13 December 2023
By email
: [FYI request #24898 email]
Tēnā koe Z
I refer to your information request dated 28 November 2023 made under the Official Information Act
1982 (the Act). You have requested grade distributions for the 2023 Bachelor of Oral Health (BOH)
papers, including the compulsory papers MAOR102, PUBH202 and SOCI101.
Subject to the following comments, please see attached the information you have requested. Please
note that there are four sheets in the attached document (one for each year level of the BOH
programme, and one for the compulsory papers).
• the data is correct as at 29 November 2023.
• the grade distributions for the BOH compulsory papers are limited to students enrolled in the
BOH programme only.
• we note that the grade distribution for the 2023 DEOH201 paper has not been finalised yet as
there may be special examinations outstanding and the final marks for some students have
not been confirmed. On that basis, we decline this part of your request pursuant to section
18(g) of the Act, as the information requested is not held by the University as at today’s date.
We would be happy to consider a new request from you at a later date if you still wish to
receive this information – we expect that all student grades will be confirmed by late February
2024.
• 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 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 grades) could be disclosed. We therefore withhold
this information pursuant to section 9(2)(a) of the Act.
• in the attached grade 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
Kelsey Kennard
Official Information and Compliance Coordinator
Office of the Registrar