1 September 2021
By email:
[FYI request #16302 email]
Dear John
We refer to your request under the Official Information Act dated 5 August 2021 in relation to entry
to the Pharmacy (BPharm) and Physiotherapy (BPhty) programmes for Health Sciences First Year
(HSFY) via the General category.
We set out our responses to each of your questions below.
1. Lowest successful first-round offer score for the last five years (HSFY general category
only) – in both Pharmacy and Physiotherapy (non-Single Programme Preference)
Please find below a table of the lowest successful first-round offer scores for entry into the
Pharmacy and Physiotherapy programmes via the HSFY General category for 2017 – 2021 for
applicants who were not Single Programme Preference.
Please note that for Physiotherapy, there were no first-round offers made to non-Single Programme
Preference applicants for 2017 – 2021 entry, therefore there is no data for these years. We
therefore withhold this information pursuant to section 18(e) of the Act as the information
requested does not exist.
Lowest successful first-round offer score
Via the HSFY General category,
not Single Programme Preference
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
Pharmacy
70.43
63.00
77.29
64.86
65.00
Physiotherapy
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
2. Lowest successful waitlist score for the last five years (HSFY general category only) – in
both Pharmacy and Physiotherapy (non-Single Programme Preference)
Please find below a table of the lowest successful waitlist offer scores for entry into the Pharmacy
and Physiotherapy programmes via the HSFY General category for 2017 – 2021 for applicants who
were not Single Programme Preference.
Please note that for Pharmacy, there were no non-Single Programme Preference applicants
waitlisted in 2018, 2020 and 2021, therefore there is no data for these years. Please also note that
for Physiotherapy, there were no waitlist offers made to non-Single Programme Preference
applicants for 2017 – 2021, therefore there is no data for these years. We therefore withhold this
information pursuant to section 18(e) of the Act as the information requested does not exist.
Lowest successful waitlist offer score
Via the HSFY General category,
not Single Programme Preference
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
Pharmacy
64.86
N/A
66.57
N/A
N/A
Physiotherapy
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
3. Lowest successful first-round offer score for the last five years (HSFY General category
only) – in both Pharmacy and Physiotherapy via Single Programme Preference
Please find below a table of the lowest successful first-round offer scores for entry into the
Pharmacy and Physiotherapy programmes via the HSFY General category for 2017 – 2021 for
applicants who were Single Programme Preference.
Lowest successful first-round offer score
Via the HSFY General category,
Single Programme Preference
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
Pharmacy
64.14
61.86
62.86
63.43
66.86
Physiotherapy
67.21
70.14
71.00
70.43
71.57
4. Lowest successful waitlist score for the last five years (HSFY General category only) – in
both Pharmacy and Physiotherapy via Single Programme Preference
Please find below a table of the lowest successful waitlist offer scores for entry into the Pharmacy
and Physiotherapy programmes via the HSFY General category for 2017 – 2021 for applicants who
were Single Programme Preference.
Please note that for Pharmacy there was no waitlist, or no waitlist offers made to Single Programme
Preference applicants for 2017 – 2021, therefore there is no data for these years. Please also note
that for Physiotherapy, there were no Single Programme Preference applicants waitlisted in 2017,
therefore there is no data for this year. We therefore withhold this information pursuant to section
18(e) of the Act as the information requested does not exist.
Lowest successful waitlist offer score
Via the HSFY General category,
Single Programme Preference
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
Pharmacy
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Physiotherapy
N/A
69.71
68.29
69.43
65.29
We trust that this information will be helpful.
If you are not satisfied with our response to your information request, section 28(3) of the Act
provides you with the right to ask an Ombudsman to investigate and review this response. However,
we would welcome the opportunity to discuss any concerns with you first.
Yours sincerely,
Kelsey Kennard
Official Information and Compliance Coordinator
Office of the Registrar