Changes to University Applications and Offers collection

Changes to the Application and Offers collection were announced in October 2021. This guide provides a comparison between the current reporting requirements and the TCSI data framework released in 2019.

Course Application Packet

Existing elements

Element Number	TCSI element name	HEIMS element name
E700	Application Identification code	(no change)
E358	Citizen Resident code	Citizen resident indicator
E701	Application Status code	Application status
E314	Date of Birth	(no change)
E315	Gender code	(no change)
E402	Student Family name	Student surname
E403	Student Given Name First	(no change)
E404	Student Given Name - Other	(no change)
E320	Residential Address Postcode	Location code of permanent home residence
E702	Australian Year 12 result type code	(no change)
E710	International Baccalaureate Aggregate score	(no change)
E316	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander code	(no change)

New elements

Retired elements

Element number	Element name
E347	Year of Arrival in Australia
E348	Language Spoken at Home code
E406	Postal Address - Part 1
E407	Postal Address - Part 2
E466	Postal Address - Suburb/Town
E467	Postal Address - state code
E409	Postal Address - postcode
E468	Postal Address - country name
E728	Postal Address - country code
E493	Highest educational participation
E730	Prior postgraduate course; year
E731	Prior bachelor course; year
E732	Prior sub-degree course (HE); year
E733	Prior sub-degree course (VET); year
E734	Prior VET award course; year
E735	Prior secondary education course through VET sector; year
E736	Prior secondary education course at school; year
E737	Prior other qualification/certificate; year
E369	Tertiary Entrance Score
E488	Commonwealth Higher Education Student Support Number (CHESSN)

Course Preferences Packet

Existing Elements

Element Number	TCSI element Name	HEIMS element Name
E700	Application Identification code	(no change)
E713	Preference Ordinal Position	(no change)
E306	Provider Code	Higher Education Provider Code
E310	Course of Study Type	Course of Study Type Code
E724	Sector Code	(no change)
E709	Intake Year	Intake Date
E461	Field of Education Code	(no change)
E462	Field of Education Supplementary Code	(no change)
E559	Campus Postcode	Course Campus Postcode
E329	Mode of Attendance Code	(no change)

New Elements

Course Offers Packet