4 May 2023
By email:
[FYI request #22425 email]
Kia ora Lyn
I refer to your information request dated 9 April 2023 made under the Official Information Act 1982
(the Act). You have requested:
“the grade breakdown/distribution for all of the 300 level physiology papers in 2022 e.g. how
many A+, A etc. and total enrolments for these papers.”
Subject to the following comments, please see attached the information you have requested:
• this information is correct as at 18 April 2023.
• on occasions where fewer than five students have failed a paper (i.e. received a grade of Fail
D, Fail E, or Failed Terms), 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 withdrew from the
papers, and 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
Kelsey Kennard
Official Information and Compliance Coordinator
Office of the Registrar