Dear Arthur,

I refer to your request of 13 January 2025. As consultations necessary to make a decision on the request are such that a response to the request cannot reasonably be given within the original time limit, the time limit for the University’s response has been extended to 20 February 2025 under section 15A(1)(b) of the Official Information Act 1982. We will respond as soon as reasonably practicable within that time limit. You have the right to make a complaint to an Ombudsman if you are dissatisfied with this extension.

Yours sincerely,

Landon Watt
Legal Advisor
Office of the Vice-Chancellor
Waipapa Taumata Rau | University of Auckland 

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From: Arthur <[FOI #29726 email]>
Sent: Monday, 13 January 2025 3:37 pm
To: legal <[University of Auckland request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - grade distribution UOA for stage 2-3 papers

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Dear University of Auckland,

This request is in regard to statistical data on student performance for the following University of Auckland papers. Could the following statistics please be provided under the Official Information Act
(1) Final grade distribution (broken down grade by grade, e.g., A+, A, etc.).
(2) The mean numerical mark.
(3) The median numerical mark.
(4) The number of students who completed the following courses:

2024 Semester 2

Astro 200
Stats 330
Biosci 207
Biosci 205
Chem 353

Yours faithfully,

Arthur

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Dear Arthur,

 

I refer to your request dated 13 January 2025.  The University’s response
follows:

 

‘This request is in regard to statistical data on student performance for
the following University of Auckland papers. Could the following
statistics please be provided under the Official Information Act

(1) Final grade distribution (broken down grade by grade, e.g., A+, A,
etc.).

(2) The mean numerical mark.

(3) The median numerical mark.

(4) The number of students who completed the following courses:

 

2024 Semester 2

 

Astro 200

Stats 330

Biosci 207

Biosci 205

Chem 353’

 

The information requested for 2024 is publicly available at [1]Grade
Distribution for All Papers In 2023 and 2024 - a Official Information Act
request to University of Auckland - FYI except for courses with low
numbers of students. Your request is refused under s 18(d) in respect of
the publicly available information and under 9(2)(a) in respect of courses
with low numbers of students, to protect their privacy.

 

The University does not hold final mark statistics. Grades, not marks, are
the University's final measure of academic assessment. Marks are used for
initial calculation of grades (see
[2]https://cdn.auckland.ac.nz/assets/auckla...)
but grades may be subsequently changed for various reasons, such as
aegrotat/compassionate consideration or academic misconduct.

 

This constitutes a refusal of this part of your request under section
18(g) of the OIA.
 

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

 

Yours sincerely,

Farleigh Quinlivan

 

-----Original Message-----

From: Arthur <[3][FOI #29726 email]>

Sent: Monday, 13 January 2025 3:37 pm

To: legal <[4][University of Auckland request email]>

Subject: Official Information request - grade distribution UOA for stage
2-3 papers

 

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[5][FOI #29726 email]. Learn why this is
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Dear University of Auckland,

 

This request is in regard to statistical data on student performance for
the following University of Auckland papers. Could the following
statistics please be provided under the Official Information Act

(1) Final grade distribution (broken down grade by grade, e.g., A+, A,
etc.).

(2) The mean numerical mark.

(3) The median numerical mark.

(4) The number of students who completed the following courses:

 

2024 Semester 2

 

Astro 200

Stats 330

Biosci 207

Biosci 205

Chem 353

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Arthur

 

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