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HSC subject scaling for 2026 planning - latest 2025 UAC data

Plan your 2026 HSC subjects with the latest available UAC scaling data (2025), ranked by average scaled mark. Open any NSW course for its scaling detail.

By The Polarbear Team3 min read

HSC subject scaling for 2026 planning - latest 2025 UAC data
Data source: UAC scaling report, Table A3 (2025 HSC) · 2025 data · checked August 2026How we verify →

For 2026 planning, the latest available UAC scaling data is the 2025 HSC report. Scaled marks - not raw HSC marks - are what UAC adds up to build your ATAR. Here’s how every NSW HSC course scaled in that report, ranked from the highest average scaled mark to the lowest.

Every subject's scaling

105 subjects, ranked by how well they scaled in the latest available UAC dataset (2025) for 2026 planning. Tap a subject for its full scaling table. How the HSC ATAR works →

SubjectAvg scaled mark /50
Mathematics Extension 243.4
Latin Extension42.3
Latin Continuers40.5
Mathematics Extension 139.7
Italian Extension39.5
French Extension38.9
German Extension38.4
Japanese Extension38
Chinese Extension37.3
English Extension 136.1
Music Extension35.9
English Extension 235.8
Indonesian Extension35.5
French Continuers34.4
Music 234.1
Modern Greek Extension33.9
German Continuers33.7
Classical Hebrew Extension33.3
Chinese Continuers32.8
English Advanced32.8
History Extension32.7
Spanish Extension32.4
Italian Continuers32.2
Chemistry32
Science Extension32
Mathematics Advanced31.9
Chinese in Context31.5
Economics31.4
Physics31
Indonesian Continuers30.9
Japanese Continuers30.8
Modern Hebrew Continuers30.7
Korean in Context30.5
Classical Hebrew Continuers30
German Beginners29.2
Korean & Literature28.6
Polish Continuers28.5
Italian Beginners28.3
Korean Beginners27.7
Studies of Religion I27.7
Japanese in Context27.6
Studies of Religion II27.3
Korean Continuers27.2
Software Engineering26.7
Portuguese Continuers26.6
Spanish Continuers26.6
Biology26.2
Engineering Studies26.2
Modern Greek Beginners26
Punjabi Continuers26
Arabic Extension25.7
Spanish Beginners25.7
Legal Studies25.3
Geography25.2
Modern Greek Continuers25.2
Indonesian Beginners25.1
Modern History25
Russian Continuers24.8
French Beginners24.7
Financial Services Exam24.6
Macedonian Continuers24.3
Japanese Beginners24.1
Chinese & Literature24
Drama24
Business Studies23.9
Croatian Continuers23.9
Dance23.9
Chinese Beginners23.8
Enterprise Computing23.8
Mathematics Standard 223.3
Design & Technology23.1
Society & Culture23.1
Earth & Environmental Science22.8
Textiles & Design22.8
Ancient History22.4
Visual Arts21.7
Persian Continuers21.6
English EALD21.3
Serbian Continuers20.9
Turkish Continuers20.9
Entertainment Industry Exam20.8
Music 120.8
Hindi Continuers20.5
Information & Digital Technology Exam20.5
Investigating Science20.5
English Standard20.4
Tourism, Travel & Events Exam20.4
Agriculture19.1
Food Technology18.9
Business Services Exam18.7
Hospitality Exam18.7
Human Services Exam18.7
Community & Family Studies18.5
Vietnamese Continuers17.9
Khmer Continuers17.8
Industrial Technology17.7
Electrotechnology Exam17.6
Arabic Continuers17.5
Construction Exam16.5
Primary Industries Exam16.2
Retail Services Exam16.1
Aboriginal Studies14.8
Automotive Exam14.1
Mathematics Standard 1 Exam13.9
English Studies Exam9

Average scaled marks are per unit (out of 50), from the UAC Report on the Scaling of the 2025 NSW HSC. This is not a mark-to-scaled conversion - open a subject for its percentile table.

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