31 July 2023
Raheel Hussain
By email:
[email address]
[FYI request #23328 email]
Kia ora Raheel
I refer to your two information requests dated 29 and 30 June 2023 (and clarified on 30 June 2023)
made under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act). We interpreted these two requests as
follows:
“the "highest accepted, lowest accepted and median" weighted GPAs to enter the University
of Otago's BDS programme via the Graduate General category from 2019 - 2022 (i.e., sub-
categories such as Rural, Māori, Indigenous Pacific etc. are excluded).”
Subject to the following comment, please see below the information you have requested:
•
We do not currently have an effective way of confirming which applicants
entered the
programme, however we are able to provide data for applicants who accepted offers.
Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) Graduate General Category Entry
2019
2020
2021
2022
Maximum GPA score
8.11
8.37
9.20
8.88
Minimum GPA score
7.13
7.68
7.00
8.13
Median GPA score
7.43
7.78
7.87
8.28
I trust that this information will be helpful.
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