TCSI mapping tables | TCSI Support

You need to use the 2021 data element specifications to report all Course admissions with a Course of study commencement date in 2021.

Data should be recorded using the new allowable values. However, you can use the mapping tables below if the student was admitted before you implemented the new allowable values.

We have tables for:

Basis for admission code (E327)
Disability code (E615) replaces Disability (E386)
Highest participation (E493) from Highest attainment (E620)
Higher degree by research end-user engagement code (E593)

Basis for admission (E327) allowable values

Providers may select a Basis for Admission (E327)from either set of allowable values where the Course Admission has a Course of Study Commencement Date (E534) between 01 January 2019 and 31 December 2020.

	Course of Study Commencement Dates before 1 January 2021		Course of Study Commencement Dates on or after 1 January 2019
31	A higher education course (Australian or overseas equivalent; complete or incomplete)	31	A higher education award course (Australian or overseas equivalent; complete or incomplete)
33	Secondary education undertaken at school, VET or other Higher Education Provider (Australian or overseas equivalent	41	Recent secondary education (whether undertaken at school, VET or another Australian or overseas provider) – ATAR only
33	See code 33 above	42	Recent secondary education (whether undertaken at school, VET or another Australian or overseas provider) – ATAR plus other criteria
33	See code 33 above	43	Recent secondary education undertaken (whether undertaken at school, VET or another Australian or overseas provider) – only other criteria, ATAR not considered
34	A VET award course other than a secondary education course (Australian or overseas equivalent; complete or incomplete)	34	A VET award course or VET delivered enabling or bridging course other than a secondary education course (Australian or overseas equivalent; complete or incomplete)
36	Mature age special entry provisions	40	Work and life experience
37	A professional qualification	40	See code 40 above
29	Other basis	40	See code 40 above
-	N/A	32	An enabling or bridging course delivered by a higher education provider (complete or incomplete)

Disability code (E615) replaces Disability (E386) - HEPCAT to TCSI

	HEPCAT Allowable values		TCSI Allowable values
00000000	Student did not indicate the existence of a disability, impairment or long term medical condition.	N/A	Not reportable in TCSI
1#######	Student indicated that she/he has a disability, impairment or long term medical AND at least one disability was indicated	N/A	Not reportable in TCSI. Report each disability under an allowable value.
1000000#	Student indicated that she/he has a disability, impairment or long term medical BUT no disabilities indicated	99	Not specified
20000000	Student indicated that she/he does not have a disability, impairment or long term medical condition	N/A	Not reportable in TCSI
2^ndcharacter*	Hearing disability	11	Hard of Hearing/deaf/Deaf
3^rd character*	Learning disability	14	Specific Learning Disability (SLD)
4^th character*	Mobility disability	12	Physical disability
5^th character*	Visual disability	17	Low Vision/Blind
6^th character*	Medical disability	18	Medical condition
7^th character*	Other disability	19	Other
8^th character*	Support services, equipment and facilities	N/A	Not reportable in TCSI

*Only correspond if the student indicates they have a disability (the character reported as "1").

Do not report disabilities a student does not indicate (characters reported as "0" in 2019).

Highest participation (E493) from Highest attainment (E620) - TCSI to HEPCAT

	TCSI Allowable values (collected for Highest attainment E620)		HEPCAT allowable values (reportable for Highest participation E493)
110	Doctoral Degree	02YYYY*	A complete Higher education postgraduate level course
120	Master Degree	02YYYY*	A complete Higher education postgraduate level course
200	Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate	02YYYY*	A complete Higher education postgraduate level course
300	Bachelor Degree	03YYYY*	A complete Higher education bachelor level course
410	Advanced Diploma and Associate Degree	08YYYY*	Other qualification, complete or incomplete
420	Diploma	08YYYY*	Other qualification, complete or incomplete
511	Certificate IV	10YYYY*	A complete VET award course
514	Certificate III	10YYYY*	A complete VET award course
521	Certificate II	10YYYY*	A complete VET award course
524	Certificate I	10YYYY*	A complete VET award course
000	None of the above	090000	No prior educational attainment

*Highest attainment (E620) does not capture the year an award was attained. If no information is available for the year the course was completed, code as "9999".

Higher degree by research end-user engagement code (E593)

	Allowable values when reporting in 2021		Allowable values when reporting from 2022 onwards
02	undertaking research internship with a research end‑user	07*	Research internship undertaken with a research end-user that was agreed within the relevant period
02	undertaking research internship with a research end‑user	08*	Research internship undertaken with a research end-user that was not agreed within the relevant period
03	jointly supervised by a research end‑user	03	Jointly supervised by a research end-user
04	jointly funded or fully funded by a research end‑user	N/A	Not reportable in TCSI.
05	undertaking formal training on end‑user engagement	N/A	Not reportable in TCSI.
06	undertaking other commercialisation and engagement activities	N/A	Not reportable in TCSI.

*Providers should select the best replacement code for ‘02’ based on their records or information from the student. If information is not available, E609 may be used as a proxy to determine if the internship was agreed within the relevant period.

Days of engagement with a research end-user code (E798)