Kia ora AM

I 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 2 December 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 | Kaituitui Pārongo Ōkawa me te Tautukunga

Office of the Registrar | Te Tari o Te Pouroki
University of Otago | Te Whare Wānanga o Otāgo
New Zealand | Aotearoa
Email | Īmera [University of Otago request email]

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Kia ora AM

I refer to your Official Information Act request dated 4 November 2022.

Would it be possible to please clarify the information you are after?

In your request, you have requested grade and mark breakdowns of all Semester 2 300- and 400-level LAWS papers. Would you like this to include all Full Year 300- and 400-level LAWS papers?

We will wait to hear back from you before we continue to process your request.

Ngā mihi
Kelsey

Kelsey Kennard
Official Information and Compliance Coordinator | Kaituitui Pārongo Ōkawa me te Tautukunga

Office of the Registrar | Te Tari o Te Pouroki
University of Otago | Te Whare Wānanga o Otāgo
New Zealand | Aotearoa
Email | Īmera [University of Otago request email]

Kia ora AM

Thank you for confirming that. We will continue to process your Official Information Act request as clarified.

Ngā mihi
Kelsey

Kelsey Kennard
Official Information and Compliance Coordinator | Kaituitui Pārongo Ōkawa me te Tautukunga

Office of the Registrar | Te Tari o Te Pouroki
University of Otago | Te Whare Wānanga o Otāgo
New Zealand | Aotearoa
Email | Īmera [University of Otago request email]

Kia ora AM

Please see attached the University of Otago's response to your Official Information Act request dated 4 November 2022.

Ngā mihi
Kelsey

Kelsey Kennard
Official Information and Compliance Coordinator | Kaituitui Pārongo Ōkawa me te Tautukunga

Office of the Registrar | Te Tari o Te Pouroki
University of Otago | Te Whare Wānanga o Otāgo
New Zealand | Aotearoa
Email | Īmera [University of Otago request email]

Kia ora AM

Further to our email dated 2 December 2022, and subject to the following comments, please find attached the grade and mark distributions for LAWS301, LAWS398, LAWS463, LAWS498 and LAWS499.

1. we note that the grade and mark distribution for LAWS490 has still not been finalised as there may be special examinations outstanding and grades for some students have not been finalised. We will release the grade and mark distribution for this paper once all students results have been finalised - we anticipate that this will be finalised in the New Year.

2. on occasions where fewer than five students have failed a paper (i.e. received a grade of Fail D or Fail E), we have determined that it is necessary to withhold the marks and specific grades for these students to protect their privacy and wellbeing. 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 therefore withhold this information pursuant to section 9(2)(a) of the Act.

3. the attached grade and mark distributions include papers where only a "completed" grade is awarded (i.e. not a percentage mark). These papers are LAWS398, LAWS498 and LAWS499.

4. in the attached grade and mark distributions, students who withdrew from the paper are excluded from the data.

I trust that this information will be helpful. We will be in touch with regards to the grade distributions for the LAWS490 paper once the grade and mark distributions for this paper have been confirmed and are available.

In the above cases, we consider that good reasons exist for withholding information, and this is not outweighed by other considerations which would make it desirable, in the public interest, to make the information available. 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
Kelsey

Kelsey Kennard
Official Information and Compliance Coordinator | Kaituitui Pārongo Ōkawa me te Tautukunga

Office of the Registrar | Te Tari o Te Pouroki
University of Otago | Te Whare Wānanga o Otāgo
New Zealand | Aotearoa
Email | Īmera [University of Otago request email]

Kia ora AM

Thank you for your patience. Subject to the following comment, please see attached the mark and grade distribution for the Full Year 2022 LAWS490 paper.

- students who withdrew from the paper are excluded from the data.

Ngā mihi
Kelsey

Kelsey Kennard
Official Information and Compliance Coordinator | Kaituitui Pārongo Ōkawa me te Tautukunga

Office of the Registrar | Te Tari o Te Pouroki
University of Otago | Te Whare Wānanga o Otāgo
New Zealand | Aotearoa
Email | Īmera [University of Otago request email]