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HESES05

Higher Education Students Early Statistics Survey 2005-06

This document asks institutions to complete the annual survey of full-time equivalent student load on recognised higher education courses. The data will give an early indication of the number of higher education students studying in the academic year 2005-06; enable us to monitor the achievement of the funding agreement targets for 2005-06; and, with data supplied to the Higher Education Statistics Agency, inform our allocation of teaching funds for 2006-07.

To: Heads of HEFCE-funded higher education institutions
Heads of universities in Northern Ireland
Of interest to those responsible for: Student data, Funding
Reference: 2005/39
Publication date: September 2005
Enquiries to: Gemma Harper tel 0117 931 7338 e-mail heses@hefce.ac.uk

Executive summary (read on-line)

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Main text and annexes
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Annex N: Sample tables
[ MS Excel 240K | Zipped Excel 43K ]

Appendices (Web only)

Appendix 1
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Appendix 2
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Executive summary

Purpose

1.    This document asks higher education institutions (HEIs) to complete the annual survey of full-time equivalent student load on recognised higher education (HE) courses.

Key points

2.    The data will:

  1. Give an early indication, including for government planning purposes, of the number of HE students studying in the academic year 2005-06.
  2. Enable us to monitor the achievement of the funding agreement targets for the academic year 2005-06.
  3. Together with data supplied to the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), inform our allocation of teaching funds for the academic year 2006-07.

3.    This document provides:

  1. Guidance notes for completing the Higher Education Students Early Statistics Survey 2005-06 (HESES05).
  2. Definitions used in the HESES05 survey.
  3. Examples of the survey tables, which will be available to download from the HEFCE extranet in November 2005.
  4. A summary of changes since HESES04 (Annex B).

4.    Information contained in the annexes will help institutions to complete the survey.

  • Annex A: HESES05: Getting started
  • Annex B: Summary of changes and clarifications since HESES04
  • Annex C: The HESES05 student population
  • Annex D: Recognised courses of HE
  • Annex E: Countable years of programme of study
  • Annex F: Full-time equivalence for part-time years of programme of study
  • Annex G: Residential and funding status
  • Annex H: Price groups
  • Annex I: Mode of study
  • Annex J: Level of study
  • Annex K: Long years of programme of study
  • Annex L: Table descriptions
  • Annex M: Description of columns in tables
  • Annex N: Sample tables (see separate download)
  • Annex O: Audit of HESES04
  • Annex P: Glossary
  • Annex Q: Index
  • Appendix 1: Links between HESA and HESES data (web only)
  • Appendix 2: Validation checks (web only)

Appendices 1 and 2 contain detailed technical information and are available with this document and on the HEFCE extranet.

Action required

5.    Returns should be uploaded to the HEFCE extranet, by Thursday 8 December 2005. Excel workbooks will be available to institutions' HESES contacts in November 2005.