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Overview
The Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority (QCAA) is a statutory body of the Queensland Government.
It was established on 1 July 2014, replacing the Queensland Studies Authority (QSA).
QCAA has introduced:
- Register New Student file - used to register new students in the QCAA Student Management System
- LUI Import - a file produced by QCAA containing student LUI's that schools can import into their Synergetic system.
Changes in Synergetic
Synergetic now has support for:
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In implementing these QCAA requirements in Synergetic some associated / supporting changes were made within Synergetic Version 69. These are
- Two new fields
Learning Pathway field
- New Look Up table
- Contains International Baccalaureate (IB) value Synergy Meaning
- International Baccalaureate field deprecated from UI screens, but remains in DB
- Triggers introduced to synchronise IBFlag value with Learning Pathway when Pathway is IB
- New Look Up table
Documents Sighted field
- added to the International tab in the relevant maintenance screens.
- LUI Import functionality added
- Import export.lui.csv file
- In Students > Student Data Import/Export … the QSA tab becomes QCAA
- Create ‘Register New Student’ file functionality added:
- Changes in mapping / Interface SettingsQSA Keys in Configuration FIle Maintenance have been changed or deleted
- Interface Settings functionality has been introduced to support mapping translation values used by QCAA
These changes in Synergetic to support QCAA are covered below.
Students > Student Data Import / Export...
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| Register New Student File | New child of Import_Export Student Data - QCAA tab include Validations (See QCAA spec) | |
Old QSA Reports
| New child of Import_Export Student Data - QCAA tab Describe QCAA changes to legacy reports | |
| Upload LUI | New child of Import_Export Student Data - QCAA tab Describe Upload |
Two New Fields
Two new fields introduced to support QCAA requirements:
- Learning Pathway
- Documents Sighted
Learning Pathway
The International Baccalaureate checkbox has been removed from tabs throughout Synergetic and replaced with Learning Pathway. International Baccalaureate field still remains in the database and can be queried, through MS-Query or SQL, etc.
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The Learning Pathway is a Look Up Table, configurable by the School. The QCAA codes shown below must be available configured for QCAA reporting to work. For schools to record International Baccalaureate students, International Baccalaureate must exist with the Synergy Meaning of IB. This configuration is also able to be completed in SynWeb via System > Interface Settings > QCAA Interface
Learning Pathway is reported to QCAA as Intended Learning Option
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Appearance in Synergetic Application and SynWeb
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Documents Sighted
Added to the International tab in the relevant maintenance screens. Allows recording that the visa documents have been sighted, for reporting to QCAA.
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'Documents Sighted' exists on International tab > Visa subclasses for
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Action Centre Changes
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Status | Page | Needs |
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Improvements to Load Ref data to Look Up data External System reference data XSYS Action Centre - Change SIF Missing Mapping Messages into Interface Settings Messages | Improvements to Load Ref data to Look Up data External System reference data |
Look Up Changes
(Under Construction)
Status | Page | Needs |
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| Loading lookup tables for external systems | Improvements to Load Ref data to Look Up data External System reference data Load from XSYS New Screen Shots Integration Maintenance - Look Up tables 'Table integrated with #Count interfaces' message Data for loading into Look Up Tables sourced from both External System (XSYS) and Ref Tables (RefExternalSystem) XSYS / Ref Table lu loads - End of Load Info Message | |
| LuLearningPathway | Create Learning Pathway drop-down and hide IBFlag tick-box |
Configuration File Maintenance
(Under Construction)
Status | Page | Needs |
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| Change any doco around the Keys Change the Key ExternalSystem | QSA | SchoolCode to be ExternalSystem | QCAA | SchoolCode Delete any reference to: ExternalSystem | QSA | QSAStudentNo | FieldName |
SIF & Interface Settings Pages to Update
(Under Construction)
Status | Page | Needs |
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SIF Settings and Configuration User Interface Modify XSYS to support multiple External Interfaces | Update for Interface Settings | |
SIF Settings and Configuration User Interface
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New Interface Settings Page(s) in | Cover: Action Centre Messages | |
| HROnboard Integration - Configuration and Use | Update for Interface Settings |
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