13 May 2024
By email
: [FYI request #26398 email]
Tēnā koe Hayley,
I refer to your information request dated 11 April 2024 made under the Official Information Act 1982
(the Act). You have requested the following information relating to admission to the MB ChB
programme at the University of Otago via the Health Sciences First Year (HSFY) Rural equity group in
2023 and 2024:
•
The number of New Zealand Rural Origins sub-category places offered to HSFY applicants
•
The minimum and average grades to receive a offer through the rural HSFY entry
Please see the below table which shows the number of applicants to receive offers, the minimum
average academic score to receive an offer, and the mean average academic score to receive an offer
to the 2023 and 2024 MB ChB programmes via the HSFY Rural equity group:
2023
2024
Number of HSFY Rural equity group applicants to
24
28
receive offers to the MB ChB programme
Minimum average academic score of HSFY Rural
equity group applicants to receive an offer to the
71.57
79.71
MB ChB programme
Mean average academic score of HSFY Rural equity
group applicants to receive an offer to the MB ChB
88.98
90.35
programme
I trust that this information will be helpful.
Ngā mihi
Kelsey Kennard
Official Information and Compliance Coordinator
Office of the Registrar