18 October 2024
C. Morton
By email: [FYI request #28553 email]
Tēnā koe C. Morton
Official information request regarding PhD attrition rates
I refer to your request for information under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act)
dated 27 September 2024:
“What percentage of doctoral students have dropped out over the past three
years (2021, 2022, and 2023)? Please provide the number of students per
program and the percentage who have dropped out for each year.”
The information you have requested is attached.
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].
Ngā mihi nui
Blair Doherty
Senior Advisor, Official Information and Privacy
Legal Services
Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington