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UCAS Data for HESA transaction (StarJ) 2020

The 2020 cycle StarJ data, which forms part of the Student Record information required by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) is planned for release in mid-November.

Posted Wed 26 August 2020

HESA have not asked UCAS to make any changes to this data for 2020.

Additional information on the UCAS Data for HESA transaction 2020 is available on our ‘HESA return’ page of ucas.com where you can also download the latest UCAS data for HESA Transaction 2020 Specification.

Action required: Set up your test data for StarJ

HEP 1

2020 StarJ data will be available in our HEP1 test environment on Friday 18 September 2020.

To set up test data for StarJ 2020, you must have created or requested sufficient placed 2020 applicants in our HEP1 test environment.

You have until 12:00 on Friday 11 September 2020 to make a test data request via our self-service support portal.

You must then import the data before midday on Thursday 17 September 2020.

HEP2

2020 StarJ data will be available in our HEP2 test environment on Friday 16 October 2020.

To set up test data for StarJ 2020, you must have created or requested sufficient placed 2020 applicants in our HEP2 test environment.

You have until 12:00 on Friday 9 October 2020 to make a test data request via our self-service support portal.

You must then import the data before midday on Thursday 15 October 2020.