14 August 2024
Josiah
By email:
[FYI request #27764 email] Tēnā koe Josiah
Official information request regarding average grades and grade
distributions for the 2023 academic year
We refer to your request for information under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act) on 30 July 2024:
“1. The average grades for all papers offered by Victoria University of Wellington
in the 2023 academic year.
2. If readily available, the standard deviation of grades for each of these papers.”
The information you requested can be found in the attached spreadsheet along with the
table of weightings used for GPA calculations at the University. Please note that
information on courses with low enrolment numbers is withheld in accordance with
s9(2)(a) of the Act in order to protect the privacy of natural persons as individual grades
may be able to be identified.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of the
decisions made regarding this request. Information about how to make a complaint is
available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
If you wish to discuss this decision with us, please feel free to contact us at
[VUW request email].
Ngā mihi nui,
Legal Services
Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington