UNCLASSIFIED
2 February 2026
OIA 009
Fin
[FYI request #33605 email]
Tēnā koe Fin
Thank you for your request for information under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA)
dated 28 January 2026 in which you requested:
“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.
Response to your request
Please see Annex A for the requested information, accurate as at 29 January 2026. Please
note as follows:
•
To see descriptions for the various letter grades, please visit the University website
here:
https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/students/study/progress/grades
•
In relation to “blank” grades, these are students which have not had their final grades
entered into the system.
•
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:
o
2022: ECON409, ECON430, and ECON490.
o
2023: ECON403, ECON430, ECON490, ECON491, and FINA430.
o
2024: ECON430, ECON490, ECON491, FINA430, and FINA490.
o
2025: ECON408, ECON425, ECON430, ECON490, ECON491, FINA402,
FINA430, FINA490, and FINA491.
Where the information has been withheld under section 9 of the OIA, no public interest in
releasing the information has been identified that would override the reasons for
withholding it.
UNCLASSIFIED
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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
2021 calendar year
Course Code
A+
A
A-
B+
B
B-
C+
C
C-
D
E
ECON402
1
1
1
2
2
1
ECON403
1
1
2
1
1
1
ECON404
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
ECON405
2
3
1
1
1
ECON408
1
1
3
1
1
1
ECON409
1
4
ECON411
2
1
4
2
1
1
ECON430
2
2
1
ECON433
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
FINA401
2
1
4
5
1
1
FINA402
1
2
3
7
3
4
1
FINA403
1
2
3
3
4
1
FINA404
1
2
1
3
2
1
2
2
FINA430
1
4
3
1
1
2
2
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2022 calendar year
Course Code
A+
A
A-
B+
B
B-
C+
C
C-
D
E
ECON402
1
2
2
1
1
ECON403
1
2
2
1
ECON404
2
3
2
1
1
ECON405
1
2
3
1
1
ECON408
1
1
1
1
ECON411
2
2
2
1
ECON433
1
1
3
1
2
FINA401
3
3
4
2
2
FINA402
1
2
1
2
1
FINA403
1
2
2
2
1
1
FINA404
1
3
2
1
5
FINA406
1
2
5
1
2
2
1
FINA430
1
1
1
1
FINA490
4
3
2
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2023 calendar year
Course Code
A+
A
A-
B+
B
B-
C+
C
C-
D
E
ECON404
2
2
2
2
1
1
ECON405
1
3
1
1
ECON411
1
1
2
1
ECON433
2
1
2
FINA402
2
1
3
3
1
2
1
FINA403
2
3
2
1
1
FINA414
1
3
1
FINA491
3
2
1
1
1
1
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2024 calendar year
Course Code
A+
A
A-
B+
B
B-
C+
C
C-
D
E
ECON402
1
2
2
2
1
1
ECON403
2
4
1
ECON404
3
1
1
ECON405
2
3
ECON408
1
1
1
2
FINA402
1
2
1
FINA403
2
2
1
1
3
FINA406
3
1
2
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2025 calendar year
Course Code
A+
A
A-
B+
B
B-
C+
C
C-
D
E
(blank)
ECON404
2
1
1
2
ECON405
2
1
1
1
ECON418
2
2
1
1
4
1
ECON433
1
2
3
2
1
2
1
FINA403
1
1
1
1
2
2
FINA406
1
3
3
2
1
1
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