Qualification year(QUALYEAR)


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Key

Value

Name
Qualification year
Short Name
QUALYEAR
Parent Entity
TypeField
Applicable To
England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales
Coverage

Optional for all EntryQualificationAwards

Description
This field records the year in which the EntryQualificationAward was obtained.
Notes

This data will be made available to providers by UCAS (through the *J transaction).

Providers are encouraged to provide this information for other undergraduate students, in order to contribute more complete statistical information for the sector.

Reason Required
To allow detailed analysis of qualifications on entry and consequent progression.
Field Length
4
Quality RulesQuality Rules to follow
Minimum Occurrence
0
Maximum Occurrence
1
Primary Key?
False
Revision History
Coding Manual VersionElement VersionNotes
1.3.01.1The max inclusive value has been updated within the schema to allow '9999' to be returned when the year is not available.