Description
The Australian postcode or overseas country code of a student's/applicant’s permanent home residence
Details
| Version: | 4.0 |
|---|---|
| First year: | 2013 |
| Last year: | 2013 |
| Field name: | HOME-LOCATION |
| Element name: | Location code of permanent home residence |
Code format:
| Data Type: | Alphanumeric |
|---|---|
| Units: | Code (alphanumeric) |
| Width: | 5 |
Classification
| CODE | MEANING |
|---|---|
|
X1200 to X9299
|
Overseas country code from countries classification
|
|
X9999
|
Overseas country, but not classifiable
|
|
A0001 to A9998
|
Australian Postcode
|
|
99999
|
No information on location of residence |
Coding notes
This code must reflect the permanent home residence and, is to be provided by the student each year.
The permanent home residence is where a student/applicant comes from, and not a temporary semester/term address.
Overseas students/applicants would have an overseas country as their permanent home residence.
Application and Offers Data Collection
HEPs - Provision of data is required in both submissions (TACs - data is required in both preliminary and detailed submissions).
For domestic school leaver applicants this code must reflect the permanent home residence of the applicant in the last year of their secondary study.
Refer to:
Appendix B – Australian Post Codes
Appendix C – Standard Australian Classification of Countries
Please refer to the Glossary for further information about terminology used in this document.
Input files
Higher Education:
- Student Enrolment (EN)
- Enrolment Revisions (ER)
Applications and Offers:
- Application Details (AD)
VET:
- Student Enrolment (VEN)
- VET Enrolment Revisions (VER)
Change History
Details of all versions of this data element can be found on its supporting information page.