Entry Requirements of HSFY into Professional Programs under Refugee Category
Abdulla Farhat made this Official Information request to University of Otago
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From: Abdulla Farhat
Dear University of Otago,
I wish to request the following information:
1) What was the lowest score that received an offer (waitlist + first round) via the refugee sub category for the following professional programmes in 2021 through HSFY:
Mb ChB (medicine)
Dentistry (BDS)
Physiotherapy
2) How many people where there total applying through the refugee sub category for HSFY in 2021?
3) How many of the people applying through the refugee category were offered a place (waitlist + first round) in the previously mentioned professional programmes in 2021?
Yours faithfully,
Abdulla Farhat
From: Abdulla Farhat
Dear University of Otago,
I wish to ask for the information to be for students who entered into these professional programmes in 2022. (I do not need to know the scores for 2021 entry but for 2022 entry)
Sorry, wish I made this clear in the request.
Yours faithfully,
Abdulla Farhat
From: UoO - Official Information Act
University of Otago
Kia ora Abdulla
We acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act request. Thank you for your follow up email clarifying that you interested in the information for 2022 entry.
If we have any questions or need to seek clarification on any other 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 4 April 2022). If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of an extension of this timeframe.
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 [University of Otago request email]
-----Original Message-----
From: Abdulla Farhat <[FOI #18805 email]>
Sent: Monday, 7 March 2022 11:02 pm
To: UoO - Official Information Act <[University of Otago request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Entry Requirements of HSFY into Professional Programs under Refugee Category
Dear University of Otago,
I wish to request the following information:
1) What was the lowest score that received an offer (waitlist + first round) via the refugee sub category for the following professional programmes in 2021 through HSFY:
Mb ChB (medicine)
Dentistry (BDS)
Physiotherapy
2) How many people where there total applying through the refugee sub category for HSFY in 2021?
3) How many of the people applying through the refugee category were offered a place (waitlist + first round) in the previously mentioned professional programmes in 2021?
Yours faithfully,
Abdulla Farhat
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From: UoO - Official Information Act
University of Otago
Kia ora Abdulla
I refer to your information request dated 7 March 2022 made under the
Official Information Act 1982 (Act). You have requested information in
relation to entry to the 2022 Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
(MB ChB), Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) and Bachelor of Physiotherapy
(BPhty) programmes via the Health Sciences First Year (HSFY) Refugee
equity group.
Please see our responses to each of your questions below.
Lowest score that received an offer via the Refugee equity group for entry
to the 2022 MB ChB, BDS and BPhty programmes
The minimum score to receive an offer to the 2022 MB ChB programme via the
HSFY Refugee equity group was 74.71.
The minimum score to receive an offer to the 2022 BDS programme via the
HSFY Refugee equity group was 74.71.
The minimum score to receive an offer to the 2022 BPhty programme via the
HSFY Refugee equity group was 61.43.
How many people were there in total applying through the Refugee equity
group for HSFY
In total there were 13 applicants who applied to Health Sciences
professional programmes for 2022 via the HSFY Refugee equity group.
Please note that applicants can apply for and receive offers to more than
one Health Sciences professional programme.
How many of the people applying through the Refugee equity group were
offered a place to the 2022 MB ChB, BDS and BPhty programmes
The number of applicants to receive an offer to enter the 2022 MB ChB
programme via the HSFY Refugee equity group was 7.
The number of applicants to receive an offer to enter the 2022 BDS
programme via the HSFY Refugee equity group was 6.
The number of applicants to receive an offer to enter the 2022 BPhty
programme via the HSFY Refugee equity group was 4.
Please note that not all students accept offers to these programmes. We
also note that it is the University’s standard practice to not report on
marks which relate to less than 5 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. However, we note that for the 2022 BPhty
programme (where 4 applicants received offers via the HSFY Refugee equity
group), none of these applicants accepted their offer to enter the
programme.
I trust you will find this information helpful.
Ngâ 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 Wânanga o Otâgo
New Zealand | Aotearoa
Email | Îmera [1][University of Otago request email]
-----Original Message-----
From: UoO - Official Information Act
Sent: Tuesday, 8 March 2022 12:04 pm
To: Abdulla Farhat <[FOI #18805 email]>
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Entry Requirements of HSFY
into Professional Programs under Refugee Category
Kia ora Abdulla
We acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act request. Thank you
for your follow up email clarifying that you interested in the information
for 2022 entry.
If we have any questions or need to seek clarification on any other 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 4 April 2022). If we are unable to
respond to your request by then, we will notify you of an extension of
this timeframe.
Ngâ 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 Wânanga o Otâgo New Zealand |
Aotearoa Email | Îmera [2][University of Otago request email]
-----Original Message-----
From: Abdulla Farhat <[3][FOI #18805 email]>
Sent: Monday, 7 March 2022 11:02 pm
To: UoO - Official Information Act <[4][University of Otago request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Entry Requirements of HSFY into
Professional Programs under Refugee Category
Dear University of Otago,
I wish to request the following information:
1) What was the lowest score that received an offer (waitlist + first
round) via the refugee sub category for the following professional
programmes in 2021 through HSFY:
Mb ChB (medicine)
Dentistry (BDS)
Physiotherapy
2) How many people where there total applying through the refugee sub
category for HSFY in 2021?
3) How many of the people applying through the refugee category were
offered a place (waitlist + first round) in the previously mentioned
professional programmes in 2021?
Yours faithfully,
Abdulla Farhat
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