Mental health
Dear University of Aberdeen,
How many students drop out of University because of mental health problems?
Has there been an increase in students dropping out because of mental health problems in the past 5 years?
Yours faithfully,
Linnea Magnusson
Dear Linnea
I refer to your email of 16 October 2018 and, on behalf of the University, I acknowledge receipt and confirm that your request is being dealt with in terms of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002. In terms of the Act, a reply will be sent to you within 20 working days.
Yours sincerely,
Jody McKenzie
Information Governance Officer
Information Governance Team
University of Aberdeen
Dear Ms Magnusson,
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST FOI 2018- 367
I refer to your email of 16 October 2018 requesting information relating to students withdrawing due to mental health issues.
Your request has now been considered under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, ‘the Act’.
The University students records system does not use 'mental health' as a category for withdrawal, instead the student would be listed as either withdrawing under the category of 'Health reasons' or 'Other personal'. Attached to this email are two tables which show students withdrawing from their studies, under the categories of 'health reasons' or 'other personal'. The top table shows students who then re-enrolled the following year and the lower table shows students who did not re-register the following year.
Should you be dissatisfied with this response, you have the right under the Act to request a review. A request for review must be made within 40 working days of the date of this reply. It must include your name and address for correspondence and specify the request for information and the grounds for dissatisfaction with the decision. Please send your request for review to our mailbox, [University of Aberdeen request email]. The University will respond to your request for a review within 20 working days of receipt of your request.
If you are unhappy with the outcome of the University’s internal review, you have the right to appeal to the Scottish Information Commissioner within six months of the date of receipt of the University’s review notice. Details on how to make an appeal to the Commissioner are available at www.itspublicknowledge.info/Appeal. Should you remain dissatisfied with the Commissioner’s decision, you have a right of appeal to the Court of Session on a point of law.
Yours sincerely,
Mary Sabiston
Information Compliance Officer
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