Dear Arthur,

 

I refer to your request of 17 December 2024. I apologise for the delay in
the University's response. The University's response follows.

 

"Please provide the following information regarding applicants to the
MBChB programme for 2025 entry.

 

For each entry scheme (General, RRAS, UTAS, MAPAS, International), please
provide the following data, where applicable. Please provide the FY and
Graduate data separately where possible. "GPA" refers to the GPA score
used in the final ranking of applicants."

 

“1. Number of applicants (both FY and Graduate)

2. Number of applicants offered interviews (both FY and Graduate)

3. GPA cutoff for interview offer (both FY and Graduate)

4. Number of seats available

5. Number of seats filled (both FY and Graduate)

6. Median GPA for successful applicants (both FY and Graduate)”

See attached. Information about the performance of small numbers of
persons is withheld under section 9(2)(a) of the OIA, to protect their
privacy.

 

“7. Lower quartile GPA for successful applicants (both FY and Graduate)

8. Upper quartile GPA for successful applicants (both FY and Graduate)”

The requested statistics are not held by the University. These requests
are refused under 18(g) of the OIA.

 

“9. Lowest GPA for successful applicants (both FY and Graduate)

10. Highest GPA for unsuccessful applicants (both FY and Graduate)”

See attached. Information about the performance of small numbers of
persons is withheld under section 9(2)(a) of the OIA, to protect their
privacy.

 

“11. Lowest UCAT score for successful applicants (both FY and Graduate)

12. Highest UCAT score for unsuccessful applicants (both FY and Graduate)

13. Highest successful UCAT score for successful applicants (both FY and
graduates)

14. Median UCAT score for successful applicants (both FY and Graduate)

15. Mean UCAT score for successful applicants (both FY and Graduate)”

The requested information is withheld under section 9(2)(ba)(i) and (ii)
of the OIA, to protect information subject to an obligation of confidence.

 

“16. Lowest MMI score for successful applicants (both FY and Graduate)

17. Highest MMI score for unsuccessful applicants (both FY and Graduate)

18. Highest MMI score for successful applicants (both FY and Graduate)”

See attached. Information about the performance of small numbers of
persons is withheld under section 9(2)(a) of the OIA, to protect their
privacy.

 

“For the following three data points, please provide the 'ranking score'
as outlined by :{(applicant's GPA-mean GPA)/Std Dev GPA} X 0.6 +
{(applicant's MMI score-mean MMI score)/ Std Dev MMI score} X 0.25 +
{(applicant's average UCAT score-mean average UCAT score)/ Std Dev average
UCAT score} X 0.15

 

[17A.] The lowest ranking score for a successful applicant

[18A.] The highest ranking score for an unsuccessful applicant

19. The median ranking score for a successful applicant”

Ranking score statistics are withheld under section 9(2)(ba)(i) and (ii)
to protect information subject to an obligation of confidence (in relation
to the UCAT component)

 

“In addition to the above, could the university please provide the
following information for applicants interviewed for the MBChB Programme
(both FY and Graduate)

 

20. The mean GPA

21. The standard deviation in GPA

22. The mean MMI Score (/210)

23. The standard deviation in MMI Score”

See attached.

 

“24. The mean UCAT score

25. The standard deviation in UCAT score.”

The requested information is withheld under section 9(2)(ba)(i) and (ii)
of the OIA, to protect information subject to an obligation of confidence.

 

You have the right to make a complaint to an Ombudsman if you are
dissatisfied with the University’s response.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Landon Watt
Legal Advisor
Office of the Vice-Chancellor

Waipapa Taumata Rau | University of Auckland  

 

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