Element E347 - Year of arrival in Australia
Description
The year in which a student/applicant, not born in Australia, first arrived in Australia.
Input Packets
Packets/Groups it appears in:
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Validations
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Format
| Code category | Element (E) |
|---|---|
| Element # | 347 |
| Element Type: | Integer |
| Width: | 4 |
| Version Revision Date: | |
| Version: | 7.10 |
| Years version active: | 2023, 2024, 2025 |
Allowable Values
| VALUE | MEANING |
|---|---|
| 1900 to 2099 | Year of arrival in YYYY format |
| 9998 | No information on year of arrival |
| 9999 | No information on whether student/applicant was born in Australia or not |
VET only
Reporting of data for this element is optional.
TCSI Support Change History
| Revision Data | Change Details | Change Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-25 | Additional information changes from “Data is optional in all submissions” to “Required if the student was not born in Australia but has ever resided in Australia”. |
To provide clarity. |
| 2023-12-21 | Additional information changes from “Data is optional in all submissions” to “Required if the student was not born in Australia but has ever resided in Australia”. |
To provide clarity. |
| 2022-12-16 | Additional information changes from “Data is optional in all submissions” to “Required if the student was not born in Australia but has ever resided in Australia”. |
To provide clarity. |
Summary
Element 347 was included 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. The element was included in the VET FEE‑HELP data collection in 2009. In 2010 it was modified to support its inclusion 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 |
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| 2023 | Current | 7.10 |
Additional information changes from “Data is optional in all submissions” to “Required if the student was not born in Australia but has ever resided in Australia”. |
To provide clarity. | 20 Dec 2022 | 20 Dec 2022 |
| 2021 | 2022 | 7.00 | Incremental version number applied. | A new version number is applied to mark the transition from the Higher Education Information Management System (HEIMS) to the Tertiary Collection of Information (TCSI). | 3 Jul 2020 | 3 Jul 2020 |
| 2015 | 2020 | 6.00 |
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| 2014 | 2014 | 5.00 | Updated coding notes for Application and Offers to include reference to 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 versioning applied to data elements | No change in requirements - Implementation of new document management system. | 11 Mar 2011 | 11 Mar 2011 |
| 2010 | 2011 | 1.20 | Classification code changed from (1900 to 9999) to (1900 to 2099). | For Consistency | 30 Nov 2009 | 30 Nov 2009 |
| 2010 | 2010 | 1.11 | Addition of coding notes and update of element description to accommodate use for Applications and Offers | New Collection | 30 Nov 2009 | 30 Nov 2009 |
| 2009 | 2009 | 1.10 | Addition of coding notes and update of element description to accommodate use by VET providers | Introduction of VET FEE‑HELP | 05 Dec 2008 | 05 Dec 2008 |
| 2005 | 2008 | 1.00 | Coding and code meanings modified to support the policy and program initiatives under HESA | Implementation of new policy and initiatives under HESA 2003. and addition of valid code. | 09 Dec 2004 | 09 Dec 2004 |
| Pre‑HESA: Element 347 was included in the original Higher Education student data collection in 1989. 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. | ||||||
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.
