Description
A code representing the country of birth of a student
Details
| Version: | 4.0 |
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| First year: | 2015 |
| Last year: | 2020 |
| Field name: | COUNTRY-BIRTH |
| Element name: | Country of birth code |
Code format:
| Data Type: | Numeric |
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| Units: | Code (numeric) |
| Width: | 4 |
Classification
| CODE | MEANING |
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| 1100 | Student was born in Australia |
| 1200 to 9299 | Overseas country code from countries classification for student who was born outside Australia |
| 9998 | No information on country for student who was born outside Australia |
| 9999 | No information on whether born in Australia or not |
Coding notes
Refer to 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:
- Commonwealth Higher Education Student Support Number (CHESSN)
- Enrolment (EN)
- Enrolment Revisions (ER)
- Past Course Completions (PS)
Higher Education Staff:
- Full-Time and FFT (FT)
VET Student:
- VET Enrolment (VEN)
- VET Enrolment Revisions (VER)
- 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.
Element #
346