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From: Andrew Lin <[FOI #32732 email]>
Sent: 04 November 2025 6:31 PM
To: OIA Admin <[University of Waikato request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Student Enrolment Data by Subject
 
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Dear University of Waikato,

I am requesting aggregated student enrolment data for the most recent full
academic year available.

Please provide the data for each qualification major / subject area as
reported in the University’s standard enrolment statistics (for example:
Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Law,
Nursing, Primary Teaching, Secondary Teaching, Political Science and
International Relations, Economics, Psychology, Philosophy, Mathematics,
Data Analysis, and the various Science majors). Please include all majors
currently or recently offered, including those with low enrolment numbers
or that are being phased out.

This should include subjects across all faculties, including:

Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (including the languages taught at
the University such as Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, Te Reo)

Mâori and Indigenous Studies and Te Reo Mâori

Creative Industries (e.g., Screen & Media, Theatre Studies, Music)

Sciences (including Environmental and Earth Sciences)

Mathematics and Statistics

Engineering and Technology

Business and Management

Education and Teaching programmes

Law

Health-related programmes (e.g., Nursing, Health Science, Counselling,
Sport & Exercise Science)

For each subject, please provide a breakdown of the total enrolled
students by:

Ethnicity (using standard Stats NZ Level 1 and Level 2 categories)

Age band (using the University’s standard reporting age bands)

Gender (as recorded)

Domestic vs International student status

For domestic students: region of residence (or region of prior secondary
school, if that is the standard reporting field)

Year level / stage of study (e.g., first-year, second-year, third-year,
honours/postgraduate), using the University’s standard classification

Additionally, for each subject, please indicate:

How many students are enrolled in the subject as their primary major

How many are enrolled in the subject as an additional major (double major)

How many are enrolled in the subject as a minor
(Please use the University’s standard enrolment coding or categorisation
for majors/minors.)

I am requesting aggregated data only, not individual-level records. If
this data is already produced for internal reporting, MOE/TEC returns, or
institutional dashboards, please provide the closest existing dataset.

If possible, please provide the data in CSV or Excel format.

If any part of this request would require substantial manual collation,
please let me know what subset or format can be provided most readily and
I am happy to refine the scope.

Best regards,
Andrew Lin

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Kia ora Andrew

I refer to your official information request of 4 November 2025.

The University considers your request for aggregated student enrolment data by subject difficult to fulfil due to substantial collation, pursuant to section 18(f) of the Official Information Act 1982. Specifically, meeting this request would require reviewing approximately 2,500 papers within the listed qualifications.

For these reasons, the University asks that you consider refining your request.

I would be happy to discuss this clarification with you by phone.

Ngā mihi

Keely

Keely Smith
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Ph: +64 7 837 9472
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waikato.ac.nz

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-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew Lin <[FOI #32732 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 4 November 2025 6:32 pm
To: OIA Admin <[University of Waikato request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Student Enrolment Data by Subject

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Dear University of Waikato,

I am requesting aggregated student enrolment data for the most recent full academic year available.

Please provide the data for each qualification major / subject area as reported in the University’s standard enrolment statistics (for example: Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Law, Nursing, Primary Teaching, Secondary Teaching, Political Science and International Relations, Economics, Psychology, Philosophy, Mathematics, Data Analysis, and the various Science majors). Please include all majors currently or recently offered, including those with low enrolment numbers or that are being phased out.

This should include subjects across all faculties, including:

Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (including the languages taught at the University such as Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, Te Reo)

Māori and Indigenous Studies and Te Reo Māori

Creative Industries (e.g., Screen & Media, Theatre Studies, Music)

Sciences (including Environmental and Earth Sciences)

Mathematics and Statistics

Engineering and Technology

Business and Management

Education and Teaching programmes

Law

Health-related programmes (e.g., Nursing, Health Science, Counselling, Sport & Exercise Science)

For each subject, please provide a breakdown of the total enrolled students by:

Ethnicity (using standard Stats NZ Level 1 and Level 2 categories)

Age band (using the University’s standard reporting age bands)

Gender (as recorded)

Domestic vs International student status

For domestic students: region of residence (or region of prior secondary school, if that is the standard reporting field)

Year level / stage of study (e.g., first-year, second-year, third-year, honours/postgraduate), using the University’s standard classification

Additionally, for each subject, please indicate:

How many students are enrolled in the subject as their primary major

How many are enrolled in the subject as an additional major (double major)

How many are enrolled in the subject as a minor (Please use the University’s standard enrolment coding or categorisation for majors/minors.)

I am requesting aggregated data only, not individual-level records. If this data is already produced for internal reporting, MOE/TEC returns, or institutional dashboards, please provide the closest existing dataset.

If possible, please provide the data in CSV or Excel format.

If any part of this request would require substantial manual collation, please let me know what subset or format can be provided most readily and I am happy to refine the scope.

Best regards,
Andrew Lin

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Kia ora Andrew

Thank you for your email.

My name is Sia and I'm part of the Legal team and looking after this request.

Can you please confirm that you are after the following information for the 25 subject areas that you have bullet pointed:

a. Total number of students enrolled.

From the total number of students enrolled you are seeking a further breakdown into:

b. Domestic vs international students
c. Region of prior secondary school education for domestic students
d. Gender
e. Ethnicity

The timeline for the above information is the most recent academic year.

Once the University receives confirmation, it will process a response to your request.

I'm happy to jump on a teams call with you if needed.

Ngā mihi
Sianiti (Sia)
OIA Admin
Corporate Services - Legal

University of Waikato | Private Bag 3105
Hamilton 3240 | New Zealand
www.waikato.ac.nz

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-----Original Message-----
From: Keely Smith <[email address]>
Sent: Monday, 17 November 2025 11:40 am
To: OIA Admin <[email address]>
Subject: FW: Official Information request - Student Enrolment Data by Subject

Kia ora Sia - FYI clarified request from Mr Lin for discussion with Asheesh.

Ngā mihi

Keely

Keely Smith
Senior Legal Counsel
Corporate Services - Legal
Ph: +64 7 837 9472
University of Waikato  |  Private Bag 3105 Hamilton 3240  |  New Zealand waikato.ac.nz

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-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew Lin <[FOI #32732 email]>
Sent: Monday, 17 November 2025 10:59 am
To: Keely Smith <[email address]>
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Student Enrolment Data by Subject

Kia ora Keely,

Thank you for your response.
To refine my request so it can be provided without substantial effort, I would like to refine my request to include the following information for the most recent full academic year available, using the University’s standard enrolment reporting.

Subjects included:
Please provide aggregated enrolment data for the main subject areas already used in the University’s standard enrolment statistics, specifically including:
- Computer Science
- Data Analytics
- Mathematics
- Psychology
- Economics
- Political Science and International Relations
- Philosophy
- History
- Screen and Media Studies
- Design
- Finance
- Marketing
- Mechatronics Engineering
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Environmental Science
- Earth Sciences
- Geology
- Māori and Indigenous Studies
- Te Reo Māori
- Law
- Nursing
- Primary and Secondary Teaching
- Chinese and Spanish
- Health and Sport Science

(If these subjects map to different internal reporting categories, I am happy for you to use the closest matching standard categories)

Data requested:
For each subject area, please provide:
Total enrolled students
Domestic vs international
Gender
Ethnicity using Stats NZ Level 1 categories Year level (first-year, second-year, third-year, postgraduate) For domestic students: region of residence (or region of prior secondary school, if this is the standard reporting field)

I am happy for this to be provided in any existing report format that the University already produces. A CSV or Excel file would be appreciated, but any standard output is acceptable.

Please let me know if this refined scope is still too broad, and I can narrow it further.

Yours sincerely,
Andrew Lin

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

Kia ora Andrew

I refer to your official information request of 4 November 2025.

The University considers your request for aggregated student enrolment data by subject difficult to fulfil due to substantial collation, pursuant to section 18(f) of the Official Information Act 1982. Specifically, meeting this request would require reviewing approximately 2,500 papers within the listed qualifications.

For these reasons, the University asks that you consider refining your request.

I would be happy to discuss this clarification with you by phone.

Ngā mihi

Keely

Keely Smith
Senior Legal Counsel
Corporate Services - Legal
Ph: +64 7 837 9472
University of Waikato  |  Private Bag 3105 Hamilton 3240  |  New Zealand waikato.ac.nz

The content of this email is confidential and intended for the recipient specified in this message only, unless otherwise stated.

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Kia ora Andrew

My apologies, I was supposed to reach out yesterday but I was away on sick leave.

Our data team and I would like to meet you, to talk through your request as it delas with a huge data set.

Are you available to meet online at about 3pm today (Wednesday 26th 2025) or 11am on Friday 28 November 2025.

Please let me know and I can send you the link.

Ngā mihi
Sia
OIA Admin
Corporate Services - Legal

University of Waikato | Private Bag 3105
Hamilton 3240 | New Zealand
www.waikato.ac.nz

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-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew Lin <[FOI #32732 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 19 November 2025 11:02 am
To: OIA Admin <[email address]>
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Student Enrolment Data by Subject

Dear OIA Admin,
I would also like to add the subject Environmental Planning to this list.

Yours sincerely,
Andrew Lin

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

Kia ora Andrew

Thank you for your email.

My name is Sia and I'm part of the Legal team and looking after this request.

Can you please confirm that you are after the following information for the 25 subject areas that you have bullet pointed:

a. Total number of students enrolled.

From the total number of students enrolled you are seeking a further breakdown into:

b. Domestic vs international students
c. Region of prior secondary school education for domestic students d. Gender e. Ethnicity

The timeline for the above information is the most recent academic year.

Once the University receives confirmation, it will process a response to your request.

I'm happy to jump on a teams call with you if needed.

Ngā mihi
Sianiti (Sia)
OIA Admin
Corporate Services - Legal

University of Waikato | Private Bag 3105 Hamilton 3240 | New Zealand www.waikato.ac.nz

The content of this email is confidential and intended for the recipient specified in message only, unless otherwise stated.

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