5 December 2023
By email:
[FYI request #24850 email]
Kia ora R
I refer to your information request dated 24 November 2023 made under the Official Information
Act 1982 (the Act). You have requested:
“I am making an OIA request for a spreadsheet or document containing the grades (both letter
and number) of all students who took LAWS201, 202, 203, and 204 in 2023.”
Subject to the following comments, please see attached the information you have requested:
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the data is correct as at 27 November 2023 and may be subject to change.
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on occasions where fewer than five students have failed a paper (i.e., received a grade of Fail
D or 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.
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in the attached grade and mark distributions, we note that students who withdrew from the
papers 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