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HESA Student Record 2007/08 - Year left last institution

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HESA Student Record 2007/08

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Year left last institution


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Short nameYRLLINST
Typefield
Description

This field is a four digit number linked to EntryProfile.PREVINST, denoting the year in which the student left the previous institution.

Applicable toScotland
Coverage

All entrants to institutions in Scotland where EntryProfile.ARTICLN = 1, 2, 3 or 4

Base data typeYearWithUnknownType
Field length4
Part of
Minimum occurrences0
Maximum occurrences1
Related fields
Reason required

This information is used by the Scottish Executive (Scottish Government) in projections and planning for the sector and analysis of trends in the take-up of higher education. Knowing the year left last institution helps with the matching of students to their previous study details at another institution.

Information about articulating students is required by the Scottish Executive (Scottish Government) who wish to compare educational outcomes for those students moving without a gap into a course at an HEI and those who have left a gap of a year or more.

Notes

Code 9999 should be used for 'Not known'.

OwnerHESA
Version1.4
Date modified2008-02-28
Change management notesBusiness rule 2 added. Datatype modified to YearWithUnknownType to allow 'unknown' value 9999.
Business rules
1(Error)

EntryProfile.YRLLINST must exist for institutions in Scotland where EntryProfile.ARTICLN = 1, 2, 3 or 4

2(Error)

EntryProfile.YRLLINST must not exist for institutions in England, Northern Ireland or Wales

Schema components
Element: YRLLINST

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