%19.6%19.9%16.2%12.5%7.7%

English as an Additional Language

VCAA 2025 distribution for English as an Additional Language · Official past exams

2025 percentage at each grade
AssessmentStudentsUGEE+DD+CC+BB+AA+
GA 12,8400.1%0.6%3.3%5%8.4%12.7%14.9%18%15.5%11.9%9.3%
GA 22,7080.3%2.4%6.3%7.8%7.8%10.5%13.9%16.1%13.8%11%10%
GA 3 · Exam2,6820.9%1.5%3%6.5%10.1%13.5%17.6%17%12.8%10.4%6.7%

English Language

VCAA 2025 distribution for English Language · Official past exams

2025 percentage at each grade
AssessmentStudentsUGEE+DD+CC+BB+AA+
GA 14,0430.1%0%0.1%3.6%8.9%12.5%13.6%15.7%18%16.5%10.9%
GA 23,9770.1%0.2%0.1%2.3%4.7%12.7%14.7%15.5%20.3%17.3%12.2%
GA 3 · Exam3,9760.3%0.9%4.5%9.1%13%13.3%13.9%13.2%13.1%10.4%8.5%

Food Studies

VCAA 2025 distribution for Food Studies · Official past exams

2025 percentage at each grade
AssessmentStudentsUGEE+DD+CC+BB+AA+
GA 13,6760.2%1.7%5.1%7.3%8.4%9.8%12.8%17.3%14.1%13.4%10%
GA 23,3150%0.1%3.3%6.6%7.3%9.2%9.5%13.5%16.3%18.5%15.7%
GA 3 · Exam3,2600.4%2.1%5.9%8.5%11.1%12.9%15.3%13.9%12%9.7%8.2%

Foundation Mathematics

VCAA 2025 distribution for Foundation Mathematics · Official past exams

2025 percentage at each grade
AssessmentStudentsUGEE+DD+CC+BB+AA+
GA 12,4860.7%1.8%4.1%9.9%10%13%14.7%14.4%12.3%11.4%7.8%
GA 2 · Exam2,0210.7%0.7%0.9%3%10.7%10.4%18.3%22.7%13.7%10.7%7.9%
GA 3 · Exam1,9160.1%0.8%3.4%10%15.1%19.7%18.6%14.8%9.4%4.9%3%

General Mathematics

VCAA 2025 distribution for General Mathematics · Official past exams

2025 percentage at each grade
AssessmentStudentsUGEE+DD+CC+BB+AA+
GA 132,2800.2%0.3%1.2%8.3%11.5%11.8%12.7%15.8%14.4%13.8%9.8%
GA 2 · Exam30,9180%0.1%2.5%6.6%8%13.7%20.2%16.1%12.7%12.6%7.5%
GA 3 · Exam30,8951.2%1.6%6.2%8.1%9.9%13.5%16.1%14.3%12.5%9.6%6.9%

Geography

VCAA 2025 distribution for Geography · Official past exams

2025 percentage at each grade
AssessmentStudentsUGEE+DD+CC+BB+AA+
GA 12,0530%0.2%0.2%2.7%7.7%11.3%14.1%19.1%16.1%15.3%13%
GA 21,9710.1%0.3%3%6%8.8%11.4%12.2%14.3%15.4%17.4%10.9%
GA 3 · Exam1,9610.2%0.5%1.4%4.3%8%12.5%16.9%17.7%17.5%12.9%7.9%

Health and Human Development

VCAA 2025 distribution for Health and Human Development · Official past exams

2025 percentage at each grade
AssessmentStudentsUGEE+DD+CC+BB+AA+
GA 114,8120.2%0.1%0.3%4.3%6.5%12.9%15%15.8%16.5%15.5%12.9%
GA 213,8770.2%0.1%0.4%2.5%8.9%12.3%14.3%16.9%16.7%16.9%10.8%
GA 3 · Exam13,8020.8%1.2%3.4%6.6%11.3%13.8%16.3%14.7%12.8%11.2%8%

History Revolutions

VCAA 2025 distribution for History Revolutions · Official past exams

2025 percentage at each grade
AssessmentStudentsUGEE+DD+CC+BB+AA+
GA 14,8020.1%0.1%0.5%2.1%4.1%10%10.7%16.7%22.1%18%15.5%
GA 24,5720%0.2%0.2%1.2%4.4%8.9%13.4%16.1%21.8%18.7%15.1%
GA 3 · Exam4,5440.3%1.4%5.1%7.3%10.9%14.1%15.4%14%12.2%10.6%8.7%

Literature

VCAA 2025 distribution for Literature · Official past exams

2025 percentage at each grade
AssessmentStudentsUGEE+DD+CC+BB+AA+
GA 13,9720.1%0.2%0.1%0.1%2.2%11%14.8%15.7%20.4%21.7%13.8%
GA 23,8940%0.1%0.2%0.8%3.3%8.9%14.4%16.2%20.8%20.4%14.9%
GA 3 · Exam3,8900.1%0.4%1.7%3.8%8%12.9%16%20.8%15%12.9%8.4%

Mathematical Methods

VCAA 2025 distribution for Mathematical Methods · Official past exams

2025 percentage at each grade
AssessmentStudentsUGEE+DD+CC+BB+AA+
GA 116,3390.6%1.3%6.8%7.9%10.8%14.5%16.6%13.8%11%9.2%7.7%
GA 2 · Exam16,0402.1%2.4%4.3%5.1%8.7%10%14.6%17.2%13.8%13%9%
GA 3 · Exam16,0441.3%2.1%4.2%6.2%8.1%11.6%14.4%15.9%14.3%12.7%9.2%

Media

VCAA 2025 distribution for Media · Official past exams

2025 percentage at each grade
AssessmentStudentsUGEE+DD+CC+BB+AA+
GA 13,7600.3%1.4%1.7%1.9%4.5%10.3%15.4%18%18.2%15.4%12.9%
GA 23,7571.2%1.3%2.6%4.1%5.5%6.7%8.7%10.1%18.6%22.4%18.8%
GA 3 · Exam3,5370.4%1.1%3.6%7.3%11.3%13.3%16.8%14.9%12.4%11.1%7.8%

Outdoor and Environmental Studies

VCAA 2025 distribution for Outdoor and Environmental Studies · Official past exams

2025 percentage at each grade
AssessmentStudentsUGEE+DD+CC+BB+AA+
GA 12,6480.5%0.5%0.7%4.8%9.3%13.4%15.5%16.7%16.1%13%9.5%
GA 22,3570.2%0.2%1.8%5.5%10.4%12.7%12.7%15.2%15.5%13.3%12.5%
GA 3 · Exam2,3320.6%2.5%4.5%6.9%11.4%13.6%15.4%14.4%12.7%10.1%8%

Physical Education

VCAA 2025 distribution for Physical Education · Official past exams

2025 percentage at each grade
AssessmentStudentsUGEE+DD+CC+BB+AA+
GA 110,9870.3%0.1%0.2%0.6%5.6%13%16.1%19.7%17.6%16.1%10.6%
GA 210,3540.1%0.2%0.2%0.6%4.9%12.1%14.9%18.9%18.7%18.4%11.2%
GA 3 · Exam10,2860.3%0.6%3.3%7.2%11.2%13.6%16%14.8%13.1%11.2%8.7%

Physics

VCAA 2025 distribution for Physics · Official past exams

2025 percentage at each grade
AssessmentStudentsUGEE+DD+CC+BB+AA+
GA 17,9400.3%0.4%3.7%6.4%10.2%12.9%17.1%16.3%13.6%11.4%7.7%
GA 27,7410.1%0.3%0.1%1.1%5.3%7.6%12.3%16.7%21.4%19.9%15.2%
GA 3 · Exam7,6940.7%1.1%3.3%6.1%10.7%13%15.5%14.7%13.4%11.7%9.7%

Politics

VCAA 2025 distribution for Politics · Official past exams

2025 percentage at each grade
AssessmentStudentsUGEE+DD+CC+BB+AA+
GA 11,3580.1%0.6%1.1%1%5.7%7.8%10.9%16.7%22.5%19.5%14.1%
GA 21,3310.1%0.1%0%1.2%3.5%9.7%11.9%17.2%23.3%19.3%13.7%
GA 3 · Exam1,3290.3%0.3%1.1%4.4%11.5%13.8%18.4%16.6%14.8%11.4%7.4%

Product Design and Technologies

VCAA 2025 distribution for Product Design and Technologies · Official past exams

2025 percentage at each grade
AssessmentStudentsUGEE+DD+CC+BB+AA+
GA 11,9930.7%1.1%1.6%3.6%8.2%12.5%14%16.4%16.4%14.8%10.7%
GA 22,0081.8%2.7%4%6%6.4%9.1%10.6%13.3%13.2%14.3%18.5%
GA 3 · Exam1,8260.5%2.3%4.2%6.7%11.6%13.1%16.3%14.8%12.8%9.7%8%

Psychology

VCAA 2025 distribution for Psychology · Official past exams

2025 percentage at each grade
AssessmentStudentsUGEE+DD+CC+BB+AA+
GA 116,3230.1%0.6%4%6.4%10.6%13.8%17.4%14.6%13.3%10.2%8.8%
GA 215,5980%0.1%1.6%3.5%8%11.5%12.7%18.8%18.1%14.5%11.2%
GA 3 · Exam15,5200.3%1.4%3.8%7%11.6%13.3%15.6%15%12.3%10.8%9.1%

Religion and Society

VCAA 2025 distribution for Religion and Society · Official past exams

2025 percentage at each grade
AssessmentStudentsUGEE+DD+CC+BB+AA+
GA 11,3150.2%0.2%0.2%0.3%3.2%8.6%15.3%17.9%21.5%19.6%12.9%
GA 21,2890.4%0.1%0.2%2.3%8.8%11.8%13.9%14.9%18.4%15.8%13.3%
GA 3 · Exam1,2600.8%1%2.5%5.3%11.6%14.5%15.9%15.5%14%10.5%8.4%

Sociology

VCAA 2025 distribution for Sociology · Official past exams

2025 percentage at each grade
AssessmentStudentsUGEE+DD+CC+BB+AA+
GA 11,6970.6%0.7%1.2%5.2%9.1%13.3%15%16.5%15.9%13.1%9.4%
GA 21,5720.1%0.3%0.8%5.7%9.7%13.7%15.1%17.7%16.2%12.3%8.3%
GA 3 · Exam1,5491.2%1.4%3.4%7.8%10.4%13.7%16.7%15%12.3%10.5%7.6%

Specialist Mathematics

VCAA 2025 distribution for Specialist Mathematics · Official past exams

2025 percentage at each grade
AssessmentStudentsUGEE+DD+CC+BB+AA+
GA 14,0660.2%0.2%0%1.1%3.6%8.9%12.1%16.9%21.7%19.6%15.7%
GA 2 · Exam4,0181.5%2.9%4.2%7%9.6%12.4%15.6%14.8%14.1%10.6%7.4%
GA 3 · Exam4,0180.3%1.9%5.8%7.8%11.3%13%15.7%14.4%12%10.2%7.5%

Visual Communication Design

VCAA 2025 distribution for Visual Communication Design · Official past exams

2025 percentage at each grade
AssessmentStudentsUGEE+DD+CC+BB+AA+
GA 14,2410.1%0.2%0.4%3.5%8.3%10.8%13.4%16.5%17.6%16.1%13.1%
GA 24,2020.8%1.1%1.8%2.9%5.4%7.2%10.6%14.9%20.4%19%16%
GA 3 · Exam4,0000.5%0.6%2.9%6.1%11.5%15.7%17.8%14.6%11.9%10.1%8.2%