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02011: Number of GCE A level

Field Information

Number: 178
Name: Number of GCE A level
Abbreviation: GCEAN
Length: 1
Status: Compulsory for undergraduate students entering through UCAS with a COMDATE after 31 July 2002.

Institutions are encouraged to provide the information for other full-time undergraduates in order to provide more complete statistical information for the sector.
Description: Number of GCE A level qualifications.
Notes: Institutions will have this information available via a new transaction from UCAS for students entering through UCAS.
Reason Required: To assess levels of, and changes in, qualifications on entry.

To monitor changes in the pattern of entrants by qualification.

This information is used in projections and planning for the sector and analysis of trends in the take-up of higher education.

Valid Entries

A one digit number in the range 0 - 9.

Validation Rules

019593
This field must contain a one digit number in the range 0 - 9 or be blank. (Severity: 99)
IsValidInteger(uiCurFieldNo,0L,9L) || M_EMPTY
019594
If COMDATE is after 31-JUL-2002 and UCASNUM digits 3-8 are in the range 000001-599999 and QUALAIM=18 to 52, 61 or 97, then this field must not be blank. (Severity: 99)
!M_ISEMPTY(_COMDATE_) && _DateDiff(DAY,GetFieldNoDate(_COMDATE_),"31/07/2002") > 0L && M_STRCMP(M_GETFIELDN(_UCASNUM_,2,6),"000000")>0 && M_STRCMP(M_GETFIELDN(_UCASNUM_,2,6),"600000")<0 && (IsValidInteger(_QUALAIM_,18L,52L)||M_ISFIELD(_QUALAIM_,"61") || M_ISFIELD(_QUALAIM_,"97")) ?
M_NOTEMPTY :
M_TRUE