In plain English
This status means the search did not find any education record that fits the details provided. It indicates a lack of a match, rather than describing the record itself.
In context
Here, it reports that no education record was found that matches the information used in the search.
- Situation
- Requesting transcripts, certificates, credentials, verification, and graduation records
- What it communicates
- reports that no matching record was located.
Meaning limits
By itself, this status does not show whether the search information was correct or whether a relevant record exists under different information.
Examples
“When the registrar searched for Amir Khan's college file by student number, the result was record not found.”
“If the search returns record not found, ask for the year of graduation before trying again.”