Office of the Vice-Chancellor
Phone +64 7 837 9472
The University of Waikato
www.waikato.ac.nz
Private Bag 3105
Hamilton 3240
New Zealand
18 July 2022
S Liu
Email: [FYI request #19729 email]
Dear S Liu
Official Information request – Rate of acceptance into psychology internship programmes
I refer to your request for official information on 22 June 2022 in which you asked the University
of Waikato (
University) for information on the number of applications and successful applicants
for the following psychology internship programmes over the last five years 2017 – 2021 broken
down by internal applicants and external applicants.
1. Postgraduate Diploma in the Practice of Psychology (ABA)
2. Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Psychology
3. Postgraduate Diploma in the Practice of Psychology (Community)
The University has given due consideration to your request and provides the following
information:
Internal Applications
The University has defined “internal applicants” as those students returning to the University.
The University has defined “successful applicants” as those applicants that have received an
unconditional offer into their respective programmes to which they’ve accepted.
Postgraduate Diploma in the Practice of Psychology (ABA)
Year
Applications
Successful Applicants
2017
0
0
2018
0
0
2019
37
8
2020
10
5
2021
40
9
Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Psychology
Year
Applications
Successful Applicants
2017
25
5
2018
26
12
2019
63
8
2020
70
8
2021
113
8
Postgraduate Diploma in the Practice of Psychology (Community)
Year
Applications
Successful Applicants
2017
0
0
2018
0
0
2019
4
0
2020
14
2
2021
16
3
External Applications
The University has defined “external applicants” as those students
new to the University.
Postgraduate Diploma in the Practice of Psychology (ABA)
Year
Applications
Successful Applicants
2017
0
0
2018
2
0
2019
16
0
2020
29
1
2021
44
1
Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Psychology
Year
Applications
Successful Applicants
2017
99
0
2018
105
0
2019
48
0
2020
82
1
2021
108
2
Postgraduate Diploma in the Practice of Psychology (Community)
Year
Applications
Successful Applicants
2017
0
0
2018
2
0
2019
14
0
2020
13
1
2021
14
0
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision.
Information about how to make a complaint is available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or
freephone 0800 802 602.
Yours sincerely
Jim Mercer
Chief Operating Officer