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If ● subjmt -S passed ~ra th@n onca ●t the came lavel it should be counted
onca only.
In general accept the number of pan8es recordad even if It nams inaccurate for
the typa of qualification gained, eg accept leas than 5 subjects ●t ‘School
Certificate’ ●ven though a minhun of 5 subjects was required to matriculate.
(There will ha ● systematic .dit and recoding of this particular item at the
crnputer stage).
At,crde 7 - *A’ levels or Higher School Certificate, ●xamine rnre than 4
subjects carefully. More than 4 subjacts at ‘A’ level is not common but ●
IlighrrSchool Certificate may have been obtained b a much larger numbar of
subjectB.
Higher School’Certificate naeded 6 ‘unitm’ to pass, made up of ●t laast 2 Main
Subjects (Advanced level = 3 units, Ordinary level - 2) ●nd ●ubcidiarias (1
unit).
~eck that the uxds ‘Higher School Certificat*’ are underlinedrif more than 4
subjects ●re recorded at cnde 7.
If not, rafer to S/V.
nsses in mre than 4 subjects in Scottish Higher Grade axamtiations - coda 12 -
are ●cceplabla.
otas on coding Educational Qualifications
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urc.esof reference ●re ● follows and should ha consulted in the’Order given here
t. G“S Coding Instruction, - Coding Qualification.
Del*tiOns
roreign Qualifications (code 27)
rxams takan in School. (coda= 00 - 12)
other exams takan in school (incl
Apprenticaahips (cede 13)
local achonl cetis. 25)
Cmmercial Qualifications (cede 14)
~cbnical Walifications (codes 15-19)
Nursing Qualificat.iOnS(code 20)
Teaching Qualifications (cede 21)
~ivusity Dipl-s ●tc. (cnde 22)
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First degree (cod- 23)
Higher degrees (code 24)
~har ‘C’ level qualifications (code 26)
0tb8r Quslificationc (cede 25)
Mval of @alifications and ad~tional males
K@y to 1981 Cenmm @slif ied Maaponr jndex
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