Past Course Completions (PS) file structure

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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