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Student 2016/17 - Qualification grade

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Student 2016/17

Fields required from institutions in Wales

Qualification grade


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valid entries
Typefield
Short nameQUALGRADE
Description

This field collects the grade of qualification obtained on entry to the instance

Applicable toEngland Northern Ireland Scotland Wales
Coverage

All Qualification on entry records

Valid entries and labels
CodeLabel
A
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5
A#
Absent
Ad
Am
Ap
Au
AA
AB
AA#
AB#
A#A
A#B
A#A#
A#B#
A*
A*d
A*m
a*
*
*#
**
*A
*d
*m
A*#
A*A
A*A*
B
B1
B2
B3
B4
B6
B7
B#
Bd
Bm
Bp
Bu
BB
BC
BB#
BC#
B#B
B#C
B#B#
B#C#
Band 1
Band 2
C
C1
C2
C3
C5
C6
C8
C9
C#
Cd
Cm
Cp
Cu
CC
CD
CC#
CD#
C#C
C#D
C#C#
C#D#
D
D1
D2
D3
D7
D#
Dd
Dm
Dp
Du
DD
DE
DD#
DE#
D#D
D#E
D#D#
D#E#
Distinction
DM
D*
D*D*
D*D
D*D*D*
D*D*D
D*DD
DDD
DDM
DMM
E
E#
Ed
Em
Ep
Eu
EE
EE#
E#E
E#E#
EA
EB
EC
ED
EN
EP
F
FC
Fail
FF
H1
H2
H3
H4
H5
H6
H7
HA
HB
HC
HD
HE
HN
HP
I
ID
J
K
M
M1
M2
M3
MM
MP
Merit
MMM
MMP
MPP
N
NA
P
P1
P2
P3
PA
PA*
PB
PC
PP
Pass
PPP
Q
Q#
QA
QA*
QB
QC
QQ
QQ#
S
S1
S2
S3
S4
S5
S6
S7
SN
SD
SP
SS
SSS
SSD
SDD
T
U
UC
UG
UU
#U#
U#
UU#
V
U#U
W
X
XX
X#
XX#
0
1
2
3
+1
+2
+3
4
5
5*
5**
10
11
12
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
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Z
Notes

The awarding bodies have given their consent, via the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ), for some of the results data that they forward to UCAS to be shared with HEPs for admission purposes, to also be used in preparing the Student Record from 2007/08.

This data will be made available to providers by UCAS (through the *J transaction). The HESA record will work to the existing UCAS coding frame.

Grades may be valid with a number of qualifications, so the list below is a list of all grades valid in this field. The meaning of each grade can vary depending on which qualification it is associated with.

Further explanation of which grades belong to which qualification is available from the UCAS website.

Additional information on qualifications may be found in the Further guidance on reporting qualifications on entry document.

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

Quality rules
Quality rules to follow
Reason required

To allow detailed analysis of qualifications on entry and consequent progression. Also used in England to set and monitor the student number control.

Part of
Field length11
Minimum occurrences0
Maximum occurrences1
Schema components
Element: QUALGRADE
OwnerUCAS
Version1.1
Date modified2017-10-05
Change management notesValid entry Z added to the field, valid for associated QUALTYPEs C1 and C2.

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