2019-20 Degree Classifications and GPA
Dear University of St Andrews,
I am writing to request information about the degree outcomes of undergraduate students graduating summer 2020.
I would like to know:
1) the percentage of those who obtained a first class/upper second/lower second/third class degree, broken down by degree subject
2) the mean GPA for each degree subject
Yours faithfully,
Anna
Dear Anna,
Many thanks for your enquiry below dated 7 July 2020. Before I can proceed
to process your request however under the Freedom of Information
(Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA), I would be grateful if you could confirm your
surname please. Is this as it appears in your email address?
I am asking for this point of clarification as part of the University’s
duty under Section 15 of the FOISA is to provide advice and assistance to
enquirers. Details of your name is important for two reasons:
o For a request to be valid under section 8(1)(b) of the FOISA the name
of the applicant needs to be stated in the enquiry – a request with
only the first name of an applicant in the body of an email does not
meet this requirement.
o To safeguard your own rights. In the event that the University
answered your enquiry in such a way that you were unhappy with the
response given, after an internal review, your next course of action
would be to appeal to the Scottish Information Commissioner. The
Commissioner however, is unable to deal with any applications where it
is found that the original enquiry was invalid as in this case.
Your request is considered to be invalid at present and will therefore be
held pending until I hear from you further.
Yours sincerely,
June
June Weir
Information Assurance and Governance Officer
Office of the Principal
University of St Andrews
Butts Wynd Building
Butts Wynd
St Andrews KY16 9AJ
Fife, Scotland
Tel: +44 (0)1334 462776
Dear Freedom of Information,
I can confirm my full name is Anna Davis.
Yours sincerely,
Anna Davis
Dear Anna,
Many thanks for confirming your surname and I confirm that your request for information under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 is now being processed.
Having received your email on 27 July 2020, you can expect to receive a response within the timeframe prescribed in section 10 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 i.e. no later than 25 August 2020.
Should any clarification be needed to assist in the processing of your enquiry I will be back in touch at the earliest opportunity. In the meantime, should you have any queries about your information request please do not hesitate to contact me.
Yours sincerely,
June
June Weir
Information Assurance and Governance Officer
Office of the Principal
University of St Andrews
Butts Wynd Building
Butts Wynd
St Andrews KY16 9AJ
Fife, Scotland
Tel: +44 (0)1334 462776
Dear Anna,
Please find attached the University’s response to your request below for
information under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.
Yours sincerely,
June
June Weir
Information Assurance and Governance Officer
Office of the Principal
University of St Andrews
Butts Wynd Building
Butts Wynd
St Andrews KY16 9AJ
Fife, Scotland
Tel: +44 (0)1334 462776
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