Summary comparison of HEIFES and HEIFES re-creation

The table below summarises our re-creation of the Higher Education in Further Education: Students Survey (HEIFES) (the HEIFES10 re-creation) which we carry out for monitoring purposes. This information is aimed at those at universities responsible for making student data returns.

This page is a replication of the 'Summary' table provided in the HEIFES10 re-creation workbook, which is part of the HEIFES10 re-creation, and is provided as a systematic guide to troubleshooting discrepancies in data. Note that institution-specific workbooks will contain figures for comparison in each row.

Summary sheet itemHEIFES10 referenceProblems of fitRebuild algorithmHow to find differences in the HEIFES re-creation workbook
Students not in the HEIFES populationAnnex F   
Not active in academic year   n/a EXCL1=1 n/a
Non-recognised HE, FE, NVQ, or QTS qualification aim   n/a EXCL2=1 n/a
Not in HEIFES population   n/a EXCL4=1 n/a
Students not generating countable yearsAnnex H   
Students with an FTE of less than 3%   n/a EXCL8=1 n/a
Students on a non-standard programme of study in the first year   n/a EXCL16=1 n/a
Students withdrawing before 2 November   n/a EXCL32=1 n/a
No price group information   n/a EXCL64=1 n/a
Students generating countable yearsAnnex H   
Countable years including forecasts: column 1 and 2   HEFEXCL HEFEXCL=0 sum of FTSDIFF, SWOUTDIFF and PTDIFF column 1 and 2, total
Countable years excluding forecasts: column 1   HEFEXCL HEFEXCL=0 and HEFREG=1 sum of FTSDIFF, SWOUTDIFF and PTDIFF column 1, total
Countable years forecasts: column 2   HEFEXCL HESFXCL=0 and HEFREG=2 sum of FTSDIFF, SWOUTDIFF and PTDIFF column 2, total
Forecast of years not completedAnnex I   
Forecast of years not completed: column 3   HEFCOMP HEFEXCL=0 and HEFCOMP=3 sum of FTSDIFF, SWOUTDIFF and PTDIFF column 3, total
Estimated countable years: column 4   HEFCOMP HEFEXCL=0 and HEFCOMP=4 sum of FTSDIFF, SWOUTDIFF and PTDIFF column 4, total
FundabilityAnnex K   
HEFCE funded countable years   HEFTYPE HESFXCL=0 and HEFTYPE=HOMEF sum of FTSDIFF, SWOUTDIFF and PTDIFF column 1(a) and 2(a), total
Independently funded countable years   HEFTYPE HEFEXCL=0 and HEFTYPE=HOMEIF sum of FTSDIFF, SWOUTDIFF and PTDIFF column 1(b) and 2(b), total
Non-fundable countable years   n/a HEFEXCL=0 and HEFTYPE=HOMENF sum of FTSDIFF, SWOUTDIFF and PTDIFF column 1(c) and 2(c), total
Island and overseas countable years   HEFTYPE HEFEXCL=0 and HEFTYPE=ISOV sum of FTSDIFF, SWOUTDIFF and PTDIFF column 1(d) and 2(d), total
Mode of studyAnnex M   
Full time countable years   n/a HEFEXCL=0 and HEFMODE=FTS FTSDIFF, column 1 and 2, total
Sandwich year out countable years   HEFMODE HEFEXCL=0 and HEFMODE=SWOUT SWOUTDIFF, column 1 and 2, total
Part time countable years   n/a HEFEXCL=0 and HEFMODE=PT PTDIFF, column 1 and 2, total
Countable FTEAnnex J   
Part time countable FTE   n/a HEFEXCL=0 and HEFMODE=PT, HEFCOMP=4. Sum HESESFTE and divide by 100 PTDIFF, column 4a, total
Price groupAnnex L   
HEFCE funded price group B countable years   PRGB HEFEXCL=0 and HEFTYPE=HOMEF and sum of PRGB sum of FTSDIFF and PTDIFF column 1(a) and 2(a), price group B
HEFCE funded price group C countable years   PRGC HEFEXCL=0 and HEFTYPE=HOMEF and sum of PRGC sum of FTSDIFF, SWOUTDIFF and PTDIFF column 1(a) and 2(a), price group C
HEFCE funded price group D countable years   PRGD HEFEXCL=0 and HEFTYPE=HOMEF and sum of PRGD sum of FTSDIFF and PTDIFF column 1(a) and 2(a), price group D
HEFCE funded price group MEDIA countable years   PRGMEDIA HEFEXCL=0 and HEFTYPE=HOMEF and sum of PRGMEDIA sum of FTSDIFF and PTDIFF column 1(a) and 2(a), price group MEDIA
Fee levelAnnex P   
HEFCE fundable countable years for regulated full fee-level   n/a HEFEXCL=0 and HEFTYPE=HOMEF or HOMEIF and HEFFEELV=FULL FEEDIFF, column 1 and 2, HEFCE fundable, sum of "regulated full fee" rows
HEFCE fundable countable years for regulated half fee-level   n/a HEFEXCL=0 and HEFTYPE=HOMEF or HOMEIF and HEFFEELV=HALF FEEDIFF, column 1 and 2, HEFCE fundable, sum of "regulated half fee" rows
HEFCE fundable countable years for regulated £0 fee-level   n/a HEFEXCL=0 and HEFTYPE=HOMEF or HOMEIF and HEFFEELV=0 FEEDIFF, column 1 and 2, HEFCE fundable, sum of "regulated £0" rows
HEFCE fundable countable years for NHS bursaried courses   HESFEELV HEFEXCL=0 and HEFTYPE=HOMEF or HOMEIF and HEFFEELV=NHS FEEDIFF, column 1 and 2, HEFCE fundable, sum of "NHS bursaried courses" rows
HEFCE fundable countable years for Foundation Degree bridging courses   n/a HEFEXCL=0 and HEFTYPE=HOMEF or HOMEIF and HEFFEELV=FDBC FEEDIFF, column 1 and 2, HEFCE fundable, "Foundation Degree bridging courses" row
HEFCE fundable countable years for non-regulated fee   n/a HEFEXCL=0 and HEFTYPE=HOMEF or HOMEIF and HEFFEELV=OTHER FEEDIFF, column 1 and 2, HEFCE fundable, sum of "non-regulated" rows
LengthAnnex O   
HEFCE funded standard length countable years   n/a HEFEXCL=0 and HEFTYPE=HOMEF and LENGTH=S sum of FTSDIFF, SWOUTDIFF and PTDIFF, column 1(a) and 2(a), all price groups, standard
HEFCE funded long length countable years   n/a HEFEXCL=0 and HEFTYPE=HOMEF and LENGTH=L sum of FTSDIFF and PTDIFF column 1(a) and 2(a), all price groups, long
Table 6Annex H   
Full-time years of instance counted towards the student number control   n/a SNCPOP=1 SNCDIFF, column 3, total
Full-time years of instance counted towards the student number control, years starting up to 1 November, students that withdraw on or before 1 November   n/a SNCPOP=1 and SNCREG=1a SNCDIFF, column 1(a), total
Full-time years of instance counted towards the student number control, years starting up to 1 November, students that have not withdrawn on or before 1 November   n/a SNCPOP=1 and SNCREG=1b SNCDIFF, column 1(b), total
Full-time years of instance counted towards the student number control, years starting after 1 November and before 1 August   n/a SNCPOP=1 and SNCREG=2 SNCDIFF, column 2, total
Full-time years of instance counted towards the student number control: undergraduate students   n/a SNCPOP=1 and SNCLEVXX=UG UG and Employer co-funded UG
Full-time years of instance counted towards the student number control: PGCE students   n/a SNCLEVXX=PGCE SNCDIFF, column 3 HEFCE-fundable PGCE
Co-funded studentsAnnex K   
Co-funded countable years   n/a HEFEXCL=0 and HEFCFEE=1 and HEFCOMP=4 sum of FTSDIFF, SWOUTDIFF and PTDIFF column 5, total

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