Element E568 - Postal address – scholarship postcode
Description
The Australian or overseas postcode of the postal address for correspondence to be sent to the student
Input Packets
Packets/Groups it appears in:
Validations
Scheduled Validations
Format
| Code category | Element (E) |
|---|---|
| Element # | 568 |
| Element Type: | Alpha |
| Width: | 10 |
| Version Revision Date: | |
| Version: | 4.00 |
| Years version active: | 2019 |
Allowable Values
| CODE | MEANING |
|---|---|
| Any Data | Postcode of the postal address |
All characters must be A-Z a-z 0-9 & ‘ / - ( ) (space)
If the address is in Australia then this value must be a valid Australian Postcode reported left justified with trailing blanks i.e. 0001bbbbbb to 9999bbbbbb.
Where bbbbbb = 6 spaces
If the address is overseas, then the reported Postcode can be up to 10 digits. This should be left justified and any unused characters must be filled with trailing blanks as above.
Summary
Element 568 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. There have been no significant coding changes to this element 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2019 | 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 |
| 2008 | 2011 | 1.00 | Creation of new element | To capture domestic and overseas postcode information Commonwealth Scholarship data. | 10 Oct 2007 | 10 Oct 2007 |
| 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.
