23 August 2023
M Irving
By email: [FYI request #23813 email]
Hello M Irving
Official information request for Average & Median Grades
We refer to your request for information under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act) dated 13 August 2023:
I am requesting the information of the Average/Median Grades of PSYC121,
PSYC122, CRIM111 (2022), and CRIM202 (2023)
On 15 August 2023 you clarified your request and confirmed that the information you
have requested is the average/median grades of PSYC121, PSYC122, CRIM111 for the year
2022, and the average/median grade of CRIM202 for 2023.
Therefore, we provide the following information:
2022:
Course
Median Average
CRIM111 B
B-
PSYC121 B-
B-
PSYC122 B-
B-
2023:
Course
Median Average
CRIM202 B+
B
In order to provide you with further context in terms of the information you have
requested, please note that:
• Source: Enterprise Data Warehouse, SMS009 Grade Summary, data as of 20
August 2023.
• Data have been provided for the 2022 and 2023 academic years, as requested. The
academic year encompasses the period starting from the beginning of Trimester
One and ends at the conclusion of Trimester Three.
• Grade average has been calculated following conversion of grades to Grade Point
Average, excluding withdrawals as per the University’s Assessment Handbook
(https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/documents/policy/staff-policy/assessment-
handbook.pdf_). The result was rounded to the nearest whole number and
reconverted to applicable grade.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of the
decisions made regarding this request. Information about how to make a complaint is
available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
If you wish to discuss this decision with us, please feel free to contact me at
[VUW request email].
Kind regards
Legal Services
Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington