Course admission packet (PIR) 2023

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The PIR course admission packet is used to report the admission of students into courses and provide data on aspects of the student’s admission and engagement in the course. Each PIR course admission packet must be linked to an established PIR student packet and established PIR course packet. The data collected through a PIR course admission packet may be referenced by one or more PIR unit enrolment packets.

Scope

Providers are required to report a PIR course admission packet each time a student is admitted to a course of the provider where the student may need to enrol in units of study to complete the course. 

Reporting deadlines

Before the first unit enrolment is linked to the course admission record. Courses completed in 2023 are due to be reported by 13 September 2024.

Initial reporting requirement

ElementRequired reporting
UID8 or: Student resource key or

E313: Student identification code
Required for all in-scope course admissions
*UID5 or: Course resource key or

E307: Course code
Required for all in-scope course admissions
E534: Course of study commencement dateRequired for all in-scope course admissions
E620: Highest attainment codeRequired for all in-scope domestic students
E632: Australian tertiary admission rankRequired for recent school leavers in an undergraduate course who have an Australian tertiary admission rank
E605: Selection rankRequired for recent school leavers in an undergraduate course who have a selection rank
E330: Type of attendance codeRequired for students in a HDR course
E599: Course outcome codeRequired if the student is no longer enrolled in the course or has formally deferred
E591: HDR thesis submission dateOptional
E594: HDR primary field of research codeOptional
E595: HDR secondary field of research codeOptional
E592: Course outcome dateRequired if a course of study is completed

Uniqueness

Each PIR course admission packet must have a unique combination of values for:

  • student (UID8 or E313)
  • course (UID5 or E307)
  • course of study commencement date (E534).

The combination of student (UID8 or E313), course (UID5 or E307) and course of study commencement date (E534) must also be unique across all PIR course admissions packets for the provider.