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Grades and academic progress

Everything you need to know about assessment, grading, exams and making progress in your studies at Victoria University of Wellington.

Student and academic policies

Find university policies relating to admission, enrolment, graduation, teaching and learning, postgraduate study and changes to courses and programmes of study.

Grades

Find out how and when you’ll get your grades, what the different pass and fail grades mean, how we calculate GPAs, and about Honours qualifications.

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We aim to provide a learning environment to help you achieve your full potential, but we also support you if you have difficulties.

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