Description

The surname of the student/applicant.

Details

Version: 6.0
First year: 2015
Last year: 2020
Field name: STUDENT-SURNAME
Element name: Student surname

Code format:

Data Type: Alphanumeric
Units: Text, left justified with trailing blanks if needed
Width: 30

Classification

CODE MEANING
Any data Text provided by the student/applicant

Coding notes

Applications and Offers only

HEPs / TACs

Data is required in all submissions.

For TACs refer to TAC Data Elements Map for more information.

Where surname cannot be provided, report ‘Unknown’.

Please refer to the Glossary for further information about terminology used in this document.

Input files

Higher Education Student:

  • Commonwealth Assisted Students (DU)
  • Commonwealth Higher Education Student Support Number (CHESSN)
  • Commonwealth Scholarship (CS)
  • TFN LookUp (TL)
  • TFN Revision (TR)

University Applications and Offers:

  • Application Details (AD)

VET Student:

  • TFN LookUp (TL)
  • TFN Revision (TR)
  • VET Commonwealth Assisted Students (VDU)
  • VET Commonwealth Higher Education Student Support Number (CHESSN)

Change History

Details of all versions of this data element can be found on its supporting information page.


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