Use this guide to resolve School Census Error 230
Error 230;
- DfE Validation: <LowestNCyear> must be less than or equal to <HighestNCyear>
- For special schools, NCYearGroup of “X” is permitted only if it is both the highest and lowest NC Year Group
- For non-special schools, NCYearGroup ‘X’ is not permitted
- Explanation : Go to Config>Administration>Characteristics and check the NC Range from and to values. Save.
- For non special schools the NC from number must be less than or equal to the NC to number this also cannot be X.
- For Special Schools you can only set this to “X” if both your highest and lowest NC Year Group are set to “X”
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THE EXAMPLES AND SCREENSHOTS IN THIS GUIDE ARE FOR ILLUSTRATION PURPOSES ONLY
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Ensure the NC Year Range from and to drop down choices are correct for your school.
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Remember to click Save if you make any amendments
IMPORTANT in order for the resolved error/query to be removed from the list of errors/queries you would need to generate a new Census return and remember to use save & validate for the errors/queries to update/clear.