Dear University of Otago,

I would like to request a breakdown of applicant numbers to Health Science Professional Programs commencing in 2025. The request follows below.

1. Number of applications to Medicine (MBChB); Dentistry (BDS); Physiotherapy (BPhty); Pharmacy (BPharmSc). This should be broken into the following subcategories:
a) Māori
b) Indigenous Pacific
c) Socioeconomic Equity
d) Refugee
e) Rural
f) General

I am aware that individuals may apply under multiple subcategories. In such case, I would request that the applicant be considered under ONLY ONE subcategory – placed in order of the list above. For clarification, consider the following examples:

i. Suppose an individual applying through Māori, rural and socioeconomic subcategories. They should be reported ONLY as applying via the Māori subcategory (from order above)
ii. Suppose an individual applying through the socioeconomic and rural subcategories. They should be reported ONLY as applying via the socioeconomic subcategory (from order above)

Finally, I am requesting only applicants from the 2024 domestic HSFY pool.

Yours faithfully,

TK

Dear UoO - Official Information Act,

Following your reply, I would like to request simply the number of applicants for Medicine (MBChB), Dentistry (BDS), Physiotherapy (BPhty) and Pharmacy (BPharmSc) from the 2024 domestic HSFY pool. This need not be broken down further.

Yours sincerely,

TK