Dear Benjamin,
 
I refer to your email of 6 September 2024 requesting information under the
Official Information Act 1982 (OIA), for information as set out below.
 
Number of applicants for Top Achievers School Leavers Scholarship in 2023.
Number of recipients for Top Achievers School Leavers Scholarship in 2023.
Number of recipients for University of Auckland 140th Anniversary
Scholarship in 2023.
 
We have interpreted your request to relate to scholarships awarded in
2023, for entry in 2024.  The University received 2,776 applications for
Top Achievers School Leavers Scholarship, with 350 applicants receiving a
Top Achievers School Leavers Scholarship for 2024 entry.
 
The University awarded approximately 320 University of Auckland 140th
Anniversary Scholarships in 2023, for entry in 2024.
 
If the same data could additionally be broken down by school and
urban/rural as well, then please do so, in one table:
column 1: School Name
column 2: Urban/Rural
column 3: Top Achievers applicants
column 4: Top Achievers recipients
column 5: 140th Anniversary recipients
 
The University does not hold statistics by urban/rural.  We therefore
decline to provide this information under section 18(g) of the Act, as it
is not held by the University, and we have no grounds to believe that this
information is held by another agency or connected more closely with the
functions of another agency.
 
We do hold statistics on whether the applicant is within Auckland, or the
rest of New Zealand and whether the applicant was a Head Boy/Girl and have
provided this information for you below.
 
Head Boy or Girl: 44
RONZ: 141
Auckland: 200
 
You have the right under section 28(3) of the OIA to seek an investigation
and review by the Ombudsman of this decision. Information about how to
make a complaint is available at [1]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or
freephone 0800 802 602.
 
Yours sincerely
Farleigh Quinlivan
 
 
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Subject: Official Information request - University of Auckland Top
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Dear University of Auckland,
 
May I know the following:
 
Number of applicants for Top Achievers School Leavers Scholarship in 2023.
Number of recipients for Top Achievers School Leavers Scholarship in 2023.
Number of recipients for University of Auckland 140th Anniversary
Scholarship in 2023.
 
If the same data could additionally be broken down by school and
urban/rural as well, then please do so, in one table:
 
column 1: School Name
column 2: Urban/Rural
column 3: Top Achievers applicants
column 4: Top Achievers recipients
column 5: 140th Anniversary recipients
 
Yours faithfully,
 
Benjamin Nguyen
 
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Dear Benjamin,

I contacted the Scholarships Office for further information and have been advised that the University made 350 offers with the expectation that 250 will go into payment.

Should you require further information, please reach out to the Scholarships Office directly: [email address]

Yours sincerely,
Farleigh

-----Original Message-----
From: Benjamin Nguyen <[FOI #28318 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 2 October 2024 12:59 pm
To: Farleigh Quinlivan <[email address]>
Subject: Re: 2024-OIA-0217-Nguyen

Dear Farleigh Quinlivan,

You say there were 350 recipients of the Top Achievers scholarship in 2023, but on the regulations page for the scholarship it says there are up to 250 on offer. Has the number on offer been changed and the regulations document simply not updated?

If there is some other department/person I should ask instead please let me know.

Yours sincerely,

Benjamin Nguyen

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Dear Benjamin,
 
I refer to your email of 6 September 2024 requesting information under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA), for information as set out below.
 
Number of applicants for Top Achievers School Leavers Scholarship in 2023.
Number of recipients for Top Achievers School Leavers Scholarship in 2023.
Number of recipients for University of Auckland 140th Anniversary Scholarship in 2023.
 
We have interpreted your request to relate to scholarships awarded in 2023, for entry in 2024.  The University received 2,776 applications for Top Achievers School Leavers Scholarship, with 350 applicants receiving a Top Achievers School Leavers Scholarship for 2024 entry.
 
The University awarded approximately 320 University of Auckland 140th Anniversary Scholarships in 2023, for entry in 2024.
 
If the same data could additionally be broken down by school and urban/rural as well, then please do so, in one table:
column 1: School Name
column 2: Urban/Rural
column 3: Top Achievers applicants
column 4: Top Achievers recipients
column 5: 140th Anniversary recipients
 
The University does not hold statistics by urban/rural.  We therefore decline to provide this information under section 18(g) of the Act, as it is not held by the University, and we have no grounds to believe that this information is held by another agency or connected more closely with the functions of another agency.
 
We do hold statistics on whether the applicant is within Auckland, or the rest of New Zealand and whether the applicant was a Head Boy/Girl and have provided this information for you below.
 
Head Boy or Girl: 44
RONZ: 141
Auckland: 200
 
You have the right under section 28(3) of the OIA to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision. Information about how to make a complaint is available at [1]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
 
Yours sincerely
Farleigh Quinlivan
 
 

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