The short answer
On 10 November 2026, Victoria ran its first subclass 190 round under the new Victorian Points Test. Invitees in priority-industry occupations reported a median VPT of 643 (lowest 565). Invitees in other occupations reported a median of 743, and all but one were at 723 or above.
Victoria scores ROIs out of 950 and invites the highest totals, ranking its priority industries (health, social assistance, education and construction trades) separately from everyone else. The round shows how much that split matters: about 100 points separate the two medians.
Two very different queues
Priority scores spread widely, from 565 (a motor mechanic) to 728 (an early childhood teacher). Early childhood teachers were the largest group, with 9 reports between 625 and 728. Social workers ranged from 579 to 625.
Other occupations were tightly packed between 723 and 815, led by IT and accounting. A single urban planner at 645 is the exception, so we show that stream’s lowest as “723 (one at 645)” rather than letting one report set the figure.
Offshore applicants were invited too. Four priority invitees said they were outside Australia, scoring 591 to 702.
This round was subclass 190 only. Victoria has not run a subclass 491 round under the VPT yet.
Our forecast vs the round
Before the round, we estimated where invitations might land from 118 invitation cards of Victoria’s 2025–26 program, re-scored on the VPT. Here is how that compares:
| Our estimate (Oct) | Reported in the round | |
|---|---|---|
| Priority | top third from ≈630 | median 643, lowest 565 |
| Other | top third from ≈690 | median 743, lowest 723 (one at 645) |
Priority came in close to our estimate. Other occupations came in higher, by about 33–53 points (lowest 723 and median 743, against ≈690). With only 900 places this year (a third of 2025–26), competition outside the priority list was tougher than last year’s invitees suggested. We will use the round to re-check the method before the next one.
Scores by occupation
A single report is one example, not a range for that occupation.
As at 11 November 2026. Each report is one score someone shared; a few may be the same person reported twice.
| Occupation | ANZSCO | Stream | Reports | Reported VPT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Developer Programmer | 261312 | Other | 1 | 815 |
| ICT Security Specialist | 262112 | Other | 1 | 803 |
| Information and Organisation Professionals nec | 224999 | Other | 2 | 733 · 799 |
| Software Engineer | 261313 | Other | 4 | 727 · 758 · 783 · 795 |
| ICT Business Analyst | 261111 | Other | 2 | 730 · 758 |
| Management Accountant | 221112 | Other | 1 | 758 |
| Accountant (General) | 221111 | Other | 1 | 758 |
| Taxation Accountant | 221113 | Other | 1 | 749 |
| Analyst Programmer | 261311 | Other | 1 | 744 |
| Primary School Teacher | 241213 | Other | 2 | 735 · 742 |
| Marketing Specialist | 225113 | Other | 1 | 735 |
| Engineering Technologist | 233914 | Other | 1 | 735 |
| Mechanical Engineer | 233512 | Other | 1 | 730 |
| Civil Engineer | 233211 | Other | 1 | 723 |
| External Auditor | 221213 | Other | 1 | 723 |
| Urban and Regional Planner | 232611 | Other | 1 | 645 |
| Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teacher | 241111 | Priority | 9 | 625 · 640 · 653 · 657 · 661 · 664 · 678 · 689 · 728 |
| Registered Nurse (Surgical) | 254424 | Priority | 1 | 702 |
| Occupational Therapist | 252411 | Priority | 1 | 675 |
| Hospital Pharmacist | 251511 | Priority | 2 | 628 · 665 |
| Psychologists nec | 272399 | Priority | 1 | 650 |
| Secondary School Teacher | 241411 | Priority | 2 | 645 · 649 |
| Registered Nurses nec | 254499 | Priority | 2 | 624 · 625 |
| Social Worker | 272511 | Priority | 5 | 579 · 591 · 592 · 611 · 625 |
| Registered Nurse (Aged Care) | 254412 | Priority | 1 | 616 |
| Welfare Worker | 272613 | Priority | 1 | 573 |
| Motor Mechanic (General) | 321211 | Priority | 1 | 565 |
Where shared ROIs sit
136 ImmiTrend users have shared a 2026–27 ROI, planned or submitted. Their median VPT is 625, and more than half (75) sit between 600 and 699. Only 3 are at 750 or above.
What it means if you haven’t been invited
- Check your score on the new scale. The VPT is not SkillSelect points: age (300), English (200) and Victorian earnings (150) carry most of the weight.
- Compare with your own stream. A 650 sits mid-pack among priority invitees but below every reported non-priority invitee but one.
- Each round is ranked again. Victoria invites from the ROIs in its pool at the time of each round, so the scores it reaches can move from round to round.
General information, not migration advice.
What happens next
Victoria says it plans roughly monthly rounds; no date for the next one has been announced. We will add each round’s reported scores to the Victorian ROI pool page as they come in.
FAQ
›What VPT score did Victoria invite on 10 November 2026?
Reported invitees had a median VPT of 643 in priority occupations and 743 in other occupations. The lowest reported scores were 565 and 723 (one at 645). Victoria has not published official scores.
›Is 723 the cut-off for non-priority occupations?
No. It is the lowest score someone reported. Victoria may have invited lower scores that no one shared, and each round can differ.
›Why are priority occupations so much lower?
Victoria ranks its priority industries separately from other occupations, so the two groups compete in different queues.
›How many people were invited?
Victoria has not said. We have 48 reports; with 900 subclass 190 places this program year and roughly monthly rounds, the round was likely larger than that.
›When is the next round?
No date has been announced. Victoria plans roughly monthly rounds.
Thank you to everyone who shared their score. If you were invited, adding yours makes the next update more accurate.
Figures as at 11 November 2026. General information only, not migration advice. Victoria decides nominations; for your own case, speak to a MARA-registered migration agent.