DESE Census file

• This value is the Synergetic ID of the student.

• This value is defined using the Given and Surname fields on Personal tab of Current Student Maintenance. See Current Student Maintenance - Personal tab.

• This value is determined using the Year Level field on the Status sub-tab of the School tab of Current Student Maintenance. See Current Student Maintenance - School tab - Status sub-tab.
• For each year level you must:
  
  - Select the IncludeInCensusFlag field on the luYearLevel lookup table. See luYearLevel lookup table.
  - Map each luYearLevel lookup table record to an accepted DESE value using the AUSGOVNGSC external system on the Interface Settings window. See Using the Interface Settings window.

• This value is determined using the Age at Date field on the Student Census - Australian Non-Government Schools report window and the Date of Birth field on the Personal tab of Current Student Maintenance. See Current Student Maintenance - Personal tab.

Note: Students must be at least 4 years old to be included in the census.

• This value is defined using the Gender field on the Personal tab of Current Student Maintenance. See Current Student Maintenance - Personal tab.

• The Gender field must be populated with a record that has a SynergyMeaning of either:
  
  - M - Male
  - F - Female
  - X - Other.

This field has a value of either:

• M - Male when the record selected in the Gender field has a SynergyMeaning of MALE.
• F - Female when the record selected in the Gender field has a SynergyMeaning of FEMALE.
• X - Interminate/Unspecified when the record selected in the Gender field has a SynergyMeaning of OTHER.

• This value is defined using the Indigenous Student and Torres Strait Islander fields on the Flags tab of Current Student Maintenance. See Current Student Maintenance - Flags tab.

This field has a value of either:

• I - Indigenous when either or both the Indigenous Student or Torres Strait Islander field are selected
• N - Non-Indigenous when neither the Indigenous Student nor the Torres Strait Islander field is selected.

• This value is defined using the Boarder field on the Status tab of the School tab of Current Student Maintenance. See Current Student Maintenance - School tab - Status sub-tab.

This field has a value of either:

• D - Day Student when no record is selected in the Boarder drop-down list or when a record is selected with a SynergyMeaning of DAY STUDENT 
• B - Boarder when a record is selected in the Boarder drop-down list with a SynergyMeaning of BOARDER.

Whether the student is an international student studying on an Australian visa.

• This value is defined using the top visa subclass record on the International tab of Current Student Maintenance Students must have a visa subclasses record with the Active field selected.
• Students on visas will be excluded when:
  
  - Visa expiry date is on or prior to the census date
  - Visa Class or Subclass areas are blank
  - Visa Subclass does not have the Active field selected.

This field has a value of either:

• Y - Yes
• N - No.

Whether the student is an overseas student.

• This value is defined using the Full Fee Flag field on the Flags tab of Current Student Maintenance. See Current Student Maintenance - Flags tab.

This field has a value of either:

• Y - Yes
• N - No.

Disability Category

• This value is defined using the Category field on the Disability tab of Current Student Maintenance. See Current Student Maintenance - Disability tab.
• The Category field must be populated with a value that has a SynergyMeaning of either:
  
  - Cognitive
  - Physical
  - Sensory
  - Social

Note: Only one disability record is used per-student. Priority is given to the record with the Include in Export field selected. When there are multiple disability records they are prioritised by the sort order.

Adjustment Level

• This value is defined using the Adjustment level field on the Disability tab of Current Student Maintenance. See Current Student Maintenance - Disability tab.
• The Adjustment field must be populated with a value that has a SynergyMeaning of either:
  
  - Differentiated
  - Extensive
  - Substantial
  - Supplementary.

Note: Only one disability record is used per-student. Priority is given to the record with the Include in Export field selected. When there are multiple disability records they are prioritised by the sort order.

FTE

• This value is defined using the FTE field on the Status sub-tab of the School tab of Current Student Maintenance. See Current Student Maintenance - School tab - Status sub-tab.