24 July 2023
By email
: [FYI request #23188 email]
Tēnā koe Amin
I refer to your information request dated 20 June 2023 made under the Official Information Act 1982
(the Act). You have requested information in relation to entry to the 2023 Bachelor of Medicine and
Bachelor of Surgery (MB ChB) programme at the University of Otago.
Subject to the following comment, please see below our response to your request.
• Please note that the data we have provided is accurate as of 18 April 2023.
1. Number of students to receive offers, and the number of students to enter the 2023 MB ChB
programme, broken down by sub-category.
Please see the below table which shows the number of students to receive offers, and the number of
students to enter (i.e., accept their offers) to the 2023 MB ChB programme via the Health Sciences First
Year (HSFY), Graduate, and Alternative categories, broken down by sub-category:
2023 MB ChB programme
Number of students to
Number of students to enter
Category
Sub-category
receive offers
programme (accept offer)
HSFY
General
131
114
Māori
36
32
Indigenous Pacific
14
11
Rural
24
23
Socio-economic Equity
10
9
Refugee
7
7
Graduate
General
39
26
Māori
17
13
Indigenous Pacific
11
5
Rural
17
12
Socio-economic Equity
5
5
Refugee
6
6
Alternative
General
14
12
Māori
2
2
Indigenous Pacific
2
2
Rural
2
1
Socio-economic Equity
0
0
Refugee
3
3
2. Minimum and maximum academic scores to receive offers, and minimum and highest scores
to enter the 2023 MB ChB programme via the HSFY and Graduate categories, broken down by
sub-category.
Subject to the following comments, please see the below tables which show the minimum and highest
average academic scores to receive offers and enter the 2023 MB ChB programme via the HSFY
category, broken down by sub-category, and the minimum and highest weighted GPA scores to receive
offers and enter the 2023 MB ChB programme via the Graduate category, broken down by sub-
category.
• Alternative category applicants are required to submit copies of academic transcripts and
attend an interview as part of the application process. However, an applicant’s academic record
(including GPA) or interview score are not on their own determining factors in whether an
applicant will be offered a place to the MB ChB programme via the Alternative category.
Assessment for entry to the MB ChB programme via the Alternative category relies on the
combined views of a number of assessors, and considers academic aptitude, motivation, life
experience, and written communication, as well as attending the interview. Accordingly, there
are no minimum or maximum academic scores to receive offers or accept offers for entry to the
MB ChB programme via the Alternative category.
2023 MB ChB programme, HSFY category
Minimum and highest
Minimum and highest average
Category
Sub-category
average academic scores
academic scores to enter
to receive offers
programme (accept offer)
HSFY
General
Minimum = 89.43,
Minimum = 89.43,
Highest = 98.43.
Highest = 98.43.
Māori
Minimum = 70.29,
Minimum = 70.29,
Highest = 97.00.
Highest = 97.00.
Indigenous Pacific
Minimum = 67.43,
Minimum = 67.43,
Highest = 94.71.
Highest = 94.71.
Rural
Minimum = 71.57,
Minimum = 71.57,
Highest = 97.14.
Highest = 97.14.
Socio-economic Equity
Minimum = 70.29,
Minimum = 70.29,
Highest = 92.86.
Highest = 92.86.
Refugee
Minimum = 73.86,
Minimum = 73.86,
Highest = 92.86
Highest = 92.86
2023 MB ChB programme, Graduate category
Minimum and highest
Minimum and highest
Category
Sub-category
weighted GPA scores to
weighted GPA scores to enter
receive offers
programme (accept offer)
Graduate
General
Minimum = 8.43,
Minimum = 8.43,
Highest = 9.91.
Highest = 9.91.
Māori
Minimum = 4.45,
Minimum = 4.73,
Highest = 7.93.
Highest = 7.93.
Indigenous Pacific
Minimum = 4.60,
Minimum = 4.60,
Highest = 6.95.
Highest = 6.95.
Rural
Minimum = 4.84,
Minimum = 4.84,
Highest = 8.75.
Highest = 8.75.
Socio-economic Equity
Minimum = 4.43,
Minimum = 4.43,
Highest = 6.10.
Highest = 5.71.
Refugee
Minimum = 4.95,
Minimum = 4.95,
Highest = 6.94.
Highest = 6.94.
I trust that this information will be helpful.
Ngā mihi
Kelsey Kennard
Official Information and Compliance Coordinator
Office of the Registrar