Office of the Vice-Chancellor
The University of Waikato
Phone +64 7 837 9472
Private Bag 3105
www.waikato.ac.nz
Hamilton 3240
New Zealand
21 July 2026
Stephanie
Email:
[FYI request #34940 email]
Dear Stephanie,
Official Information request – ALPSS Pro Vice Chancellor Award GPA 2025
I refer to your request for official information of 23 June 2026 in which you have requested the
following information:
Provide the minimum, maximum, mean and median GPA of students who were on the 2025 Pro Vice-
Chancellor's List for Academic Excellence (for the division of Arts, Law, Psychology and Social Science).
Categorise this by degrees (BA, LLB etc) as well as list the total number of students enrolled in the degree vs
the number of people in the degree who got the award.
Under the Official Information Act 1982 (
Act) the University of Waikato (
University) has considered
your request and responds as follows.
The minimum, maximum, mean and median GPA of students who were on the 2025 Pro Vice-
Chancellor’s List for Academic Excellence (for the division of Arts, Law, Psychology and Social
Science) are set out below:
Minimum GPA
Maximum GPA
Mean GPA
Median GPA
8.00
9.00
8.31
8.25
The
attached information provides the GPA by qualification, total number of enrolled students,
number of students who received the award, and the corresponding minimum, maximum, mean,
and median GPA of award recipients.
Please note that some students were enrolled in more than one qualification during the relevant
period and may therefore be represented across multiple qualifications. In addition, four award
recipients were enrolled under Individual Paper Credit (IPC). As IPC study is assessed on a Pass/Fail
basis, these students do not receive standard grade points, and their GPA is calculated using a
different methodology and scale from the University's standard 9-point GPA system. To ensure
consistency and comparability of the GPA data provided, these students have been excluded from
the GPA analysis. Certain figures have also been aggregated to protect the privacy of natural persons
pursuant to section 9(2)(a) of the Act.

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 a
t www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or
freephone 0800 802 602.
Yours sincerely
Jim Mercer
Chief Operating Officer
Students Students
Qualification Abbrev
Min
Max
Mean
Median
Enrolled Awarded
BA
878
45
8.00
9.00
8.35
8.25
BBus/LLB
58
<5
8.00
8.33
8.19
8.21
BBus/LLB(Hons)
<5
<5
8.20
8.20
8.20
8.20
BCC
58
<5
8.13
8.50
8.34
8.38
BEP
78
11
8.00
8.75
8.29
8.29
BGS
24
<5
8.00
8.75
8.39
8.40
BMus
37
8
8.00
8.63
8.36
8.44
BMus(Hons)
8
<5
8.25
8.25
8.25
8.25
BSc/LLB
11
<5
8.44
8.44
8.44
8.44
BSc/LLB(Hons)
<5
<5
8.86
8.86
8.86
8.86
BSocSc
681
40
8.00
9.00
8.29
8.25
BSocSc(Hons)
13
<5
8.50
8.50
8.50
8.50
BSocSc/LLB
17
<5
8.50
8.67
8.59
8.59
BSocSc/LLB(Hons)
<5
<5
8.00
8.14
8.07
8.07
GradDip
128
<5
8.00
8.38
8.13
8.00
LLB
1141
28
8.00
8.63
8.21
8.16
LLB(Hons)
60
23
8.00
8.92
8.35
8.30
LLM
73
5
8.25
9.00
8.60
8.50
LLM(Māori/Pacific/Indigenous)
<5
<5
8.00
8.00
8.00
8.00
MA
73
<5
8.00
9.00
8.50
8.50
MAppPsy
54
6
8.00
9.00
8.29
8.19
MEnvSoc
6
<5
8.00
8.00
8.00
8.00
MEP
32
<5
8.00
8.25
8.13
8.13
MLS
12
<5
8.25
8.25
8.25
8.25
MMCT
21
<5
8.00
8.75
8.31
8.25
MMus
11
<5
8.00
8.00
8.00
8.00
MSocSc
41
<5
9.00
9.00
9.00
9.00
PGDip
125
<5
8.63
8.63
8.63
8.63