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We acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act request.

If we have any questions or need to seek clarification on any points we will be in touch soon. Otherwise, we will seek to respond to your request as soon as practicable and no later than 20 working days after the date your request was received (by 8 March 2022). If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of an extension of this timeframe.

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Mayhaka

Mayhaka Mendis • Manager, Policy and Compliance, Office of the Registrar • Deputy Privacy Officer • Te Whare Wânanga o Ôtâkou, University of Otago • P.O Box 56, Dunedin • Tel +64 3 479 8993

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I refer to your information request dated 6 February 2022 made under the
Official Information Act 1982 (Act). You have requested grade breakdowns
of each Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) paper in 2021.

 

Subject to the comments below, please find attached the information you
have requested.

 

o It is the University’s standard practice to not report on marks which
relate to low numbers of students where we consider that such
disclosure could affect an individual’s privacy and wellbeing. Where
the numbers are very low, there is a risk that the identity of these
students could be determined/inferred, and that their personal
information (i.e. their grades) could be revealed. Accordingly, where
there was only 1 student who achieved the top grade in a particular
paper, we have withheld (“WH”) the highest percentage score of that
paper – pursuant to section 9(2)(a) of the Act.

 

o Students who withdrew from the BDS programme are excluded from the
data.

 

o The grade value AE is equivalent to an A+ Distinction.

 

o The attached information includes a paper (DENT553) that is awarded
either a pass or fail result (not a grade). Therefore there is no
highest percentage score for this paper, and is indicated as not
applicable (“NA”) in the attached information.

 

 

We note your right to seek a review of these decisions via a complaint to
an Ombudsman. However, we would welcome the opportunity to discuss any
concerns with you first.

 

Ngā mihi

Kelsey

 

 

Kelsey Kennard

Official Information and Compliance Coordinator

 

Office of the Registrar | Te Tari o Te Pouroki me te Kaituhi ki te
Kaunihera

University of Otago | Te Whare Wānanga o Otāgo

New Zealand | Aotearoa

Email | Īmera [1][University of Otago request email]

 

 

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