Postgraduate (400 level) Economics and Finance grade distributions last 5 years
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From: Fin
Dear Victoria University of Wellington,
I am requesting a spreadsheet of all 400-level Economics and Finance papers with the grade distribution. eg. ECON408: A+ 98% 3 - A 85% 5 - A- 81% 4 - B+ 78% 2 - B+ 76% 3 ...
Yours faithfully,
Fin
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I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act 1982
(OIA) request of 28 January 2026. You have requested:
“a spreadsheet of all 400-level Economics and Finance papers with the
grade distribution. eg. ECON408: A+ 98% 3 - A 85% 5 - A- 81% 4 - B+ 78%
2 - B+ 76% 3” in the last five years.
We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible, and not
later than 26 February 2026, being 20 working days after the date your
request was received.
If you have any questions or concerns relating to your request in the
meantime, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Ngâ mihi
Kayana Shaw (she/her)
Senior Advisor, Official Information and Privacy | Legal Services
Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington
[1]www.wgtn.ac.nz | 0800 04 04 04
-----Original Message-----
From: Fin <[FOI #33605 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 28 January 2026 10:42 pm
To: OIA Requests <[VUW request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Postgraduate (400 level) Economics
and Finance grade distributions last 5 years
Dear Victoria University of Wellington,
I am requesting a spreadsheet of all 400-level Economics and Finance
papers with the grade distribution. eg. ECON408: A+ 98% 3 - A 85% 5 -
A- 81% 4 - B+ 78% 2 - B+ 76% 3 ...
Yours faithfully,
Fin
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Please find attached a response to your Official Information Act 1982
request of 28 January 2026.
Ngâ mihi
Kayana Shaw (she/her)
Senior Advisor, Official Information and Privacy | Legal Services
Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington
[1]www.wgtn.ac.nz | 0800 04 04 04
From: OIA Requests <[VUW request email]>
Sent: Thursday, 29 January 2026 9:33 am
To: Fin <[FOI #33605 email]>
Subject: Acknowledgement: OIA 009 Fin - Grade distributions
Kia ora
I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act 1982
(OIA) request of 28 January 2026. You have requested:
“a spreadsheet of all 400-level Economics and Finance papers with the
grade distribution. eg. ECON408: A+ 98% 3 - A 85% 5 - A- 81% 4 - B+ 78%
2 - B+ 76% 3” in the last five years.
We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible, and not
later than 26 February 2026, being 20 working days after the date your
request was received.
If you have any questions or concerns relating to your request in the
meantime, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Ngâ mihi
Kayana Shaw (she/her)
Senior Advisor, Official Information and Privacy | Legal Services
Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington
[2]www.wgtn.ac.nz | 0800 04 04 04
-----Original Message-----
From: Fin <[3][FOI #33605 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 28 January 2026 10:42 pm
To: OIA Requests <[4][VUW request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Postgraduate (400 level) Economics
and Finance grade distributions last 5 years
Dear Victoria University of Wellington,
I am requesting a spreadsheet of all 400-level Economics and Finance
papers with the grade distribution. eg. ECON408: A+ 98% 3 - A 85% 5 -
A- 81% 4 - B+ 78% 2 - B+ 76% 3 ...
Yours faithfully,
Fin
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