Guidance
FSQ Results Progress : guide to the data submission process
Updated 21 September 2022
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| Name | Description | Position | Validation Regular Expression | Description of Regular Expression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ReportingDate | Date the file was due to be submitted to Ofqual regardless of when it was actually uploaded (this date will be made available by Ofqual) | 1 | ^(20)\d\d[-](0[1-9]|1[012])[-](0[1-9]|[12][0-9]|3[01])$ | The date in the following format: year (4 digits), a dash, month (2 digits), a dash, day (2 digits) |
| AwardingOrganisation | Name of the awarding organisation | 2 | ^.{1,100}$ | One to 100 characters accepted |
| CentreNCN | Centre's National Centre Number as allocated by the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ)[footnote 1] | 3 | ^\d{1,5}$ | Valid NCN code. Up to 5-digit integer accepted. -2 also accepted where centre does not have a NCN |
| CentreURN | Centre's Unique Reference Number as assigned by the Department for Education | 4 | ^\d{1,6}$ | Valid Centre URN. Up to 6-digit integer accepted. -2 also accepted where centre does not have a URN |
| CentreIdentifierOther | Any other number allocated to the centre or assessment venue by individual awarding organisations. It must be provided if a candidate is registered to a centre and neither CentreURN nor CentreNCN are available[footnote 2] | 5 | ^.{1,15}$ | One to 15 characters accepted. -2 permitted where at least one of NCN or URN have been provided or for candidates who are not registered to a centre |
| UniqueCandidateIdentifier | Unique Candidate Identifier (JCQ code), where available[footnote 2] | 6 | ^.{1,13}$ | A valid UCI. Alpha numeric 13 characters accepted. -2 accepted where the candidate does not have a UCI |
| UniqueLearnerNumber | Unique Learner Number (ESFA code), where available | 7 | ^.{1,10}$ | One to 10 characters accepted. -2 accepted where the candidate does not have a ULN |
| UniquePupilNumber | Unique Pupil Number (UPN) for the candidate provided by the Department for Education | 8 | ^.{1,13}$ | A valid UPN. Alpha numeric 13 characters accepted. -2 accepted where the candidate does not have a UPN |
| CandidateIdentifierOther | Any other unique candidate number allocated by individual awarding organisation. | 9 | ^.{1,20}$ | One to 20 characters accepted. -2 permitted where at least one of UCI, ULN or UPN have been provided |
| FirstName | Candidate first name | 10 | ^.{0,150}$ | 0 to 150 characters accepted |
| MiddleNames | Candidate middle name(s) | 11 | ^.{0,150}$ | Can be left blank where middle names are not known. |
| Surname | Candidate surname or family name | 12 | ^.{0,150}$ | 0 to 150 characters accepted |
| DOB | CandidateÕs date of birth | 13 | ^(19|20|29)\d\d[-](0[1-9]|1[012])[- ](0[1-9]|[12[0-9]|3[01])$ | Not set |
| QualificationNumber | This should be the unique identifier for the qualification as it appears in Ofqual's Register of Regulated Qualifications, for example 123/1234/1. | 14 | ^.{1,10}$ | Valid Qualification Number. One to 10 characters accepted. |
| QualificationResultStatus | Whether or not a qualification grade has been determined for the candidate by the time of data submission, and whether that grade has been determined via an assessment or a Teacher Assessment Grade (TAG) | 15 | ^(Qualificationresultdeterminedentirelyviaassessment|TAG(s)submitted:qualification resultawaitingAOprocessing|TAG(s)submitted:qualificationresultdeclined|TAG(s)submitted:qualificationresultprocessedandaccepted|Notapplicable:registrationwithdrawn|Qualification resultwithdrawn)$ | Qualification result determined entirely via assessment. TAG(s) submitted: Qualification result awaiting AO processing. TAG(s) submitted: Qualification result processed and accepted. TAG(s) submitted: Qualification result declined. Not applicable: Registration withdrawn. Qualification result withdrawn. |
| EntryDate | For candidates whose results have been determined entirely by assessment, this should be the date that the candidate took the last assessment for their qualification (e.g. for English, this should be the date the learner took their final assessment). Where the assessment date is not available, this should be the date that the assessment result was submitted by the centre.ÊFor candidates who have applied for one Teacher Assessment Grade (TAG), this should be the date that the application was received by the awarding organisation.ÊFor candidates who have applied for one Teacher Assessment Grade (TAG), this should be the date that the application was received by the awarding organisation.ÊFor candidates who have applied for one Teacher Assessment Grade (TAG), this should be the date that the application was received by the awarding organisation.Ê | 16 | ^(20)\d\d[-](0[1-9]|1[012])[- ](0[1-9]|[12][0-9]|3[01])$ | Date in the following format: year (4 digits), a dash, month (2 digits), a dash, day (2 digits) |
| ResultDate | The date that the result was issued to the centre (or candidate if result issued directly to candidate | 17 | ^(20)\d\d[-](0[1-9]|1[012])[ - ](0[1-9]|[12][0-9]|3[01])$ | Date in the following format: year (4 digits),a dash, month (2 digits), a dash, day (2 digits) For candidates who have applied for one Teacher Assessment Grade (TAG), this should be the date that the application was received by the awarding organisation. 2999-12-31 accepted if the result has not yet been issuedÊÊ |
| RemoteInvigilation | For candidates who sat any assessments (i.e., excluding any Teacher Assessment Grades), please indicate if the invigilation of any of these assessments within the qualification took place remotely or not. | 18 | ^(Y|N|-2)$ | Accepted value: Y, N. -2 accepted where an application for a TAG has been made for the candidate. |