Degree Classifications for Law Graduates since 2010

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Dear School of Oriental and African Studies,

I would like to request the following information:

[1] The percentages of students who graduated from all of your law-related courses (i.e. all courses with course code M1**) in the following years

2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019

who were awarded First Class Honours. Please provide the % of Firsts separately for each year (e.g. 10% for 2010, 15% for 2011, 12% for 2012, etc.)

[2] The percentages of students who graduated from all of your law-related courses (i.e. all courses with course code M1**) in the following years

2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019

who were awarded Upper Second Class Honours (‘2.1’). Please provide the % of 2.1s separately for each year.

[3] The percentages of students who graduated from all of your law-related courses (i.e. all courses with course code M1**) in the following years

2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019

who were awarded Lower Second Class Honours (‘2:2’). Please provide the % of 2.2s separately for each year.

Do let me know if you would like me to clarify any aspect of this request.

Yours faithfully,

Kat Ammann

Information Compliance Manager, School of Oriental and African Studies

Dear Kat Ammann,

Thank you for your request for information which has been received by
SOAS.

We will provide you with the School’s response as soon as possible and
within 20 working days of the date of your request.

Yours sincerely,

Chris Elliott

Records Management

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Dear Information Compliance Manager,

Do you have any data in relation to my request? I believe that it is now overdue.

Yours sincerely,

Kat Ammann

Information Compliance Manager, School of Oriental and African Studies

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FOI2019/162

 

Dear Kat Ammann,

 

Thank you for your Freedom of Information Act request of 7 August 2019,
and apologies for the delayed response. I have reproduced your questions
below together with SOAS’s response.

 

[1] The percentages of students who graduated from all of your law-related
courses (i.e. all courses with course code M1**) in the following years

2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019

who were awarded First Class Honours. Please provide the % of Firsts
separately for each year (e.g. 10% for 2010, 15% for 2011, 12% for 2012,
etc.)

[2] The percentages of students who graduated from all of your law-related
courses (i.e. all courses with course code M1**) in the following years

2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019

who were awarded Upper Second Class Honours (‘2.1’). Please provide the %
of 2.1s separately for each year.

[3] The percentages of students who graduated from all of your law-related
courses (i.e. all courses with course code M1**) in the following years

2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019

who were awarded Lower Second Class Honours (‘2:2’). Please provide the %
of 2.2s separately for each year.

 

Our Response

 

Please see the attached spreadsheet.

 

Your right to appeal
I hope that you are satisfied with this response, but in the event that
you are not, you may request an internal review, by writing to me at the
following address within 40 working days of receipt of this response:

 

Information Compliance Manager

SOAS, University of London

Thornhaugh Street

Russell Square

London WC1H 0XG

United Kingdom

 

Email: [1][SOAS request email]

 

If it does not prove possible to resolve your complaint informally, I will
arrange for a formal review of the handling of your request according to
the School's procedures. These can be found on SOAS's website at
[2]http://www.soas.ac.uk/infocomp/foi/appea....

 

If you are dissatisfied with SOAS's response following this internal
review, you can apply to the Information Commissioner for a decision on
whether your request has been dealt with in accordance with the
requirements of the Freedom of Information Act or the Environmental
Information Regulations. The Commissioner will normally require you to
have gone through our internal review process first before they consider
your appeal. If the Commissioner finds in your favour, the Commissioner
can require SOAS to release the information to you. The Commissioner can
be contacted at the following address:

 

Information Commissioner

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire SK9 5AF

United Kingdom

 

Further information about your right to appeal to the Information
Commissioner is available on the Commissioner's website
([3]http://www.ico.org.uk/).

 

Yours sincerely

 

David Ogden

Information Compliance Manager

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SOAS, University of London
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