1 June 2023
Bridget
By email:
[FYI request #22516 email]
Dear Bridget
Official Information Act request 23.26 NAME OF REQUEST Engineering First Year Grade Distribution
I refer to the Official Information Act (the Act) request dated 21 April 2023 for information relating to
Engineering First Year Grade Distribution. You have specifical y requested:
I would like to request grade breakdowns for the fol owing 2022 Engineering First Year courses:
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ENGR101-22S1
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PHYS101-22S1
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COSC131-22S1
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EMTH118-22S1
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EMTH119-22S2
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ENGR102-22S2
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STAT101-22S2
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CHEM111-22S2
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For the courses listed above, please provide the fol owing data:
(1) The final grade distribution for the paper (broken down by letter grade, e.g. A+, A, A-, ... etc.)
(2) The number of students who completed the paper
(3) The mean and median final marks for the paper (percentage)
Please see the tables attached for your requested information. Please note that where 5 or less students
achieved a certain grade, the individual number is not provided, but a range of less than or equal to five. This is
done under s 9(2)(a) of the Act, to protect the privacy of natural persons. Where any grounds under s 9(2) of
the Act, the public interest must be considered under s 9(1). It is in the public interest to provide a range of the
number of students that achieved a particular grade, whilst protecting those students from being individual y
identifiable. For an explanation of the grading scale please s
ee here.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision. Information about
how to make a complaint is available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
Yours sincerely
Claire O'Connell
Information Compliance Officer
