Description
The day, month and year of birth of the person
Details
| Version: | 7.0 |
|---|---|
| First year: | 2018 |
| Last year: | 2020 |
| Field name: | DATE-OF-BIRTH |
| Element name: | Date of birth |
Code format:
| Data Type: | Numeric |
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| Units: | YYYYMMDD, right justified (in each sub-field), with a leading zero (in each sub-field) if needed |
| Width: | 8 |
Classification
| CODE | MEANING |
|---|---|
| YYYYMMDD | Date of birth in YYYYMMDD format |
Coding notes
YYYYMMDD format:
- 1st 4 digits - Year sub‑field (e.g. 1957)
- 2nd 2 digits - Month sub‑field (e.g. 08)
- 3rd 2 digits - Day sub‑field (e.g. 06)
Where date of birth cannot be provided, report '19010101'.
Applications and Offers only
HEPs / TACs
Data is required in all submissions.
For TACs refer to TAC Data Elements Map for more information.
Please refer to the Glossary for further information about terminology used in this document.
Input files
Higher Education Student:
- Commonwealth Assisted Students - HELP Due (DU)
- Commonwealth Higher Education Student Support Number (CHESSN)
- Student Enrolment (EN)
- Enrolment Revisions (ER)
- Past Course Completions (PS)
- TFN LookUp (TL)
- TFN Revision (TR)
University Applications and Offers:
- Applicant Details (AD)
Higher Education Staff:
- Full-time and FFT (FT)
VET Student:
- TFN LookUp (TL)
- TFN Revision (TR)
- VET Commonwealth Assisted Students (VDU)
- VET Commonwealth Higher Education Student Support Number (CHESSN)
- 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.
Element #
314