31 March 2026
Anthony B
By email: [FYI request #33946 email]
Tēnā koe Anthony
I refer to your request for information dated 3 March 2026 made under the Official Information Act
1982 (the Act). You have requested the following information:
Please provide a list of the top grade achieved in LAWS490 from 2010-2025. If the 2010 data is
not available, please provide the top grade from the earliest year available.
Anonymised statistical academic results data for papers offered by the University are published on our
website:
https://www.otago.ac.nz/about/quickstats. We do this so that all students can access this
information at any time. The data excludes information we would withhold under section 9(2)(a) of
the Act, to protect the privacy and wellbeing of students.
The published spreadsheet indicates the number of students who achieved a particular grade or
percentage mark for semester 1, semester 2, full year and summer school papers for each year from
2019 to 2025. Further information on the University’s
Proactive Release Policy for Academic Results is
available here:
https://www.otago.ac.nz/administration/policies/policy-collection/proactive-release-
policy-for-academic-results.
Data has been published as it was held on 31 December 2025. If grade and mark distribution data for
any paper was not confirmed at this date, the data for the paper may not yet be published.
Accordingly, we decline your request under section 18(d) of the Act, as the information you have
requested is, or soon will be publicly available. We do however hope the published information will be
helpful.
If you are not satisfied with our response to your information request, section 28(3) of the Act
provides you with the right to ask an Ombudsman to investigate and review this response. However,
we would welcome the opportunity to discuss any concerns with you first.
Ngā mihi
Jo Pearson
Jo Pearson
Coordinator Official Information and Compliance
Office of the Registrar and Secretary to the Council | Te Tari o Te Pouroki me te Kaituhi ki te Kaunihera
PO Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand
[University of Otago request email]
otago.ac.nz