Understanding your VCE results and ATAR (2026)

For the full results-day timetable and the change of preference deadline, see VCE results day, VTAC offers and changing preferences. This page is about reading what you get.

Where your results come from

You must register for the VCE Results and ATAR Service to see results online. Registration opened on 3 August 2026, and VCAA advises you to register by 5 pm on Wednesday 9 December 2026. Your VTAC login is separate and won't get you into it. The service is free and runs until 5 pm on Tuesday 15 December.

What does each part of the Statement of Results mean?

VCAA's Statement of Results is a cumulative record of everything you've done in the VCE, including Units 1 and 2 from Year 11.

• S or N for each unit. S means you satisfactorily completed the unit's outcomes; N means you didn't.
• Grades A+ to E for each graded assessment in a Unit 3 and 4 study. VCE studies have three graded assessments, such as your Unit 3 and Unit 4 School-assessed Coursework and your examination (the mix depends on the study). UG means the score was too low for a grade. NA means that piece wasn't done or submitted.
• Study score from 0 to 50 for each Unit 3 and 4 study. A study score shows how you performed compared with everyone who took that study this year.
• A graduation line. If you've met the requirements, it says "This student has been awarded the Victorian Certificate of Education" (or the Vocational Major or Baccalaureate version).

VCAA reports a study score as UN (unavailable) when more than one graded assessment is NA, or when you didn't get an S for both Units 3 and 4.

What does my study score mean?

For studies with 1,000 or more students, VCAA publishes this approximate guide:

In smaller studies the proportions vary a little. For how VCAA calculates the score from your graded assessments, see how VCE study scores work.

Scaled study scores and the ATAR

VTAC takes your study scores and scales them so studies can be compared fairly. Scaled study scores run from 0.00 to 55.00. They're the numbers that go into your ATAR, not the study scores on your VCAA statement.

Your ATAR comes from an aggregate: your scaled score in one English-group study, your next three best permissible scaled scores, and 10% of up to two more. VTAC then ranks everyone's aggregate against the Year 12 age group. How the VCE ATAR is calculated walks through the rules, and you can model your own numbers with the VCE ATAR calculator.

What is not in your ATAR?

• Unit results and grades go into your study scores, not straight into the ATAR.
• VCE Vocational Major studies don't receive study scores, so they can't count towards an ATAR.
• The GAT doesn't go into the ATAR. VCAA uses it for quality checks on your results and to report whether you met the literacy and numeracy standards.
• Subject adjustments and equity adjustments aren't in your ATAR either. Institutions add them for particular courses, which gives you a selection rank for each course. That's why your ATAR on screen can differ from the number a course uses.

Why don't I have an ATAR?

VTAC only calculates an ATAR if you qualified for the VCE and have study scores in at least four permissible Unit 3 and 4 studies, including one English-group study. If you're missing either, you won't get one. That doesn't stop you applying: VTAC lists over 500 courses with no prerequisites, most of which don't need an ATAR. See if your ATAR is lower than expected.

Where to get help on results day

The Post Results and ATAR Service (PRAS) answers questions about results and the ATAR. Contact it on 1800 653 080 (free call) or pras@education.vic.gov.au. It runs 7 am to 5 pm on 10 December, then 9 am to 5 pm on 11, 14 and 15 December 2026. PRAS can't give you your results.

If a result looks wrong, VCE results reviews and inspections covers what you can request and by when.

Next steps

1. Check the grades behind each study score. If one piece of assessment is well below the others, that's worth a conversation with your teacher.
2. Compare your ATAR, plus any adjustments, with the courses on your VTAC preference list before the change of preference deadline.
3. If you're between options, look at courses at Monash, Melbourne, Deakin, La Trobe, RMIT or Swinburne, or explore the course finder.
4. Look after yourself. How to handle results day and exam stress and mental health are both worth a read.