Guidance
TQ Grade Boundaries
Updated 2 December 2021
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| Name | Description | Poaition | Validation Regular Expression | Description of Regular Expression / Accepted values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ^ (0[1-9]|[12][0-9]|3[01])[/](0[1-9]|1[012])[/](20)\d\d $ or ^(20)\d\d[-](0[1-9]|1[012])[-](0[1-9]|[12][0-9]|3[01])$ | The date in the following format: day (2 digits), forward slash, month (2 digits), forward slash, year (4 digits), or: year (4 digits), a dash, month (2 digits), a dash, day (2 digits) |
| AssessmentSeries | Assessment series data relates to, for example June 2023 | 2 | ^(June)([ ][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9])$ | Full month name and year of Assessment series for example June 2023 |
| AwardingOrganisation | Acronym of the awarding organisation | 3 | ^.{1,100}$ | A valid AO Acronym. 1 to 100 characters accepted Note: value must be consistent within the file. |
| QualificationNumber | Unique identifier for the TQ as it appears in Ofqual’s Register of Regulated qualifications | 4 | ^.{1,10}$ | • Valid Qualification Number. 1 to 10 characters accepted |
| BoundaryType | Which level of aggregation the boundary relates to | 5 | ^(Component|Sub-component|Assessment)$ | Accepted values: • Component • Sub-component • Assessment |
| ComponentCode | Unique identifier for the component which the assessment relates to (assigned by the awarding organisation) | 6 | ^.{1,10}$ | 1 to 10 characters |
| SubComponentType | TQ sub-component which the assessment falls under (Core ExamCore ProjectOccupational Specialism) | 7 | ^(Core Exam|Core Project|Occupational Specialism|-2)$ | Accepted values: * Core Exam * Core Project * Occupational Specialism Note: enter -2 for component level boundaries |
| AssessmentCode | Unique identifier for the assessment (assigned by the awarding organisation) | 8 | ^.{1,10}$ | 1 to 10 characters Note: enter -2 for sub-component or component level boundaries |
| Grade | Grade for which the boundary applies (see boundary type) | 9 | ^(A*|A|B|C|D|E|Q|U|X|Distinction|Merit|Pass|-2)$ | Accepted values: • A* •A •B •C •D •E •Q •U •X • Distinction • Merit • Pass • -2 |
| RawMarkGradeBoundary | Raw mark grade boundary | 10 | ^\d{1,3}$ | Integer between 0 and 999 Note: enter -2 for UMS boundaries |
| UMSGradeBoundary | UMS grade boundary | 11 | ^\d{1,3}$ | Integer between 0 and 999 Note: enter -2 for raw mark boundaries |