23 August 2005
Challenges set to test secondary school accountants and economists
The University of Canterbury's College of Business and Economics has launched two new quizzes this month aimed at Year
13 accounting and economics students.
The Canterbury Accounting Challenge and the Canterbury Economics Challenge are designed to not only be a challenge for
the students, with a prize pool of $8000 to encourage them to excel, but also to be used as an exam preparation resource
for teachers.
This year's Canterbury Accounting and Economics challenges will take place in October and the invitation to take part
has been sent to all secondary schools in the Christchurch region. The challenges will provide students with the
opportunity to test their familiarity with key concepts before their final NCEA exams.
The test was written in conjunction with secondary teachers and College staff who are familiar with the curriculum. The
format will be multi-choice, with questions increasing in difficulty as students progress through the questions. The
questions towards the end of the test are at scholarship level, designed to challenge the exceptional students.
Professor Nigel Healey, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Business and Economics), said the new challenges were part of a series of
new initiatives the College was introducing this year, including the recent commerce conference piloted with
neighbouring high schools and a scholarship preparation programme.
“The College is committed, as part of its wider strategy of active engagement with the community, to supporting
Christchurch secondary schools and promoting the vitality of commerce as a subject area at Years 11-13. With these
initiatives and future ones, we hope that our College can become an increasingly valuable resource for all secondary
schools in the Christchurch region.”
ENDS