ALEX,
It is possible that I have missed your point, but that is not the only point of interest here.
As I said above, I accept the fact that many distance learners will not return their results, so any pass rate statistic will be incomplete. But surely you are able to give accurate figures for the average duration of study and the number of students who require extra coinsolidation from you before taking their exams.
Is it not also possible to give figures for those who have returned their results. If you wish you can add the health warning " These results are incomplete"
As I have said before, this is not intended to be a dig at any fto, but ,merely an attempt to get some usefull information published. The originator of this string was clearly attempting to do just that. So far, you have assisted him by criticising the OATs stats but have offered none of your own.
Your school has an excellent reputation and clearly provides an outstandingly good product. If any fto is able to produce credible statistics it is probably yours. I have heard the cry that such stats will never be possible, but they also said that about heavier than air flying machines! Unfortunately all of the ftos appear to see this as a game of "I'll show you mine, but only if you show me yours first".
I also recognise the fact that comments such as those made by Send Clowns are unlikely to encourage anyone to stick their necks out and offer information.