HESA Student record 2012/13
File structures for downloadable files
Version 1.1 Produced 2014-01-03
File Structure - HIN Target List File specification (HE and FE)
HIN HE Target list
The HIN HE Target list is a list of students for whom a record is expected in the 2014/15 return. The list consists of HE level records that have been returned as 'live' in 2013/14.
This file is available as an XML file or as a fixed length file.
Field name | Description | Element name in XML output | Field length |
Student.HUSID | HESA unique student identifier | HUSID | 13 |
Institution.UKPRN | UK Provider Reference Number | UKPRN | 8 |
Instance.NUMHUS | Student instance identifier | NUMHUS | 20 |
Instance.CAMPID | Campus identifier | CAMPID | 1 |
NAMECAT (* see below) | Name concatenation | NAMECAT | 102 |
Course.COURSEAIM | General qualification aim of course | COURSEAIM | 3 |
Course.CTITLE | Course title | CTITLE | 255 |
Student.OWNSTU | Institution's own identifier for student | OWNSTU | 20 |
HIN_STATUS (* see below) | HIN target register status | STATUS | 2 |
YEAR (* see below) | Last year in which an active record for a HIN was sent to HESA | YEAR | 4 |
EntryProfile.QUALENT2 | Highest qualification on entry | QUALENT2 | 2 |
Instance.COMDATE | Start date of instance | COMDATE | 10 |
EntryProfile.POSTCODE | Postcode | POSTCODE | 8 |
Student.ETHNIC | Ethnicity | ETHNIC | 2 |
EntryProfile.DOMICILE | Domicile | DOMICILE | 2 |
EntryProfile.YRLLINST | Year left last institution | YRLLINST | 4 |
EntryProfile.UCASAPPID | UCAS Application Number | UCASAPPID | 9 |
Instance.OWNINST | Institution's own identifier for instance | OWNINST | 30 |
Course.TTCID | Teacher training course | TTCID | 1 |
EntryProfile.QUALENT3 | Highest qualification on entry | QUALENT3 | 3 |
Student.SEXID | Sex identifier | SEXID | 1 |
Instance.TYPEYR | Type of instance year | TYPEYR | 1 |
Download: XML Schema for HIN HE Target list file. Sample XML for HIN HE Target list file.
* Fields which do not appear in the coding manual
- NAMECAT - "Student.SURNAME (up to 100 characters) + ','+Student.FNAMES (first character)"
- HIN_STATUS - Category of record based on whether it can be matched to a record held on the HIN Register and its status in last year's collection. Entries are as follows:
13 - match to a record on the HIN register, previously returned as left now live
23 - Match to a record on the HIN Register, previously returned as not active now live
33 - Match to a record on the HIN Register, previously returned as live now live
43 - Match to a record on the HIN Register but previously no record was submitted now live
53 - No match to a record on the HIN Register but now live
(Note 'previously' refers to the 2012/13 collection) - YEAR - The year this record was last active.
HIN FE Target list
The HIN FE Target list is a list of students for whom a record is expected in the 2014/15 return. The list consists of FE level records that have been returned as 'live' in 2013/14.
This file is available as an XML file or as a fixed length file.
Field name | Description | Element name in XML output | Field length |
Student.HUSID | HESA unique student identifier | HUSID | 13 |
Institution.UKPRN | UK Provider Reference Number | UKPRN | 8 |
Instance.NUMHUS | Student instance identifier | NUMHUS | 20 |
Instance.CAMPID | Campus identifier | CAMPID | 1 |
NAMECAT (* see below) | Name concatenation | NAMECAT | 102 |
Course.COURSEAIM | General qualification aim of course | COURSEAIM | 3 |
Course.CTITLE | Course title | CTITLE | 255 |
Student.OWNSTU | Institution's own identifier for student | OWNSTU | 20 |
HIN_STATUS (* see below) | HIN target register status | STATUS | 2 |
YEAR (* see below) | Last year in which an active record for a HIN was sent to HESA | YEAR | 4 |
EntryProfile.QUALENT2 | Highest qualification on entry | QUALENT2 | 2 |
Instance.COMDATE | Start date of instance | COMDATE | 10 |
EntryProfile.POSTCODE | Postcode | POSTCODE | 8 |
Student.ETHNIC | Ethnicity | ETHNIC | 2 |
EntryProfile.DOMICILE | Domicile | DOMICILE | 2 |
EntryProfile.YRLLINST | Year left last institution | YRLLINST | 4 |
EntryProfile.UCASAPPID | UCAS Application Number | UCASAPPID | 9 |
Course.FEQAIMC | FE general qualification aim | FEQAIMC | 8 |
Instance.OWNINST | Institution's own identifier for instance | OWNINST | 30 |
EntryProfile.QUALENT3 | Highest qualification on entry | QUALENT3 | 3 |
Student.SEXID | Sex identifier | SEXID | 1 |
Download: XML Schema for HIN FE Target list file. Sample XML for HIN FE Target list file.
* Fields which do not appear in the coding manual
- NAMECAT - "Student.SURNAME (up to 100 characters) + ','+Student.FNAMES (first character)"
- HIN_STATUS - Category of record based on whether it can be matched to a record held on the HIN Register and its status in last year's collection. Entries are as follows:
13 - match to a record on the HIN register, previously returned as left now live
23 - Match to a record on the HIN Register, previously returned as not active now live
33 - Match to a record on the HIN Register, previously returned as live now live
43 - Match to a record on the HIN Register but previously no record was submitted now live
53 - No match to a record on the HIN Register but now live
(Note 'previously' refers to the 2011/12 collection) - YEAR - The year this record was last active.
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