Commonwealth scholarship packet 2025
Version Details
- Version:
- 1.01
The Commonwealth scholarship packet is used to report Indigenous Student Success Program (ISSP) scholarships that are offered and awarded to students.
Scope
Providers are required to report a Commonwealth scholarship packet for each student who is offered an ISSP scholarship. Providers are also required to report a Commonwealth scholarship packet for each student who received an ISSP scholarship for each six-month period (E415/E666) in which they received the scholarship.
Initial reporting requirement
| Element | Required reporting | Deadline |
|---|---|---|
| *E415: Reporting year | Required for all in-scope scholarship offers and actual scholarships | Scholarship offers: within 7 days of a a student being offered the scholarship Actual scholarships: within 7 days of the student being awarded the scholarship |
| *E666: Reporting period | Required for all in-scope scholarship offers and actual scholarships | Scholarship offers: within 7 days of a a student being offered the scholarship Actual scholarships: within 7 days of the student being awarded the scholarship |
| *E526: Commonwealth scholarship status code | Required for all in-scope scholarship offers and actual scholarships | Scholarship offers: within 7 days of a a student being offered the scholarship Actual scholarships: within 7 days of the student being awarded the scholarship |
| *E545: Commonwealth scholarship type code | Required for all in-scope scholarship offers and actual scholarships | Scholarship offers: within 7 days of a a student being offered the scholarship Actual scholarships: within 7 days of the student being awarded the scholarship |
| E538: Commonwealth scholarship termination reason code | Required if an actual scholarship is terminated | Within 7 days of the scholarship being terminated |
| E598: Commonwealth scholarship amount | Required if the student received a scholarship payment | Within 7 days of the end of the reporting period |
*These elements must be reported together when a new Commonwealth scholarship packet is created.
Uniqueness
Each Commonwealth scholarship packet must have a unique combination of the values for:
Revising data
A provider can update or correct any data already in a Commonwealth scholarship packet after the initial packet is reported as per the following table.
| Element | Revisions required |
|---|---|
| E415: Reporting year | Corrections only |
| E666: Reporting period | Corrections only |
| E526: Commonwealth scholarship status code | Scholarship offers: corrections only. Actual scholarships: update to current value until end of reporting period then corrections only, with value to be correct as at the last day of the reporting period (E415/E666) |
| E545: Commonwealth scholarship type code | Scholarship offers: corrections only. Actual scholarships: update to current value until end of reporting period then corrections only, with value to be correct as at the last day of the reporting period (E415/E666) |
| E538: Commonwealth scholarship termination reason code | Scholarship offers: corrections only. Actual scholarships: update to current value until end of reporting period then corrections only, with value to be correct as at the last day of the reporting period (E415/E666) |
| E598: Commonwealth scholarship amount | Scholarship offers: corrections only. Actual scholarships: update to current value until end of reporting period then corrections only, with value to be correct as at the last day of the reporting period (E415/E666) |
TCSI Data Entry file upload
There is one template for uploading Commonwealth scholarships.
Templates for TCSI Data Entry are available on the Higher education file templates page.
