6 May 2024
By email
: [FYI request #26391 email] Tēnā koe J,
I refer to your information request dated 10 April 2024 made under the Official Information Act 1982
(the Act). You have requested mark and grade distributions for Semester 1 2023 PHSI131 paper, and
the Semester 2 2023 COMP161, FINC102 and BSNS114 papers offered by the University of Otago.
Subject to the following comments, please see attached the information you have requested.
• the data is correct as at 2 May 2024.
• we note that the grade and mark distributions for the Semester 2 2023 BSNS114 paper have
not been finalised yet as the final grades for some students have not been confirmed. On that
basis, we decline this part of your request pursuant to section 18(g) of the Act, as the
information requested is not held by the University as at today’s date. We would be happy to
consider a new request from you at a later date if you still wish to receive this information.
• in the attached grade and mark distributions, we note that students who withdrew from the
papers are excluded from the data.
I trust that this information will be helpful.
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
Jo Pearson
Jo Pearson
Official Information Act Administrator
Office of the Registrar