Kia ora George

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 26 August 2022 – “working days” as defined in the Act). If we are unable to respond to your requests by then, we will notify you of an extension of this timeframe.

Ngā mihi
Richard Hogg
On behalf of the Office of the Registrar

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
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-----Original Message-----
From: George Sabonadiere <[FYI request #20085 email]>
Sent: Sunday, 31 July 2022 12:33 pm
To: UoO - Official Information Act <[University of Otago request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Grade Distribution for POLS210 and POLS213 (S1 2022)

Kia ora University of Otago,

I request the grade distributions for POLS210 and POLS213 from Semester 1 2022, including frequency of each number grade for each course and the top number grade achieved in each course.

Ngā mihi,

George Sabonadière

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Kia ora George

 

I refer to your information request dated 31 July 2022 made under the
Official Information Act 1982 (Act). You have requested mark and grade
distributions for the POLS210 and POLS213 papers for Semester 1 2022, as
well as the top mark achieved in each paper.

 

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

 

•     we note that students who withdrew from these papers or received an
Aegrotat pass (not a mark) are excluded the data.

 

o given that only three students failed POLS210 (i.e. received a grade
of FD or FE), we have determined that it is necessary to withhold the
marks and specific grades for these students to protect their 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 these students 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.

 

If you are not satisfied with our response to your information request,
section 28(3) of the Act provides you with the right to ask an Ombudsman
to investigate and review this response. However, we would welcome the
opportunity to discuss any concerns with you first.

 

Ngā mihi

Richard Hogg

On behalf of the Office of the Registrar

 

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]

 

-----Original Message-----

From: UoO - Official Information Act

Sent: Monday, 1 August 2022 3:24 pm

To: George Sabonadiere <[2][FOI #20085 email]>

Subject: RE: Official Information request - Grade Distribution for POLS210
and POLS213 (S1 2022)

 

Kia ora George

 

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 26 August 2022 – “working days” as defined
in the Act).  If we are unable to respond to your requests by then, we
will notify you of an extension of this timeframe. 

 

Ngā mihi

Richard Hogg

On behalf of the Office of the Registrar

 

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 [3][University of Otago request email]

 

-----Original Message-----

From: George Sabonadiere
<[4][FOI #20085 email]>

Sent: Sunday, 31 July 2022 12:33 pm

To: UoO - Official Information Act <[5][University of Otago request email]>

Subject: Official Information request - Grade Distribution for POLS210 and
POLS213 (S1 2022)

 

Kia ora University of Otago,

 

I request the grade distributions for POLS210 and POLS213 from Semester 1
2022, including frequency of each number grade for each course and the top
number grade achieved in each course.

 

Ngā mihi,

 

George Sabonadière

 

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