Element E386 - 2019 386 Disability
Description
An eight-character code indicating responses to three questions about disabilities
Input Packets
Packets/Groups it appears in:
Validations
Scheduled Validations
Format
| Code category | Element (E) |
|---|---|
| Element # | 386 |
| Element Type: | Integer |
| Width: | 8 |
| Version Revision Date: | |
| Version: | 4.00 |
| Years version active: | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
Allowable Values
1st character - disability, impairment or long term medical condition
| CODE | MEANING |
|---|---|
| 0 | Student did not indicate the existence of a disability, impairment or long term medical condition |
| 1 | Student indicated that she/he has a disability, impairment or long term medical condition |
| 2 | Student indicated that she/he does not have a disability, impairment or long term medical condition |
2nd character - hearing disability
| CODE | MEANING |
|---|---|
| 0 | Student did not indicate she/he has a hearing disability |
| 1 | Student indicated that she/he has a disability, impairment or long term medical condition and that she/he has a hearing disability |
3rd character - learning disability
| CODE | MEANING |
|---|---|
| 0 | Student did not indicate she/he has a learning disability |
| 1 | Student indicated that she/he has a disability, impairment or long term medical condition and that she/he has a learning disability |
4th character - mobility disability
| CODE | MEANING |
|---|---|
| 0 | Student did not indicate she/he has a mobility disability |
| 1 | Student indicated that she/he has a disability, impairment or long term medical condition and that she/he has a mobility disability |
5th character - visual disability
| CODE | MEANING |
|---|---|
| 0 | Student did not indicate she/he has a visual disability |
| 1 | Student indicated that she/he has a disability, impairment or long term medical condition and that she/he has a visual disability |
6th character - medical disability
| CODE | MEANING |
|---|---|
| 0 | Student did not indicate she/he has a medical disability |
| 1 | Student indicated that she/he has a disability, impairment or long term medical condition and that she/he has a medical disability |
7th character - other disability
| CODE | MEANING |
|---|---|
| 0 | Student did not indicate she/he has an other disability |
| 1 | Student indicated that she/he has a disability, impairment or long term medical condition and that she/he has an other disability |
8th character - support services, equipment and facilities
| CODE | MEANING |
|---|---|
| 0 | Student did not indicate that she/he has a disability |
| 1 | Student indicated that she/he has a disability, impairment or long term medical condition and that she/he would like to receive advice on support services, equipment and facilities |
| 2 | Student indicated that she/he has a disability, impairment or long term medical condition and that she/he does not wish to receive advice on support services, equipment and facilities |
A student may indicate more than one disability, impairment or long term medical condition.
Data is to be collected using the following questions
Question 1
Do you have a disability, impairment or long term medical condition which may affect your studies?
- Yes
- No
Question 2
If "yes" to Question 1, please indicate the area/s of impairment:
- hearing
- learning
- mobility
- vision
- medical
- other
Question 3
If "yes" to Question 1, would you like to receive advice on support services, equipment and facilities which may assist you?
- Yes
- No
TCSI Support Change History
| Revision Data | Change Details | Change Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-09-24 | Re‑format document to conform with the department's application upgrade |
Ministerial Notice document system upgrade |
| 2014-05-24 | 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 386 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.
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 | 4.00 | Re‑format document to conform with the department's application upgrade | Ministerial Notice document system upgrade | 22 May 2014 | 22 May 2014 |
| 2012 | 2014 | 3.00 | New versioning applied to data elements | No change in requirements - Implementation of new document management system. | 11 Mar 2011 | 11 Mar 2011 |
| 2009 | 2011 | 1.10 | Addition of coding notes and update of element description to accommodate use by VET providers | Introduction of VET FEE‑HELP | 5 Dec 2008 | 5 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 2013. | 9 Dec 2004 | 9 Dec 2004 |
| Pre‑HESA: Element 386 was included in the original Higher Education student data collection in 1996. It was modified in 2000 to the current coding values although the code meanings did not alter from the earlier version. It has not had any other significant change since then. 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.
