12 December 2022
By email:
[email address]
Dear Peace
I refer to your information request dated 2 November 2022 made under the Official Information Act
1982 (the Act). You have requested information in relation to the University’s Bachelor of Radiation
Therapy (BRT) programme from 2019 – 2021.
We note we contacted you 7 November 2022 to clarify your request. At the time we asked you
whether you were interested in receiving the information for applicants entering the BRT
programme in 2019 – 2021 or for applicants applying for the BRT programme in 2019 – 2021. We
also asked which category you were interested in receiving the information for. Your response of 7
November confirmed that you were interested in receiving the information for applicants entering
the BRT programme in 2019 – 2021, and that you were interested in receiving the information for all
admissions categories to the programme.
Subject to the following comments, see below our responses to each of your questions.
• Your request was for a large quantity of information (3 years of information for each
admissions category), and we would have been likely to either propose a charge or decline
your request pursuant to section 18(f) of the Act as it would require substantial staff time to
research and collate the information. However, as stated in your email dated 7 November,
you were most interested in receiving the information for the One Year of University Study
and the Two or More Years of University Study admissions categories. This was practically
manageable for our staff to research and collate. Therefore, for the purposes of this
response, we have provided the information for the One Year of University Study and the
Two or More Years of University Study admissions categories.
• As well as meeting the entrance requirements, all applicants to the BRT programme,
regardless of admissions category, must provide a statement of interest and current
curriculum vitae. Successful applicants must have also undertaken a Radiation Therapy
interview, achieving a threshold level determined annually by the Radiation Therapy
Admissions Committee. It is important to note that an applicant’s GPA score will not alone
determine the outcome of their application – applicants are selected based on their
interview score, statement of interest, curriculum vitae, and GPA score.
1. The total number of people that applied for the BRT programme in 2019, 2020 and 2021
via the One Year of University Study General and Two or More Years of University Study
General categories
Please see the below table which shows the number of applicants to the 2019 – 2021 BRT
programmes via the One Year of University Study General and Two or More Years of University
Study General categories:
Number of applicants to the BRT programme
Admission Category (General)
2019
2020
2021
One Year of University Study
14
12
6
Two or More Years of University Study
5
3
3
2. The total number of people that received offers into the BRT programme in 2019, 2020
and 2021 via the One Year of University Study General and Two or More Years of
University Study General categories
Please see the below table which shows the number of applicants to receive offers to the 2019 –
2021 BRT programmes via the One Year of University Study General and Two or More Years of
University Study General categories:
Number of applicants to receive offers to the BRT programme
Admission Category (General)
2019
2020
2021
One Year of University Study
10
4
4
Two or More Years of University Study
3
1
1
3. The total number of people that entered the BRT programme in 2019, 2020 and 2021 via
the One Year of University Study General and Two or More Years of University Study
General categories
Please see the below table which shows the number of applicants to accept their offers to enter the
2019 – 2021 BRT programmes via the One Year of University Study General and Two or More Years
of University Study General categories:
Number of applicants to accept offers to the BRT programme
Admission Category (General)
2019
2020
2021
One Year of University Study
9
4
3
Two or More Years of University Study
3
1
1
4. The lowest and highest grade averages for students to receive offers to the BRT
programmes in 2019, 2020 and 2021 via the One Year of University Study General and Two
or More Years of University Study General categories
Subject to the following comment, please see the below tables which shows the highest and
minimum GPA scores to receive offers to the 2019 – 2021 BRT programmes via the One Year of
University Study General and Two or More Years of University Study General categories.
• It is the University’s standard practice to not report on marks or GPA scores which relate to
fewer than five individuals where we consider that such disclosure could affect an
individual’s privacy and wellbeing. Where the numbers are very low, there is a risk that the
identity of these individuals could be determined/inferred, and that their personal
information (i.e. their GPA scores) could be revealed. As there were fewer than five
applicants to receive offers through the One Year of University Study General category from
2020 – 2021, and fewer than five applicants to receive offers through the Two or More Years
of University Study General category from 2019 – 2021, we withhold this information
pursuant to section 9(2)(a) of the Act. We do not consider that the reasons for withholding
this information are outweighed by other considerations which would make it desirable in
the public interest to make the information available.
Minimum GPA score to receive an offer to the BRT programme
Admission Category (General)
2019
2020
2021
One Year of University Study
5.88
W/H
W/H
Two or More Years of University Study
W/H
W/H
W/H
Highest GPA score to receive an offer to the BRT programme
Admission Category (General)
2019
2020
2021
One Year of University Study
9.00
W/H
W/H
Two or More Years of University Study
W/H
W/H
W/H
I trust that this information will be helpful. Please do not hesitate to get in touch if you have any
further questions.
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