13 February 2024
By email: [FYI request #25340 email]
Tēnā koe M
I refer to your information request dated 5 January 2024 made under the Official Information Act 1982
(the Act). You have requested mark and grade distributions for the 2023 LAWS101, SOCI101, SOCI103,
MAOR110 (Semester 1), and MAOR102 (Semester 2) papers offered by the University of Otago.
Subject to the fol owing comments, please see attached the information you have requested.
The data is correct as at 7 February 2024.
We note that the grade and mark distributions for 2023 Ful Year LAWS101 paper have not
been finalised yet as the final grades 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 stil wish to receive this information –
we expect that al student grades wil be confirmed by late February 2024.
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 wil 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.
Yours sincerely
Joey Lin
Official Information and Compliance Coordinator
Office of the Registrar