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HESA Student Record 2010/11

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HESA Student Record 2010/11

File structures for downloadable files


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Version 1.1 Produced 2011-05-06

File Structure - Data supply

Four data tables are supplied in CSV and XML format. The CORE table contains the majority of fields excluding subject information, which is held in the SUBJECT table, cost centre information which is held in the COST CENTRE table and module information which is held in the MODULE table.

The tables contain the following types of field:

  • Instance.INSTANCEKEY which is a unque key within the database and is used to link records across tables
  • Base fields from the C10051 submission prefixed with the appropriate entity; Instance, Student, Course or Module Subject
  • EP_Use fields are the entry profile fields collected for new entrants and which may be updated in subsequent years, if data submitted originally is found to be incorrect. To allow delivery of a flat file structure, the three possible occurrences of EntryProfile.PGCESBJ are provided as three fields, EP_USE.PGCESBJ1-3.
  • Derived fields, prefixed with an X, are standard ways of grouping data. Specifications including a contents list will be provided via the Aardvark system.

Core table

Field name Description Element name in XML output Field length
Instance.INSTANCEKEY Unique key for every student instance INSTANCEKEY 13
Institution.UKPRN UK Provider Reference Number UKPRN 8
Student.HUSID HESA unique student identifier HUSID 13
Instance.NUMHUS Student instance identifier NUMHUS 20
Course.COURSEID Course identifier COURSEID 30
Student.GENDER Gender GENDER 1
Student.DISABLE Disability DISABLE 2
Student.ETHNIC Ethnicity ETHNIC 2
Student.BIRTHDTE Date of birth BIRTHDTE 10
Student.NATION Nationality NATION 2
Student.TTACCOM Term-time accommodation TTACCOM 1
Student.WELSSP Welsh speaker indicator WELSSP 1
Instance.REDUCEDI Reduced instance return indicator REDUCEDI 2
Instance.YEARPRG Year of course YEARPRG 2
Instance.YEARSTU Year of student on this instance YEARSTU 2
Instance.COMDATE Start date of instance COMDATE 10
Instance.ENDDATE End date of instance ENDDATE 10
Instance.RSNEND Reason for ending instance RSNEND 2
Instance.ITTPHSC ITT phase/scope ITTPHSC 2
Instance.ITTSCHMS ITT schemes ITTSCHMS 1
Instance.LOCSDY Location of study LOCSDY 1
Instance.DISALL Disabled Student Allowance DISALL 1
Instance.STULOAD Student instance FTE STULOAD 5
Instance.FEEELIG Fee eligibility FEEELIG 1
Instance.MSTUFEE Major source of tuition fees MSTUFEE 2
Instance.CAMPID Campus identifier CAMPID 1
Instance.NOTACT Suspension of active studies NOTACT 1
Instance.TYPEYR Type of instance year TYPEYR 1
Instance.FUNDCODE Fundability code FUNDCODE 1
Instance.FUNDCOMP Completion of year of instance FUNDCOMP 1
Instance.MODE Mode of study MODE 2
Instance.EXCHANGE Exchange programmes EXCHANGE 1
Instance.SPECFEE Special fee indicator SPECFEE 1
Instance.YEARLGTH Length of current year of instance YEARLGTH 2
EP_USE.QUALENT2 Highest qualification on entry QUALENT2 2
EP_USE.QUALENT3 Highest qualification on entry QUALENT3 3
EP_USE.POSTCODE Postcode POSTCODE 8
EP_USE.PREVINST Last institution attended PREVINST 8
EP_USE.NEWENT New entrant to higher education NEWENT 1
EP_USE.PGCECLSS PGCE class of undergraduate degree PGCECLSS 2
EP_USE.PGCESBJ1 PGCE subject of undergraduate degree PGCESBJ1 4
EP_USE.PGCESBJ2 PGCE subject of undergraduate degree PGCESBJ2 4
EP_USE.PGCESBJ3 PGCE subject of undergraduate degree PGCESBJ3 4
EP_USE.SEC Socio-economic classification SEC 1
EP_USE.ACCESS Access programmes ACCESS 1
EP_USE.ARTICLN Articulation ARTICLN 1
EP_USE.NIDEPEND Dependents on entry NIDEPEND 2
EP_USE.MARSTAT Marital status MARSTAT 2
EP_USE.SOC2000 Occupation code SOC2000 4
EP_USE.PARED Parental education PARED 1
EP_USE.RELIGION Religion RELIGION 1
EP_USE.UCASAPPID UCAS Application Number UCASAPPID 9
EP_USE.WELBACC Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Diploma WELBACC 1
EP_USE.YRLLINST Year left last institution YRLLINST 4
Course.COURSEAIM General qualification aim of course COURSEAIM 3
Course.MSFUND Major source of funding MSFUND 2
Course.TTCID Teacher training course TTCID 1
Course.BITTM Bilingual ITT marker BITTM 1
XPSR01 Standard registration population XPSR01 1
XFYRSR01 First year identifier (to be used with XPSR01 only) XFYRSR01 1
XPDEC01 Population at 1 December XPDEC01 1
XFYEAR01 First year identifier (to be used with XPDEC01 only) XFYEAR01 1
XPSES01 Session population XPSES01 1
XPQUAL01 Qualifications obtained population XPQUAL01 1
XPDLHE01 DLHE population XPDLHE01 1
XLEV301 Level of study - 3 way split XLEV301 1
XLEV501 Level of study - 5 way split XLEV501 1
XLEV601 Level of study - 6 way split XLEV601 1
XQOBTN01 Highest qualification obtained XQOBTN01 3
XCLASS01 Classification of qualification XCLASS01 1
XQLEV301 Level of qualification - 3 way split XQLEV301 1
XQLEV501 Level of qualification - 5 way split XQLEV501 1
XQLEV601 Level of qualification - 6 way split XQLEV601 1
XQLEV1003 Level of qualification - 10 way split XQLEV1003 2
XQUALENT01 Highest qualification on entry XQUALENT01 1
XOBTND01 DLHE highest qualification obtained XOBTND01 3
XDOMUC01 Domicile (country/unitary authority level) XDOMUC01 4
XDOMGR01 Government Office Region of student Domicile XDOMGR01 4
XDOMHM01 Domicile (participation by nation) XDOMHM01 1
XHOOS01 Home/overseas student XHOOS01 1
XINSTG01 Government Office Region of institution location XINSTG01 1
XINSTC01 Country of institution XINSTC01 1
XAGEA01 Age at 31 August in reporting year XAGEA01 2
XAGEJ01 Age at 31 July in reporting year XAGEJ01 2
XAGRPA01 Age grouping at 31 August in reporting year XAGRPA01 1
XAGRP601 Age grouping at 31 August in reporting year - 6 way split XAGRP601 1
XAGRPJ01 Age grouping at 31 July in reporting year XAGRPJ01 1
XELSP01 Expected length of study programme XELSP01 1
XMODE01 Mode of study XMODE01 1
XQMODE01 Qualification obtained mode of study XQMODE01 1
XTARIFF UCAS Tariff for general purposes XTARIFF 4
XINSTID01 Derived HESA institution identifier XINSTID01 4
XDOM01 Domicile in Cyy051 coding frame XDOM01 2
XEPYEAR01 Last year in which an Entry Profile for a HIN was supplied to HESA XEPYEAR01 4
XDOMREG01 Analytical protocol domicile region XDOMREG01 4
XETHNIC01 Analytical protocol ethnicity XETHNIC01 2
XMSFUND01 Analytical protocol major source of funding XMSFUND01 2
XMSTUFEE01 Analytical protocol major source of tuition fees XMSTUFEE01 2
XSTUDIS01 Student disability XSTUDIS01 1
XNATGR01 Geographic region of student nationality XNATGR01 4
Student.OWNSTU Institution's own identifier for student OWNSTU 20
Instance.OWNINST Institution's own instance identifier OWNINST 30
Instance.INSTCAMP Institution's own campus identifier INSTCAMP 8

Download: XML Schema for Core table file. Sample XML for Core table file.



Subject table

Field name Description Element name in XML output Field length
Instance.INSTANCEKEY Unique key for every student instance INSTANCEKEY 13
Institution.UKPRN UK Provider Reference Number UKPRN 8
Student.HUSID HESA unique student identifier HUSID 13
Instance.NUMHUS Student instance identifier NUMHUS 20
XJACS01 JACS subject by full person equivalent XJACS01 4
XFPE01 JACS subject by full person equivalent XFPE01 7
XJACSA01 JACS subject area XJACSA01 1
XJACS201 JACS principal subject XJACS201 3
Instance.COURSEID Course identifier COURSEID 30

Download: XML Schema for Subject table file. Sample XML for Subject table file.



Cost centre table

Field name Description Element name in XML output Field length
Instance.INSTANCEKEY Unique key for every student instance INSTANCEKEY 13
Institution.UKPRN UK Provider Reference Number UKPRN 8
Student.HUSID HESA unique student identifier HUSID 13
Instance.NUMHUS Student instance identifier NUMHUS 20
ModuleSubject.COSTCN Cost centre COSTCN 2
ModuleSubject.MODSBJ Subject of module MODSBJ 4
XFTE01 Full-time equivalent subject by cost centre XFTE01 6
XJACS201 JACS principal subject XJACS201 3
Module.MODID Module identifier MODID 30

Download: XML Schema for Cost Centre table file. Sample XML for Cost Centre table file.



Module table

Field name Description Element name in XML output Field length
Institution.UKPRN UK Provider Reference Number UKPRN 8
Module.MODID Module identifier MODID 30
Module.MTITLE Module title MTITLE 80
Module.CRDTSCM Credit transfer scheme CRDTSCM 1
Module.CRDTPTS Credit value of module CRDTPTS 3
Module.LEVLPTS Level of credit points LEVLPTS 1
Module.MODLANG Module taught in a Celtic language MODLANG 1
Module.FTE Module FTE FTE 5
Module.TINST Other institution providing teaching TINST 8
Module.PCOLAB Percentage not taught by this institution PCOLAB 5

Download: XML Schema for Module table file. Sample XML for Module table file.

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