UNCLASSIFIED

H.G.
[FYI request #33214 email]

Tēnā koe H.G.

Thank you for your request for information under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA)
dated 10 December 2025 in which you requested:

“Could you please provide detailed grade distribution information for all
postgraduate psychology papers across semesters one and two from 2023 2024 and
2025?”
Response to your request
Please see Annexes A, B and C for the grade distribution of postgraduate courses in
Psychology at 400, 500 and 600 levels between 2023-2025, accurate as at
18 December 2025.

Please note:
•
While your request sought information for trimesters one and two between 2023-2025,
many courses run over multiple semesters (not limited to trimesters one and two).
Accordingly, we have broken down the requested data by the following sub-academic
periods to ensure that all requested information is captured:
o
Trimester One (1)
o
Trimester Two (2)
o
Trimester Two & Summer (J)
o
Summer & Trimester One (K)
o
Trimester One & Two (F)
o
Grad Masters & Thesis (G)

Note - This academic sub-period operates on a rolling basis with
enrolments occurring throughout each calendar year.
•
To see descriptions for the various letter grades, please see the University website here:
https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/students/study/progress/grades

Due to very small class sizes, grade distributions for the following courses are withheld under
s9(2)(a) of the OIA, to protect the privacy of natural persons. It is noted, however, that in all
these courses every student passed:

UNCLASSIFIED

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•
2023
o
PSYC461 - Trimester Two (2)
o
CPSY580 – Trimester One & Two (F)
o
FPSY403 – Trimester One & Two (F)
o
CBNS591 - Grad Masters & Thesis (G)
o
CPSY591 - Grad Masters & Thesis (G)
o
PSYC489 - Trimester Two & Summer (J)
o
PSYC489 - Summer & Trimester One (K)
•
2024
o
PSYC434 - Trimester One (1)
o
FPSY401 - Trimester One (1)
o
PSYC411 - Trimester Two (2)
o
CPSY580 - Trimester One & Two (F)
o
CPSY591 - Grad Masters & Thesis (G)
o
PSYC489 - Trimester Two & Summer (J)
•
2025
o
CBNS580 - Trimester One & Two (F)
o
CPSY580 - Trimester One & Two (F)
o
CPSY591 - Grad Masters & Thesis (G)

If you have any questions about this decision, you can contact us by email at:
[VUW request email]. You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the
Ombudsman of this decision by contacting www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone
0800 802 602.

Nāku noa, nā

Kayana Shaw
Senior Advisor, Official Information and Privacy
Legal Services
Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington

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Annex A – Grade distributions for the 2023 calendar year

Sub-academic period & Course
A+
A
B+
A-
B
B-
C+
C
C-
D
E
F
G
P
GP
1 - Trimester One

FPSY401
1
2
3

PSYC409
1
6
4
7

PSYC412
2
6
13
1
1

PSYC434
1
7
2

PSYC437
6
3
5
1
1

PSYC444
4
3
4
3
2
3

PSYC448
4
9
2
3

PSYC449
2
9
3

PSYC463
5
11

PSYC464
2
8
1
7

PSYC571
2
4
1
3

PSYC572
3
5
2

2 - Trimester Two

FPSY402
1
4
3
1

PSYC404
4
8
6

PSYC405
1
3
1

PSYC411
5
2
1
5

PSYC417
2
8
2
4
1

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Sub-academic period & Course
A+
A
B+
A-
B
B-
C+
C
C-
D
E
F
G
P
GP

PSYC420
4
3
3
3
1

PSYC422
2
4
3
5
1

PSYC423
6
7
3
1

PSYC430
1
5
1
7

PSYC431
1
6
3
5

PSYC442
1
9
3
5
2

PSYC447
3
2
1
1

F - Trimester One & Two

CBNS580
1
7

FPSY420
4
2

FPSY580
11
4

PSYC451
4
3
6

PSYC452
3
7
6

PSYC465
4
4
4

PSYC489
4
12
3
10

PSYC561
17
G - Grad Masters & Thesis
CBNS690

2

FPSY591
1
6
2
1

FPSY690

1

PSYC562
2
8

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Sub-academic period & Course
A+
A
B+
A-
B
B-
C+
C
C-
D
E
F
G
P
GP

PSYC591
2
3
3
1

PSYC690
3

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Annex B – Grade distributions for the 2024 calendar year

Sub-academic period & Course
A+
A
B+
A-
B
B-
C+
C
C-
D
E
F
G
P
GP
1 - Trimester One

PSYC401
1
4
1
2

PSYC409
3
2
1
2

PSYC412
3
5
3
2
1

PSYC429
1
7
7

PSYC431
1
3
6
1

PSYC437
3
2
2

PSYC444
6
3
1
1
1

PSYC448
2
10
3

PSYC463
1
9
3
1

PSYC571
6
6
5

PSYC572
5
9
3

2 - Trimester Two

FPSY402
2
2
1
1

PSYC404
1
6
4
6

PSYC408
3
1
1
2

PSYC417
2
4
2
4

PSYC420
4
1
4
1

PSYC422
2
4
2
5
3

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Sub-academic period & Course
A+
A
B+
A-
B
B-
C+
C
C-
D
E
F
G
P
GP

PSYC423
5
1
1
1

PSYC442
2
5
1
2
1

PSYC461
2
4

PSYC464
1
3
3
9
1

F - Trimester One & Two

CBNS580
1
1
4

FPSY420
1
2
2
1

FPSY580
1
5
3
1

PSYC451
3
9
2

PSYC452
2
11
3

PSYC465
4
3
2
1

PSYC489
4
13
1
3
1

PSYC561
15
G - Grad Masters & Thesis

CBNS591
2
1
1
1

CBNS690
2

FPSY591
2
7
2
5
1

FPSY690
1

PSYC562
17

PSYC591
2
2
1
3

PSYC690
5

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Annex C – Grade distributions for the 2025 calendar year

Sub-academic period & Course
A+
A
B+
A-
B
B-
C+
C
C-
D
E
F
G
P
GP
1 - Trimester One

FPSY401
2
2
1
1

PSYC401
1
2
2
1

PSYC412
2
9
1
7

PSYC417
2
8
1
4
1

PSYC420
3
5
2
5

PSYC430
1
1
5

PSYC434
1
6
2
2
1

PSYC437
4
3
1
1

PSYC444
5
3
7
1

PSYC446
5
2
1
5
1

PSYC463
6
8

PSYC464
2
2
12

PSYC574
1
9
4

2 - Trimester Two

FPSY402
1
3
1

PSYC404
3
3
5
7
1

PSYC408
3
6
5
1

PSYC411
1
3
2

1

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Sub-academic period & Course
A+
A
B+
A-
B
B-
C+
C
C-
D
E
F
G
P
GP

PSYC422
1
2
1
5

PSYC423
1
4
2
7

PSYC442
1
8
2
7
1

PSYC445
2
1
1

PSYC450
1
1
1
3

PSYC461
2
3
1

1

PSYC464
3
3
6

F - Trimester One & Two

FPSY420
1
2
2
2

FPSY580
1
8
1
2

PSYC451
5
8
2

PSYC452
4
6
8

PSYC465
1
1
2
1
1

PSYC489
7
15
1
6
1

1

PSYC561
18
G - Grad Masters & Thesis

CBNS591
1
5
1
1

CPSY690
1

FPSY591
1
7
2
3
1
1

FPSY690
4

PSYC562
1
13
2

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Sub-academic period & Course
A+
A
B+
A-
B
B-
C+
C
C-
D
E
F
G
P
GP

PSYC591
2
3
3
1

PSYC690
9

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