VCAA Legal Studies Performance

Overall average 58.8%209 questions answered2026 data

Score by Unit & Topic

Full study design

Rights and justice

59.8%
The Victorian criminal justice system
60.6%
The Victorian civil justice system
59.6%

The people, the law and reform

56.7%
The people and the law-makers
55.5%
The people and reform
69.2%

Score by Past Paper

2026 data

2025
56.2%
2024
57.3%
2023
62.8%
2022
65.4%
2021
54%
2020
68.3%

Score by Question Type

2026 data

Short Answer
58.8%

Cognitive Verb Performance

2026 data

Analyse
56.2%
Compare
58.3%
Define
55.6%
Describe
70%
Discuss
48.6%
Distinguish
66.7%
Evaluate
41.1%
Explain
63.2%
Identify
82.4%
Justify
45.5%
Outline
88.2%

Study Guides

VCE Legal Studies Most Tested Topics: What the VCAA Exams CoverMarks by topic and dot point across 6 VCAA Legal Studies external papers, 2020 to 2025, plus the question type and cognitive verb mix.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the hardest VCAA Legal Studies topics?
Based on student performance on AusGrader in 2026, the hardest VCAA Legal Studies topics are The people and the law-makers (55.5%), The Victorian civil justice system (59.6%), The Victorian criminal justice system (60.6%). Focus your revision on these areas for the biggest score improvement.
What are the easiest VCAA Legal Studies topics?
Based on student performance on AusGrader in 2026, the highest-scoring VCAA Legal Studies topics are The people and reform (69.2%), The Victorian criminal justice system (60.6%), The Victorian civil justice system (59.6%).
What are the most common command words in VCAA Legal Studies exams?
The most frequently tested command words in VCAA Legal Studies are Explain, Discuss, Outline, Analyse, Describe. Practising responses to these verbs is a high-impact study strategy.

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