The University will be closed for the period 24 December to 3 January, and
staffing levels in the Registrar’s Office will be reduced across the first
half of January, which may delay responses.  For urgent enquiries please
contact:

 

·         24 December to 5 January, or for emergencies –
[1][email address]

·         6 to 7 January – [2][email address]

·         8 to 12 January – [3][email address]

·         13 to 18 January – [4][email address]

 

Official Information Act requests may be sent to [5][email address]
(please note, as per the Act, that processing of OIA requests will not
occur between 25 December and 15 January).

 

Kind regards

 

Chris Stoddart

Registrar and Secretary to the Council

 

 

 

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Kia ora Hannah

We acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act request.

Would it be possible to please clarify whether you are after the number of applicants waitlisted for entry to the 2022 and 2021 BDS programmes? In your request you ask for "both current and previous years", but do not specify which years or range of years you are looking for. If you were able to clarify this it will allow us to process your request more efficiently.

We will wait to hear back from you before we continue to process your request.

Ngā mihi
Kelsey

Kelsey Kennard
Official Information and Compliance Coordinator

Official Information Requests, Office of the Registrar | University of Otago | Te Whare Wānanga o Otāgo | New Zealand | Aotearoa
Email/Īmera [email address]

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Kia ora Hannah

 

Thank you for confirming that. We will continue to process your
information request dated 24 December 2021 as clarified.

 

We will seek to respond to your request as soon as practicable and no
later than 20 working days after the date your request was received (by 14
February 2022). Please note that "working days" is as defined by the
Official Information Act and excludes public holidays and the period
between 25 December and 15 January. If we are unable to respond to your
request by then, we will notify you of an extension of this timeframe.

 

Ngā mihi

Kelsey

 

[1]University of Otago Kelsey Kennard
Official Information and Compliance Coordinator

Office of the Registrar
University of Otago | Te Whare Wānanga o Otāgo

New Zealand | Aotearoa

Email/Īmera [2][email address]

 

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Kia ora Hannah

 

We refer to your information request dated 24 December 2021 (as clarified)
made under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act).

 

The Act requires that we advise you of our decision no later than 20
working days after the date your request was received. Unfortunately, it
will not be possible to meet that time limit. We are therefore writing to
notify you, pursuant to section 15A of the Act, of a short extension of
the time to make our decision in respect of your request, by a further 2
working days – to 16 February 2022.

 

This extension is necessary to allow for consultations necessary to make a
decision on your request. As you may appreciate our staff are currently
engaged in urgent and important work, and necessary consultation is taking
a bit longer than normal.

 

We apologise for the delay and thank you for your patience. We will
endeavour to provide the information sooner if possible.

 

If you are not satisfied with our extension of time, you have the right to
make a complaint to the Ombudsman under section 28(3) of the Act. However,
we would welcome the opportunity to discuss any concerns with you first.

 

Ngâ mihi

Mayhaka

  

Mayhaka Mendis • Manager, Policy and Compliance, Office of the Registrar •
Deputy Privacy Officer • Te Whare Wânanga o Ôtâkou, University of Otago •
P.O Box 56, Dunedin • Tel +64 3 479 8993

 

 

From: UoO - Official Information Act
Sent: Monday, 17 January 2022 3:32 pm
To: Hannah <[FOI #18050 email]>
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Dentistry Waitlist

 

Kia ora Hannah

 

Thank you for confirming that. We will continue to process your
information request dated 24 December 2021 as clarified.

 

We will seek to respond to your request as soon as practicable and no
later than 20 working days after the date your request was received (by 14
February 2022). Please note that "working days" is as defined by the
Official Information Act and excludes public holidays and the period
between 25 December and 15 January. If we are unable to respond to your
request by then, we will notify you of an extension of this timeframe.

 

Ngâ mihi

Kelsey

 

[1]University of Otago Kelsey Kennard
Official Information and Compliance Coordinator

Office of the Registrar
University of Otago | Te Whare Wânanga o Otâgo

New Zealand | Aotearoa

Email/Îmera [2][email address]

 

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Kia ora Hannah

 

Thank you for your patience. I refer to your information request made
under the Official Information Act 1982 dated 24 December 2021 and
clarified on 17 January 2022. You have requested the number of applicants
waitlisted for the 2021 and 2022 Bachelor of Dentistry Surgery (BDS)
programmes, as well as the number of waitlisted applicants who proceeded
to course entry in 2021 and 2022.

 

Please see below our responses to each of your questions.

 

 

Number of applicants waitlisted for the 2021 and 2022 BDS programmes

 

The number of applicants who received offers to be on the waitlist for the
2021 BDS programme via the General category was 40.

 

With respect to the information you have requested for the 2022 BDS
programme, the University’s Faculty of Dentistry has not yet confirmed
final numbers for its 2022 BDS programme. This includes the number of
students waitlisted and final admission numbers. The data will not be
known and therefore will not be available until the end of March 2022 – as
student offers continue until the end of the third week of teaching in
Semester One. Late offers can occur for several reasons e.g. students
withdrawing after commencing the course or having to defer for
unanticipated reasons.

 

Once this information is available, we will be able to provide you with
the number of applicants waitlisted for the 2022 BDS programme.

 

Number of waitlisted applicants who proceeded to course entry (received
offers) to the 2021 and 2022 BDS programmes

 

Of the students who received offers to be on the waitlist for the 2021 BDS
programme via the General category, 34 received offers to enter the
programme.

 

As noted above, once the 2022 data is available, we will be able to
provide you with the number of waitlisted applicants who proceeded to
course entry for the 2022 BDS programme. We note that the maximum number
of domestic student places available across all admission categories for
2022 is 60.

 

 

We will be in touch with regards to the remaining requested information
once this data has been confirmed and is available.

 

Ngâ mihi

Kelsey

 

Kelsey Kennard

Official Information and Compliance Coordinator

 

Official Information Requests, Office of the Registrar | University of
Otago | Te Whare Wânanga o Otâgo | New Zealand | Aotearoa Email/Îmera
[1][University of Otago request email]

 

 

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Kia ora Hannah

 

Thank you for your patience. Further to our email of 16 February 2022,
please see below our response to the remaining questions of your Official
Information Act request.

 

Number of applicants waitlisted for the 2022 BDS programme

 

The number of applicants who received offers to be on the waitlist for the
2022 BDS programme via the General category (Health Sciences First Year
and Graduate) was 56.

 

Number of waitlisted applicants who proceeded to course entry (received
offers) to the 2022 BDS programme

 

Of the students who received offers to be on the waitlist for the 2022 BDS
programme via the General category (Health Sciences First Year and
Graduate), 21 received offers to enter the programme.

 

We trust you will find this information helpful.

 

Ngâ mihi

Kelsey

 

 

Kelsey Kennard

Official Information and Compliance Coordinator

 

Office of the Registrar | Te Tari o Te Pouroki me te Kaituhi ki te
Kaunihera

University of Otago | Te Whare Wânanga o Otâgo

New Zealand | Aotearoa

Email | Îmera [1][University of Otago request email]

 

 

From: UoO - Official Information Act
Sent: Wednesday, 16 February 2022 3:16 pm
To: Hannah <[FOI #18050 email]>
Subject: FW: Official Information request - Dentistry Waitlist

 

Kia ora Hannah

 

Thank you for your patience. I refer to your information request made
under the Official Information Act 1982 dated 24 December 2021 and
clarified on 17 January 2022. You have requested the number of applicants
waitlisted for the 2021 and 2022 Bachelor of Dentistry Surgery (BDS)
programmes, as well as the number of waitlisted applicants who proceeded
to course entry in 2021 and 2022.

 

Please see below our responses to each of your questions.

 

 

Number of applicants waitlisted for the 2021 and 2022 BDS programmes

 

The number of applicants who received offers to be on the waitlist for the
2021 BDS programme via the General category was 40.

 

With respect to the information you have requested for the 2022 BDS
programme, the University’s Faculty of Dentistry has not yet confirmed
final numbers for its 2022 BDS programme. This includes the number of
students waitlisted and final admission numbers. The data will not be
known and therefore will not be available until the end of March 2022 – as
student offers continue until the end of the third week of teaching in
Semester One. Late offers can occur for several reasons e.g. students
withdrawing after commencing the course or having to defer for
unanticipated reasons.

 

Once this information is available, we will be able to provide you with
the number of applicants waitlisted for the 2022 BDS programme.

 

Number of waitlisted applicants who proceeded to course entry (received
offers) to the 2021 and 2022 BDS programmes

 

Of the students who received offers to be on the waitlist for the 2021 BDS
programme via the General category, 34 received offers to enter the
programme.

 

As noted above, once the 2022 data is available, we will be able to
provide you with the number of waitlisted applicants who proceeded to
course entry for the 2022 BDS programme. We note that the maximum number
of domestic student places available across all admission categories for
2022 is 60.

 

 

We will be in touch with regards to the remaining requested information
once this data has been confirmed and is available.

 

Ngâ mihi

Kelsey

 

Kelsey Kennard

Official Information and Compliance Coordinator

 

Official Information Requests, Office of the Registrar | University of
Otago | Te Whare Wânanga o Otâgo | New Zealand | Aotearoa Email/Îmera
[2][University of Otago request email]

 

 

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