HESA Student Record 2011/12 - Year left last institution
HESA Student Record 2011/12All fieldsYear left last institution | return to field list |
Type | field |
Short name | YRLLINST |
Description |
This field is a four digit number linked to EntryProfile.PREVINST, denoting the year in which the student left the previous institution. |
Applicable to | Scotland |
Coverage | All entrants to institutions in Scotland where EntryProfile.ARTICLN = 1, 2, 3 or 4 |
Notes |
Code 9999 should be used for 'Not known'. |
Quality rules |
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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. |
Part of | |
Field length | 4 |
Minimum occurrences | 0 |
Maximum occurrences | 1 |
Schema components |
Element: YRLLINST
Data type: YearWithUnknownType |
Related fields | |
Owner | HESA |
Version | 1.1 |
Date modified | 2012-06-29 |
Change management notes | Data type adjusted to allow the value '2012' to be submitted in this field. |
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