Private v state school admissions (offers accepted)
Good afternoon,
I am writing to request the following information under FOISA:
In each of the last six academic years, how many offers of a place to begin an undergraduate programme at your institution were accepted by (ie students matriculated and took up their place):
1. rUK (England, Wales, NI) domiciled students? How many of these gained their entry qualifications at a private or fee paying school?
2. EU domiciled students? How many of these who gained their entry qualifications at a private or fee paying school?
3. Scottish domiciled students who gained their entry qualifications at a private or fee paying school? if any of these applicants were in the SIMD20 regarding deprivation, please state how many.
4. overseas domiciled students? How many of these gained their entry qualifications at a private or fee paying school?
I would prefer the information broken down by academic year.
If you require any clarification or further information please let me know asap.
Many thanks.
Yours faithfully,
elizabeth thomson
Dear Elizabeth Thomson,
I refer to your email of 11 June 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,
Mary Sabiston
Information Compliance Officer
University of Aberdeen
Dear Elizabeth Thomson,
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST FOI 2019-200
I refer to your email of 11 June 2019 requesting information relating to Private or State School Admissions.
Your request has now been considered under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, ‘the Act’.
Our student record system records the name of the organisation where a student gained their entry qualifications, however these are not categorised or listed as private or fee paying. Please accept this message as notice under section 17(1) (b) of the Act the information you have requested is not held by the University of Aberdeen.
We do, however, record information relating to applicants from SIMD areas.
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
University of Aberdeen
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