Kia ora AM

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 29 July 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]

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Kia ora

 

I refer to your information request dated 1 July 2022 made under the
Official Information Act 1982 (Act). You have requested mark and grade
distributions for the PACI201 and POLS319 papers for Semester 1 2022.

 

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

 

•            Students who withdrew from the papers are not included in the
data.

 

•            Given that only one student failed POLS319 (i.e. received a
grade of FD or FE), we have determined that it is necessary to withhold
the mark and specific grade for this student to protect this individual’s
privacy and wellbeing. This is consistent with section 9(2)(a) of the Act.
We consider that withholding this information is necessary to protect
against the identity of the student being determined or inferred, and
their personal information (i.e. their marks) could be disclosed. We
consider that good reasons exist for withholding this information and this
is not outweighed by other considerations which would make it desirable,
in the public interest, to make the information available.

 

I trust you will find this information helpful.

 

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.

 

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]

 

 

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