29 July 2024
Jack
By email
: [FYI request #27550 email]
Dear Jack
Official Information Act request – 24.77 Mechanical Engineering Second Year 2024 grades
I refer to the Official Information Act (the Act) request dated 9 July 2024 for information relating to Mechanical
Engineering Second Year 2024 grades.
You have specifical y requested:
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I would like to request grade breakdowns for the fol owing 2024 Second Year courses in Mechanical
Engineering:
EMTH210-24S1
ENME202-24S1
ENME215-24S1
ENME201-24S1
For the courses listed above, please provide the fol owing data:
(1) The final grade distribution for the paper (broken down by letter grade, e.g. A+, A, A-, ... etc.)
(2) The number of students who completed the paper
(3) The mean and median final marks for the paper (percentage)
Please note that some information has been withheld or refused under the Act.
Please see the tables attached for your requested information. Please note that where 5 or less students
achieved a certain grade, the individual number is not provided, but a range of less than or equal to five. This is
done under s 9(2)(a) of the Act, to protect the privacy of natural persons. Where any grounds under s 9(2) of
the Act, the public interest must be considered under s 9(1). It is in the public interest to provide a range of the
number of students that achieved a particular grade, whilst protecting those students from being individual y
identifiable. For an explanation of the grading scale please see
here.
Please note that there are two sets of grade distributions for EMTH210 -24S1.This is because al first year
professional students must take this course. One grade distribution is for those specialising in Mechanical
Engineering, the other is the grade distribution for all students who took EMTH210 -24S1.
Classification: In-Confidence - External
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision. Information about
how to make a complaint is available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
Yours sincerely
Claire O'Connell
Information Compliance Officer
Attachment: OIA 24.77 Data
Classification: In-Confidence - External
