Past Course Completions (PS) file structure

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Version: 3.1
First Year: 2012
Last Year:

Elements on the Past Course Completions (PS) file

Type of record and element name Element number Position Width Data type
Student identification code 313 1 - 10 10 Alphanumeric
Course code 307 11 - 20 10 Alphanumeric
Date of birth 314 21 - 28 8 Alphanumeric
Gender code 315 29 - 29 1 Alphanumeric
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander code 316 30 - 30 1 Numeric
Citizen/resident indicator 358 31 - 31 1 Numeric
Course commencement date 328 32 - 37 6 Alphanumeric
Mode of attendance code 329 38 - 38 1 Numeric
Type of attendance code 330 39 - 39 1 Numeric
Specialisation code 463 40 - 45 6 Numeric
Filler 2 spaces N/A 46 - 47 2 Alphanumeric
Country of birth code 346 48 - 51 4 Numeric
Year of arrival in Australia 347 52 - 55 4 Alphanumeric
Language spoken at home code 348 56 - 59 4 Numeric
Total exemption granted 385 60 - 61 2 Numeric
Disability 386 62 - 69 8 Numeric
Scholarship type code 487 70 - 71 2 Alphanumeric
Commonwealth Higher Education Student Support Number (CHESSN) 488 72 - 81 10 Alphanumeric
Reporting Year and Period Code 415 82 - 86 5 Numeric
Variation reason code 446 87 - 87 1 Numeric
Filler 50 spaces N/A 88 - 137 50 Alphanumeric
Completion percentage 578 138 - 140 3 Numeric
Joint Degree Partner Higher Education Provider Code 579 141-144 4 Numeric
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