Derived field specifications - Contents
Below is a list of derived fields created by HESA. They are provided to aid in understanding the onwards usage of data. They may be subject to updating during the collection year, until the collection closes.
Please refer to the Derived field specifications - History page for a full list of changes to the specifications, ordered by date.
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| Field name | Version | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Download lookup data | N/a | Lookup data and supplemental data for associated derived fields |
| UNISTATS_CLASS | 3.3.1 | UNISTATS class of first degree |
| UNISTATS_CONT_STAT | 1.1.4 | Unistats continuation status |
| UNISTATS_COURSEAIM | 1.7.1 | UNISTATS course aim |
| UNISTATS_HIQUAL2 | 1.1.2 | Unistats highest qualification on entry |
| UNISTATS_ITT | 1.4.1 | Unistats Initial Teacher Training Student identifier |
| UNISTATS_MODE | 1.2.5 | Unistats mode / qualifiers mode |
| UNISTATS_PROGTYPE | 1.1.1 | UNISTATS programme type |
| UNISTATS_TPROV | 1.1.2 | Unistats HE provider delivering majority of teaching (mergers applied) |
| UNISTATS_XJACS203 | 1.3.2 | JACS Principal Subject |
| UNISTATS_XLEV501 | 1.1.1 | UNISTATS level of study |
| UNISTATS_XPSR01 | 1.1.1 | UNISTATS Standard Registration Population |
| UNISTATS_XQOBTN02 | 1.6.1 | UNISTATS qualifications obtained |
| XAGEA01 | 1.6.1 | Age at 31 August in reporting year |
| XAGEJ01 | 1.4.2 | Age at 31 July in reporting year |
| XAGRP601 | 1.1.9 | Age grouping at 31 August in reporting year - 6 way split |
| XAGRPA01 | 1.1.9 | Age grouping at 31 August in reporting year |
| XAGRPJ01 | 1.1.10 | Age grouping at 31 July in reporting year |
| XCAH01 | 1.1.1 | Common Aggregation Hierarchy, first level grouping |
| XCAH02 | 1.1.1 | Common Aggregation Hierarchy, second level grouping |
| XCAH03 | 1.1.1 | Common Aggregation Hierarchy, third level grouping |
| XCLASS01 | 1.6.1 | Classification of qualification |
| XCLASSF01 | 1.2.1 | Classification of qualification |
| XDESIG02 | 1.3.1 | Designation marker - instance period level |
| XDESIG03 | 1.3.1 | Designation marker - instance level |
| XDOM01 | 2.4.1 | Domicile (Processing) |
| XDOMGR01 | 5.2.1 | Region of student domicile |
| XDOMGR401 | 1.1.1 | Region of student domicile - 4 way grouping |
| XDOMHM01 | 2.2.1 | Domicile (participation by nation) |
| XDOMREG01 | 2.1.1 | Analytical protocol domicile region |
| XDOMUC01 | 6.5.1 | Domicile (county/region/unitary authority/local government district level) |
| XELSP01 | 1.4.2 | Expected length of study programme |
| XEPYEAR01 | 2.2.1 | Last year in which an Entry Profile for a UHN was supplied to HESA (Processing) |
| XETHNIC01 | 1.6.1 | Analytical protocol ethnicity |
| XETHNIC02 | 1.1.1 | Analytical protocol ethnicity 2 |
| XEXEMPT01 | 1.1.1 | Course marker - exempt from ELQ policy |
| XFYEAR01 | 1.2.5 | First year identifier (to be used with XPDEC01 only) |
| XFYRSR01 | 1.2.4 | First year identifier (to be used with XPSR01 only) |
| XGLEV301 | 1.1.1 | Level of qualification in Graduate Outcomes - 3 way split |
| XGLEV501 | 1.1.1 | Level of qualification in Graduate Outcomes - 5 way split |
| XHOOS01 | 2.1.1 | Home/overseas student |
| XINACT01 | 1.3.1 | Inactive for entire reporting year |
| XINSTC01 | 1.17.3 | Country of higher education provider |
| XINSTG01 | 3.15.3 | Region of higher education provider |
| XINSTID01 | 1.36.1 | HESA higher education provider identifier |
| XJACS01_XFPE01 | 3.6.1 | JACS subject by full person equivalent |
| XJACS201 | 4.2.1 | JACS principal subject |
| XJACSA01 | 1.4.2 | JACS subject area |
| XJACSLEV101 | 1.6.1 | Analytical protocol JACS - level 1 grouping |
| XJACSLEV201 | 1.6.1 | Analytical protocol JACS - level 2 grouping |
| XJACSLEV301 | 1.6.1 | Analytical protocol JACS - level 3 grouping |
| XLEV301 | 1.14.1 | Level of study - 3 way split |
| XLEV501 | 1.15.1 | Level of study - 5 way split |
| XLEV601 | 1.14.1 | Level of study - 6 way split |
| XMODE02 | 1.2.1 | Mode of study |
| XMODE301 | 1.3.1 | Mode of study - three way grouping |
| XMSTUFEE01 | 1.5.1 | Analytical protocol major source of tuition fees |
| XNATGR01 | 1.6.1 | Geographic region of student nationality |
| XOBTNG01 | 1.1.1 | Graduate Outcomes highest qualification obtained |
| XPARTCAT01 | 2.2.1 | HESA participation category |
| XPDEC01 | 3.15.1 | Population at 1 December |
| XPGO01 | 1.2.1 | Graduate Outcomes population |
| XPQUAL01 | 2.18.1 | Qualifications obtained population |
| XPROVTYPE01 | 1.2.2 | HESA provider type |
| XPSES01 | 3.14.1 | Session population |
| XPSR01 | 2.5.1 | Standard registration population |
| XPUBPOPG01 | 1.2.1 | Publication population marker (GO) |
| XQEYEAR01 | 1.1.3 | Year QualificationsOnEntry last updated (Processing) |
| XQLEV1003 | 1.10.1 | Level of qualification - 10 way split |
| XQLEV301 | 1.15.1 | Level of qualification - 3 way split |
| XQLEV501 | 1.15.1 | Level of qualification - 5 way split |
| XQLEV601 | 1.15.1 | Level of qualification - 6 way split |
| XQLEV701 | 1.4.1 | Level of qualification - 7 way split |
| XQMODE01 | 3.4.1 | Qualification obtained mode of study |
| XQOBTN01 | 9.5.1 | Highest qualification obtained |
| XQUALENT01 | 1.5.1 | Highest qualification on entry |
| XREG01 | 3.6.1 | Student Continuity Register (Processing) |
| XSTUDIS01 | 1.4.1 | Student disability |
| XSTULOAD01 | 1.1.1 | Sum of student instance FTE for reporting period |
| XTPOINTS | 1.14.1 | UCAS tariff point aggregation |
| XTPOINTSGP01 | 1.1.1 | Tariff analysis groupings |
| XUHN01 | 1.1.1 | UKPRN-HUSID-NUMHUS combination |
| XYEARM01 | 2.5.1 | Last year in which an active record for a UHN was sent to HESA (Processing) |
| ZFUNDCODE01 | 1.1.1 | FUNDCODE aggregation |
| ZLANGPCNT01 | 1.1.1 | Percentage of module taught through Celtic Language |
| ZNOTEND01 | 1.1.1 | Withdrawn or suspended |
| ZSTARTMONTH01 | 1.1.1 | Start month of instance |
| ZSTARTYEAR01 | 1.1.1 | Start year of instance |
| ZWLSSBJCA01 | 1.1.1 | Welsh Subjects |
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