Kia ora JT

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 3 February 2023). Please note that "working day" is defined in the Act and excludes public holidays and the period between 25 December and 15 January.

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]

Kia ora JT

I refer to your information request dated 18 December 2022 made under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act). You have requested information in relation to entry to the 2023 Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MB ChB) programme at the University of Otago via the Health Sciences First Year (HSFY) General category.

We have decided to grant your request. However, the University's Medical School has not yet confirmed final numbers for its 2023 MB ChB programme. This includes the total number of students waitlisted for the programme via the HSFY General category, and also the data you have requested related to average academic scores. The data will not be known and therefore will not be available until the end of March 2023 - as student offers continue throughout the first few weeks of teaching in Semester 1. The reasons for late offers relate to students declining entry to the programme after it has commenced (which is permitted providing it is done by the specified deadline) or having to defer for unanticipated reasons. Once this data is available, we will be able to provide you with the average academic score information you have requested, as well as the total number of students waitlisted for the MB ChB programme via the HSFY General category.

We will be in touch with regards to the requested information once this data has been confirmed and is 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 JT, please find attached our follow-up response to your Official Information Act request dated 18 December 2022.

Ngā mihi
Jenny

Jenny Shaw
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