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:
- Producing the QCAA Register New Student export file
- Importing Learner Unique Idenifiers (LUI) provided by QCAA in a file into Synergetic.
In implementing these QCAA requirements in Synergetic some associated / supporting changes were made within Synergetic Version 69. These are
(See: v69 - IB, Learning Pathway and Documents Sighted)
- Two new fields
Learning Pathway field
- Documents Sighted field
- Field Removed from the UI
- International Baccalaureate field
(See: v69 - Interface Settings - QAS, QCAA and SIF)
- SIF - Simple Interface Framework
- Changed to Interface Settings and expanded
Students > Student Data Import / Export... > QCAA tab
The QSA tab has been re-labelled QCAA
Schools whose Region Code is QLD will see this tab.
System > Configuration File Maintenance
Register New Student File
The QCAA Register New File, is a file containing student details for students at a Queensland school that do not have a Learner Unique Identifier.
Schools use this file to upload new students into the Queensland Student Management System, this is discussed by QCAA here:
The QCAA Register New Student export file has been incorporated into the QCAA tab.
The file contents are any Current Students who do not have a Learner Unique Identifier on their record and meet the parameters set by the operator ie Current Students, File Year/Campus/Year Level range, and where their start date is on or before Process Date.
The details of this file are:
File Contents
Run The File
To run the file:
Students > Student Data Import / Export... > QCAA tab
Select the Register New Student File
File Creation Parameters:
Field | Usage | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Year | Mandatory | Select the File Year from which to extract new students. |
| Term | Not Used | N/A |
| Campus | Optional | Select one campus to restrict file creation contents to If blank - all campuses are included. |
| Process Date | Mandatory | The maximum date up until which students will be selected. If a student's Entry Date is above this date, they will be excluded. |
Year Level From | Optional | Lowest Year Level to include in the Report |
Year Level To | Optional | Highest Year Level to include in the Report |
Include Blank Learner Unique Identifier | Not Used | |
File Name & Browse | Mandatory | Name and location of exported file. _RNS will be appended to your chosen file name. The file is created in .csv format. |
| Progress | Shows progress in writing out the file. Does not show progress while calculating file contents and identifying errors. |
Who is included in the file:
- Students without a Learner Unique Identifier that meet these parameters.
Click OK
After the file run either:
- There were no errors and the file was produced.
- Errors will be encountered and need to be fixed
No Errors
After clicking OK, when the file run identified no errors the following displays:
The file will have been successfully created and stored in the location of your choice:
(Note _RNS has been appended to the filename.)
Errors
If errors are found, the file will not be produced and a Register New Student error screen will display.
Import LUI File
(Under Construction)
Configuration File Maintenance
(Under Construction)
Data Migration (Queensland)
Under Construction