New Zealand standard for school stationery

A The New Zealand standard for school stationery (known formally as NZS 8132:1984 – Specification for school stationery) was established in 1984 by the Standards Association Ltd, New Zealand's national standards body. It specifies various types of stationery to ensure that different manufacturers produce compatible products of suitable quality. Standardisation enables schools and businesses to request or order appropriate stationery without regard for brand.

The original specifications were devised after consultation with the Department of Education and various teachers' organisations. Products are defined by codes, according to their size, binding and format.

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Part Index Code

• Number for PRODUCT GROUP
  1–21
• Letter for INNER FORMAT
  A–Z
• Number for FINISHED SIZE
  1–10

Product Groups

1	Exercise book (Stapled / Soft cover)
2	Lecture Book (Sewn / Hardcovered)
3	Notebook – Soft cover
4	Notebook – Hard cover
5	Indexed notebook – Soft cover
6	Indexed notebook – Hard cover
7	Lecture Pad
8	Spiral Notebooks
9	School Pads
10	Newsprint Pads
11	Typing Pads
12	Loose Leaf Binders
14	Accounting loose leaf refills
15	Subject Dividers
16	Journal Covers
17	Drawing Refills
18	Drawing Wallets
19	Drawing Folios
21	Reinforced loose leaf refills

Inner Format

A	Unruled
B	7mm Ruled
C	Unruled cartridge
D	Double Ledger
E	7mm Quad
F	12mm Ruled
G	25mm Ruled
H	10mm Quad
I	9mm Ruled
J	5mm Quad
K	2mm + 10mm Quad
L	Alternate leaves 7mm ruled & unruled
M	Music
N	Natural folder manila
P	Ledger
Q	Journal
R	Cash 3 column
S	Money 8 Column
T	Cash 14 column
U	Top 1/3 blank; bottom 2/3 12mm ruled
V	Unruled bank paper
W	Unruled bond paper (good quality)
X	Trunkboard
Y	Coverboard
Z	Coloured manila

Finished Size of Book

1	Notebook 165 mm × 100 mm
2	125 mm × 202 mm
3	100 mm × 165 mm
4	230 mm × 180 mm
5	255 mm × 205 mm
6	330 mm × 205 mm (Foolscap)
7	210 mm × 148 mm (A5 – ISO 216)
8	297 mm × 210 mm (A4 – ISO216)
9	420 mm × 297 mm (A3 – ISO216)
10	597 mm × 420 mm (A2 – ISO216)

Examples

1A4	Soft cover exercise book, unruled, 230 mm × 180 mm
1A5	Soft cover exercise book, unruled, 255 mm × 205 mm
1B5	Soft cover exercise book, 7mm ruled, 255 mm × 205 mm
1B8	Soft cover exercise book, 7mm ruled, A4 size
1E5	Soft cover exercise book, 7mm quad, 255 mm × 205 mm
1F4	Soft cover exercise book, 12mm ruled, 230 mm × 180 mm
1H5	Soft cover exercise book, 10mm quad, 255 mm × 205 mm
1I5	Soft cover exercise book, 9mm Ruled, 255 mm × 205 mm
1J5	Soft cover exercise book, 5mm quad, 255 mm × 205 mm
1J8	Soft cover exercise book, 5mm quad, A4 size
2B5	Hard cover lecture book, 7mm ruled, 255 mm × 205 mm
2B8	Hard cover lecture book, 7mm ruled, A4 size
3B1	Soft cover notebook, 7mm ruled, 165 mm × 100 mm
4B1	Hard cover notebook, 7mm ruled, 165 mm × 100 mm
14B8	Accounting loose leaf refills, 7mm ruled, A4 size

References

• Code details were sourced from information supplied by Croxley Stationery Ltd of New Zealand.

External links

• School Stationery