Field Specifications Classification Code Meaning 00 No formal secondary school qualification 11 14 or more credits at any level 12 NCEA Level 1 or School Certificate 13 NCEA Level 2 or 6th Form Certificate 14 University Entrance 15 NCEA Level 3 or Bursary or Scholarship 09 Overseas qualification (includes International Baccalaureate & Cambridge Exams) 98 99 Not known Validation Applies To: Type D students 133: SEC_QUAL code is not on classification list Error 136: FIRST_YR is current year and PRIOR_A is 01 and value is 99 546: SEC_QUAL is not valid for return year Warning 134: SEC_QUAL = 99 Data Collection Source: Student application/enrolment form. Frequency: Once, at first enrolment at your organisation. Notes There are a number of ways that a student can attain NCEA Level 2 or 3. For detailed information on allowable credits: History The field has existed since data collection was introduced 1999 Validation amended – 2000 Year of highest secondary qualification dropped and classification amended – 2000 A & B Bursary categories amalgamated - code 06 removed for year – students in 2000 2001 Validation logic introduced – 2003 Code 01 amended to include NCEA level 1 – 2004 Validation messages 133, 134 and 136 amended – 2004 Reason for Field description amended – 2004 Classification codes 02 and 07 amended to reflect NCEA levels 2 and 3 – 2004 Classification code 08 amended to remove – ‘university’ 2005 Classification 00 through to 08 amended to reflect NCEA levels 1 to 4 – 2005 Classification codes 09 amended to reflect additional overseas qualifications – taught within New Zealand 2007 New codes introduced – 2007 Validation 133 amended – 2007 Validation 546 introduced –
Field Specifications Classification Code Meaning 00 No formal secondary school qualification 11 14 or more credits at any level 12 NCEA Level 1 or School Certificate 13 NCEA Level 2 or 6th Form Certificate 14 University Entrance 15 NCEA Level 3 or Bursary or Scholarship 09 Overseas qualification (includes International Baccalaureate & Cambridge Exams) 98 99 Not known Validation Applies To: Type D students Error 133: SEC_QUAL code is not on classification list 136: FIRST_YR is current year and PRIOR_A is 01 and value is 99 546: SEC_QUAL is not valid for return year Warning 134: SEC_QUAL = 99 Data Collection Source: Student application/enrolment form. Frequency: Once, at first enrolment at your organisation. Notes There are a number of ways that a student can attain NCEA Level 2 or 3. For detailed information on allowable credits: History The field has existed since data collection was introduced 1999 – Validation amended 2000 – Year of highest secondary qualification dropped and classification amended 2000 – A & B Bursary categories amalgamated - code 06 removed for year students in 2000 2001 – Validation logic introduced 2003 – Code 01 amended to include NCEA level 1 2004 – Validation messages 133, 134 and 136 amended 2004 – Reason for Field description amended 2004 – Classification codes 02 and 07 amended to reflect NCEA levels 2 and 3 2004 – Classification code 08 amended to remove ‘university’ 2005 – Classification 00 through to 08 amended to reflect NCEA levels 1 to 4 2005 – Classification codes 09 amended to reflect additional overseas qualifications taught within New Zealand 2007 – New codes introduced 2007 – Validation 133 amended 2007 – Validation 546 introduced