10 June 2024
By email: [FYI request #26802 email]
Tēnā koe Lucy
I refer to your information request dated 14 May 2024 made under the Official Information Act 1982
(the Act). You have requested:
“The minimum and average GPA requirement for the Rural Graduate Applicants into the 2022-
2024 MBChB programs. Additional y, could you please specify the minimum GPA needed for
both a “first round offer” and a “final waitlist offer”.”
Subject to the fol owing general comment, please see below our response to your request.
The data is correct as at 5 June 2024.
1. The minimum and average GPA requirement for the Rural Graduate Applicants into the 2022 –
2024 MBChB programs:
Please see the below table which shows the minimum and mean weighted GPA scores to receive
offers to the 2022 – 2024 MB ChB programmes via the Graduate Rural equity group. With regards to
your request for the “GPA requirement”, we note that information relating to the entry requirements
for the University’s MB ChB programme via the Graduate category are available on the University’s
website.
MB ChB Programme (Graduate Rural equity group)
Year
2022
2023
2024
Minimum weighted
GPA score to receive
7.13
4.84
5.78
an offer
Mean weighted GPA
score to receive an
8.02
7.24
7.33
offer
2. The minimum GPA needed for both a “first round offer” and a “final waitlist offer”.
Subject to the fol owing comment, please see the below table which shows the minimum weighted
GPA scores to receive non-waitlist and waitlist offers to the 2023 MB ChB programme via the
Graduate Rural equity group:
We note that in 2022 and 2024 no offers from the waitlist were made in the MB ChB
programme for Graduate Rural equity group applicants. Therefore, we decline these parts of
your request pursuant to section 18(g) of the Act as the information requested is not held by
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the University, and we have no grounds for believing that the information is either held or
more closely connected with the functions of another agency subject to the Act.
MB ChB Programme (Graduate Rural equity group)
2023
Minimum weighted GPA score to receive a
5.77
non-waitlist offer
Minimum weighted GPA score to receive an
4.84
offer from the waitlist
I trust that this information wil be 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
Joey Lin
Official Information and Compliance Coordinator
Office of the Registrar