Shakespearian students from Tauranga Boys' College, Mount Maunganui College and Te Wharekua o Mauao will be treading the boards in Wellington this Queen's Birthday weekend.

The three groups are competing at the annual Shakespeare Globe Centre New Zealand's National University of Otago Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festival 2015.

Mount Maunganui College's performance of ‘Henry V' during the Shakespeare Globe Centre New Zealand's Sheliah Winn Bay of Plenty regional final.

Festival representative Wayne Flanagan says Tauranga Boys' College and Mount Maunganui College secured their spots after impressing the assessors at the Bay of Plenty regional final held during March.

'The standard was extremely high this year, there was really strong representation from all the schools. One assessor said it was a real shame they had to pick just one winner.”

At the final Tauranga Boys' College will perform a five-minute student-directed scene from ‘Macbeth' while Mount Maunganui College will present a 15-minute adult-directed scene from ‘Henry V'.

Meanwhile, Te Wharekura o Mauao, which competed in the South Auckland region of the final, will also present scenes from ‘Macbeth' but delivered completely in Te Reo Maori.

Also heading along will be Mount Maunganui College student Elekis Problete Teirney, who is a finalist in the SGCNZ/Bernina Shakespeare Costume Design Competition.

Tauranga Boys' College student Adam Herbert also gained direct entry into the week-long SGCNZ National Shakespeare Schools Production for his role as Seyton in ‘Macbeth'.

After the week-long production workshop, 24 students will be chosen to form the SGCNZ Young Shakespeare Company 2016.

This weekend 49 groups from throughout NZ compete at the national final, which feature two styles of performances – 15-minute adult-directed scenes and five-minute student-directed scenes.