13 April 2026
Ryan
By email
: [FYI request #34179 email]
Dear Ryan
OIA 26.446 Grade Distribution
I refer to the Official Information Act (the Act) request dated
20 March 2026
regarding the grade distribution
of selected courses. You have specifical y requested:
I would like to request grade breakdowns for the fol owing 2025 Second Year courses in Civil Engineering:
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EMTH210-25S1
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ENCN281-25S1
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ENCN231-25S1
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ENCN221-25S1
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ENCN205-25S2
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ENCN213-25S2
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ENCN242-25S2
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ENCN253-25S2
For the courses listed above, please provide the fol owing data:
(1) The final grade distribution for the paper (broken down by letter grade, e.g. A+, A, A-, ... etc.)
(2) The number of students who completed the paper
(3) The mean and median final marks for the paper (percentage)
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.
To get the information on percentage final marks from each course would take substantial collation and
research, as this would include contacting the course coordinator for each course separately across different
departments. This is therefore refused under s 18 (f) of the Act. What is held in a more central location is mean
and median Grade Point Average for each course, therefore this is what has been provided.
Some courses do not have letter grades, where the options 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:
OIA 26.446 Data
