Element E559 - Campus postcode
Description
The Australian postcode of the campus of the Provider where the course is being offered.
Input Packets
Packets/Groups it appears in:
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Validations
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Scheduled Validations
Format
| Code category | Element (E) |
|---|---|
| Element # | 559 |
| 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 |
Higher Education only
This code must reflect the Australian postcode of the campus of the Provider where the course is being offered.
Applications and Offers only
This code must reflect the Australian postcode of the campus of the Higher Education provider where the applicant would be primarily undertaking the course of study. Where possible, the postcode should reflect the location of the campus rather than the postal address. If the course is taken externally or the location is not specified, then the postcode to be reported is that of the campus of the institution from where the course is administered.
HEPs / TACs
Reporting is optional for Course Offers and Course Preferences
TCSI Support Change History
| Revision Data | Change Details | Change Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 2014-05-22 | Re‑format document to conform with the department's application upgrade |
Ministerial Notice document system upgrade |
Summary
Element 559 was included in 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 2010 its coding notes were modified to support its inclusion in the University Applications and Offers data collection. There have been updates to coding notes for consistency and clarity since.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Current | 7.10 | Removed advice that the element is optional for Course Offers and Course Preferences | Element is not optional for Course Offers and Course Preferences | 5 November 2025 | 5 November 2025 |
| 2021 | 2025 | 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 | 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 structure documents to element document | For consistency | 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 | 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 | New Collection | 05 Dec 2008 | 05 Dec 2008 |
| 2005 | 2009 | 1.00 | This element that is very similar in coding to element 477 has been created to collect campus related information on the campus file. | To collect campus related information on the campus file. | 09 Dec 2004 | 26 Apr 2005 |
| Pre‑HESA: There is no earlier version of 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.
