Reading in from file

Question

Hi, I've been looking at some resources online but cant seem to understand it very well.
I have been given partially completed code from my lecturer, and i have to complete this code.
I'm not looking for solutions but if you would be so kind to either explain or point me into the direction of helpfull resources i would be very gratefull!
Heres my partially completed code:
       public void load(File file){
            String line;
            String[] fields;
            try {
                BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(file));
                line = in.readLine();
                this.setName(line);
                line = in.readLine();
                fields = line.split(",");
                HeadOfSchool h = new HeadOfSchool(fields[0], fields[1], fields[2],
                    Integer.parseInt(fields[3]), Integer.parseInt(fields[4]));
                // COMPLETE THE READING IN FROM FILE
                // ADD YOUR CODE HERE
                in.close();
            } catch (IOException e) {
                    // ADD YOUR OWN CODE HERE
    }Here is the contents of the file which is being read in:
The file which stores information about the school is as shown below
School of Computing
Prof Shirley Campbell,Aberdeen,female,45,45000
8
Dr John Smith,Aberdeen,male,40,28000
Dr Joan Simpson,Aberdeen,female,30,27500
Mr Tony Orlando,Banchory,male,40,27500
Dr Craig Stuart,Aberdeen,male,38,18500
Dr Moira Cables,Aberdeen,female,35,22500
Dr William Green,Aberdeen,male,38,35500
Mr Henry Brown,Aberdeen,male,37,27265
Ms Jill Blossom,Aberdeen,female,48,30000
Course UG1,4
Alan Smith,Aberdeen,male,35,A
Mary Grant,Banchory,female,25,B
Joe Bloggs,Aberdeen,male,42,A
Jack Hawkins,Stonehaven,male,30,C
Course UG2,5
Susan Clark,Aberdeen,female,18,C
Carol Roberts,Murcar,female,32,B
Roy Rogers,Ellon,male,37,B
Melanie Sykes,Murcar,female,22,A
Colin Firth,Aberdeen,male,27,A
Course UG3,3
Cindy Lauper,Aberdeen,female,27,A
Jim Bowen,Banchory,male,47,C
Andy Townsend,Arbroath,male,35,BFormat of the file:
The format if the file is
Name of school
Details of the Head of School
Number of Lecturers
List of Lecturers
Name of course1, number of students
List of Students
Name of course2, number of students
List of Students
Name of course2, number of students
List of Students
Name of course3, number of students
List of StudentsSorry if i havent supplied you with relevant details, just let me know if theres anything else i need to let you guys know
Thanks

Answer 1

The code given to you as an example demonstrates how to open the file, read a line of data from it, and split that line into parts.
You are given the format of the file, and example data.
So - given that you know how to read a line of data from the file and split it into parts, and given that you know what the lines of the file look like - can you write out in your native language what you need to do, using "read a line", "split the line into pieces", "use the nth piece" operators, to process the file? If you can, then do, and convert that to Java. If you can't, then you need to back up and understand your problem better, then try to write out your solution in your native language.
If you run into any specific, technical problems come back and ask away
Good Luck
Lee