Element E320 - Residential address postcode
Description
The Australian postcode of a student's/applicant's residence
Input Packets
Packets/Groups it appears in:
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Validations
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Scheduled Validations
Format
| Code category | Element (E) |
|---|---|
| Element # | 320 |
| Element Type: | String |
| Width: | 4 |
| Version Revision Date: | |
| Version: | 7.00 |
| Years version active: | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
Allowable Values
| VALUE | MEANING |
| 0001 to 9999 | Australian Postcode |
| 0000 | No information on location of residence |
This code must reflect the postcode of the student’s residential address.
The residential address is where a student/applicant comes from, and not a temporary semester/term address.
Application and Offers only
HEPs / TACs
Data is required in all submissions.
TCSI Support Change History
| Revision Data | Change Details | Change Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-25 | Re‑format document to conform with the department's application upgrade |
Ministerial Notice document system upgrade |
| 2023-12-21 | Re‑format document to conform with the department's application upgrade |
Ministerial Notice document system upgrade |
| 2022-12-19 | Re‑format document to conform with the department's application upgrade |
Ministerial Notice document system upgrade |
| 2022-12-16 | Re‑format document to conform with the department's application upgrade |
Ministerial Notice document system upgrade |
| 2021-11-19 | Re‑format document to conform with the department's application upgrade |
Ministerial Notice document system upgrade |
| 2020-06-30 | Re‑format document to conform with the department's application upgrade |
Ministerial Notice document system upgrade |
| 2019-09-24 | Re‑format document to conform with the department's application upgrade |
Ministerial Notice document system upgrade |
| 2014-05-22 | Re‑format document to conform with the department's application upgrade |
Ministerial Notice document system upgrade |
Summary
Element 320 was included in the original Higher Education student data collection in 1987. It continued as part of the Higher Education Student data collection under the new policy and program initiatives introduced under the Opens in a new window: Higher Education Support Act 2003 (HESA) which was implemented in 2005. In 2009 it was included in the VET FEE‑HELP data collection with no modification to codes. In 2010 it was included in the University Applications and Offers data collection.
Table 1. Change control information with links to relevant versions 1
| First year version applied | Last year version applied | Version | Change | Reason for change | Notice date | Issue date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2020 | 6.00 | Re‑format document to conform with the department's application upgrade | Ministerial Notice document system upgrade | 22 May 2014 | 22 May 2014 |
| 2014 | 2014 | 5.00 | Applications and Offers Data Collection - Updated coding notes to include reference to TAC's Data Elements Map in the HEIMS Web Services Specification. | To clarify information | 27 Mar 2013 | 27 Mar 2013 |
| 2013 | 2013 | 4.00 | Moved coding notes from Application Details AD file structure documents | To streamline documentation | 14 Feb 2012 | 14 Feb 2012 |
| 2012 | 2012 | 3.00 | New version numbers applied to all data elements | No change in requirements Implementation of new departmental document management system | 11 Mar 2011 | 11 Mar 2011 |
| 2010 | 2011 | 1.20 | Addition of coding notes of Application and Offers input files; and change to element description or code meanings to accommodate use for Applications and Offers | Introduction of Applications and Offers data collection | 30 Nov 2009 | 5 Dec 2008 |
| 2009 | 2009 | 1.10 | Addition of coding notes of VET input files; and change to element description and code meanings to accommodate use by VET providers | Introduction of VET FEE‑HELP | 5 Dec 2008 | 5 Dec 2008 |
| 2005 | 2008 | 1.00 | Inclusion in 2005 student data collection | Implementation of new policy and initiatives under HESA 2003. | 9 Dec 2004 | 9 Dec 2004 |
| Pre-HESA: Element 320 was included in the original Higher Education student data collection in 1987. It continued as part of the student data collection under the new policy and program initiatives introduced under the Opens in a new window: Higher Education Support Act 2003 (HESA) which was implemented in 2005. There have been no significant coding changes to this element. | ||||||
Note 1: A version of an element can be associated with one or more reporting years. Where there are multiple versions applicable to a reporting year, only a link to the latest version is provided.
