{"doc_desc":{"title":"zaf-uct-sad-2006-2014-v1","producers":[{"name":"DataFirst","abbr":"","affiliation":"University of Cape Town","role":"Metadata producer"}],"prod_date":"2015-10-09","version_statement":{"version":"Version 1"}},"study_desc":{"title_statement":{"idno":"zaf-uct-uctsad-2006-2014-v1","title":"University of Cape Town Student Admissions Data 2006-2014","alternate_title":"UCTSAD 2006-2014"},"authoring_entity":[{"name":"UCT Student Administration","affiliation":"University of Cape Town"}],"production_statement":{"producers":[{"name":"DataFirst","abbr":"","affiliation":"University of Cape Town","role":"Data preparation"}]},"distribution_statement":{"contact":[{"name":"DataFirst Support","affiliation":"","email":"support@data1st.org","uri":"support.data1st.org"}]},"series_statement":{"series_name":"Administrative Records [ad]"},"version_statement":{"version":"v1: Edited data, first version, for Remote Access Data Enclave use only","version_date":"2025-12-04"},"study_info":{"abstract":"This dataset contains administrative records collected to manage prospective student admissions at institutional level. The primary purposes of data collection were to administer student application submissions, support admissions decision workflows, enable enrolment planning, and maintain demographic and academic qualification information for applicants applying to the institution. Data span the period from January 2006 to December 2014 and include 1,714,669 unique application records linked to 285,005 individual applicants.\n\nThe data are organized into four analytical components representing different levels of applicant information: (1) application-level records, uniquely identified by an application ID, that capture information on each individual application instance (multiple applications may exist per person);(2) individual-level records, uniquely identified by an individual ID, that provide demographic attributes and academic indicators including key school subject results;(3) secondary education history, structured at subject level, that allows distinction between specific qualification types and awarding authorities such as Cambridge Internal Examinations (CIE) and National Senior Certificate (NSC); and (4) tertiary education history, consisting of multiple study episode entries per applicant, including year of study, institution attended, and transcript-related indicators.\n\nAll records are anonymized. Dataset access is restricted to accredited researchers, who are permitted to conduct analysis through our secure Remote Access Data Enclave to ensure responsible and controlled research use.","coll_dates":[{"start":"2006-01-01","end":"2014-12-31","cycle":""}],"nation":[{"name":"South Africa","abbreviation":"zaf"}],"analysis_unit":"Applications, individuals","data_kind":"Administrative records [adm]","notes":"- APPLICATIONS: National benchmark test (NBT) scores; secondary school grades; UCT faculty specific internal scores; language scores; application date; scholarship information; family education levels; financial aid eligibility and status; academic program preferences\n- APPLICANTS: Demographic characteristics; secondary school performance; finely disaggregated geographic information, disability information\n- SECONDARY EDUCATION: Key subject results (percentage or grade\/letter results); year of graduation; school; exemption information;"},"method":{"data_collection":{"coll_mode":["Other [oth]"],"sources":[{"name":"","origin":"","characteristics":""}],"coll_situation":"The data are administrative records collected from application forms completed by those applying to study at the University of Cape Town","cleaning_operations":"The data files were made available to DataFirst as a group of Excel spreadsheet documents from an SQL database managed by the University of Cape Town's Information and Communication Technology Services . The process of combining these original data files to create a research-ready dataset is summarised in a document entitled \"Notes on preparing the UCT Student Application Data 2006-2014\" accompanying the data."}},"data_access":{"dataset_use":{"contact":[{"name":"DataFirst","affiliation":"University of Cape Town","email":"support@data1st.org","uri":"support.data1st.org"}],"cit_req":"University of Cape Town Academic Administration. University of Cape Town Student Admissions Data 2006-2014 [dataset]. Version 1. Cape Town: University of Cape Town [producer], 2015. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2015. DOI: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.25828\/966a-gt44","conditions":"Data available through our Secure Data Service"}}},"schematype":"survey"}