12 April 2023
By email:
[FYI request #22205 email]
Kia ora Emma
I refer to your information request dated 22 March 2023 made under the Official Information Act
1982 (the Act). You have requested:
“a grade breakdown spreadsheet of semester 2 HUNT141 2022 for students enrolled in HSFY
only.”
Subject to the following comments, please see attached the information you have requested.
• These results are correct as at 22 March 2023.
• These results are for all HSFY programme students who took HUNT141 as an eighth paper.
• On occasions where fewer than five students have failed a paper (i.e. received a grade of Fail
D, Fail E), we have determined that it is necessary to withhold the marks and specific grades
for these students to protect their privacy and wellbeing. We consider that withholding this
information is necessary to protect against the identity of these students being determined
or inferred, and their personal information (i.e. their marks) could be disclosed. We
therefore withhold this information pursuant to section 9(2)(a) of the Act.
• In the attached mark and grade distributions, we note that students who gained an Aegrotat
Pass (where no mark or grade is awarded) are excluded from the data.
I trust that this information will be helpful.
In the above cases, we consider that good reasons exist for withholding information, and this is not
outweighed by other considerations which would make it desirable, in the public interest, to make
the information available.
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.
Ngā mihi
Jenny Shaw
Official Information and Compliance Coordinator
Office of the Registrar