11 March 2026
Jane Wil iams
By email
: [FYI request #33972 email]
Dear Jane
OIA 26.438 Grade Distributions 300 Level
I refer to the Official Information Act (the Act) request dated
6 March 2026
regarding Grade Distribution for
certain 300 Level courses. You have specifical y requested:
•
The final grade distribution (broken down by letter grade, e.g. A+, A, A-, .. etc.) for al 300-level COSC,
SENG, ENCE, and DATA courses offered in 2025.
Where a course has five or less students in it, the overal pass rate of the course has been provided in lieu of
the grade distribution. This is to protect the privacy of those in these smal er courses under s 9(2)(a) of the Act.
It is in the public interest that individuals are not identifiable when providing information about course
numbers.
Where a course has six or more students in it, where there are five or less students in a particular grade, the
actual number is not provided, rather a range of less than or equal to five (≤5). Where there is only one
category that is less than or equal to five and the total number is available; the total number of students in the
course has also been provided as a range. This is to protect the individual’s privacy under s 9(2)(a) of the Act. It
is in the public interest that individuals are not identifiable when providing information about grades.
Some courses do not have letter grades, where the option are Pass, Fail or Withdraw. For completeness, these
have also been included. For further information about the grading scale at UC, please se
e here.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision. Information about
how to make a complaint is available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
Yours sincerely
Information and Records Management
Attachment:
Data OIA 26.438
In-Confidence