2013 Treasury Schools Challenge

Page updated 14 Mar 2013

The Treasury is challenging year 12 and 13 students all over the country to find ways to boost New Zealand’s long-term economic growth rate in its 2013 Schools Challenge.

The competition aims to:

stimulate discussion and fresh debate on the Treasury’s core work
give students an opportunity to put themselves in the shoes of a Treasury analyst and apply economic principles to real-world policy making
encourage students to take an interest in economics and public policy as a career option.

“This year’s competition is again asking students to take on one of the big challenges New Zealand has wrestled with for years – how to achieve a sustained lift in economic growth,” Bill Moran, Acting Deputy Secretary, Growth & Public Services.

Participating teams will produce a paper setting out their proposals to address New Zealand’s long-term growth challenges. Up to 10 finalist teams will be brought to Wellington to present their policies to a judging panel of Treasury analysts and Victoria University professors.

For the latest news on the Schools Challenge, check out our Facebook page. You can download the entry form from the documents table below.

Information and Resources

Documents and Entry Form

Doc. Date	Title/Browse	View/Download
14 Mar 2013	2013 Treasury Schools Challenge - Final press release	sc-details.pdf (107 KB)
14 Mar 2013	2013 Treasury Schools Challenge - Entry Form Downloadable form in MS Word 2003 format.	sc-entryform.doc (139 KB)