Summary

Element 347 was included as part of 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. The element was included in the VET FEE‑HELP data collection in 2009. In 2010 it was modified to support its inclusion in the University Applications and Offers data collection.

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
2023 Current 7.10

Additional information changes from “Data is optional in all submissions” to “Required if the student was not born in Australia but has ever resided in Australia”.

 To provide clarity. 20 Dec 2022 20 Dec 2022
2021 2022 7.00 Incremental version number applied. A new version number is applied to mark the transition from the Higher Education Information Management System (HEIMS) to the Tertiary Collection of Information (TCSI). 3 Jul 2020 3 Jul 2020
2015 2020 6.00
  • Update to coding notes to clarify the reporting of this element as optional for VET providers.
  • Re‑format document to conform with the department's application upgrade
  • Clarification for VET providers
  • Ministerial Notice document system upgrade
  • 31 Jul 2014
  • 22 May 2014
  • 31 Jul 2014
  • 22 May 2014
2014 2014 5.00 Updated coding notes for Application and Offers to include reference to Data Elements Map in the HEIMS Web Services Specification To clarify information 27 Mar 2013 27 Mar 2013
2013 2013 4.00 Moved coding notes from Application Details AD file structure documents To streamline documentation 14 Feb 2012 14 Feb 2012
2012 2012 3.00 New versioning applied to data elements No change in requirements - Implementation of new document management system. 11 Mar 2011 11 Mar 2011
2010 2011 1.20 Classification code changed from (1900 to 9999) to (1900 to 2099). For Consistency 30 Nov 2009 30 Nov 2009
2010 2010 1.11 Addition of coding notes and update of element description to accommodate use for Applications and Offers New Collection 30 Nov 2009 30 Nov 2009
2009 2009 1.10 Addition of coding notes and update of element description to accommodate use by VET providers Introduction of VET FEE‑HELP 05 Dec 2008 05 Dec 2008
2005 2008 1.00 Coding and code meanings modified to support the policy and program initiatives under HESA Implementation of new policy and initiatives under HESA 2003. and addition of valid code. 09 Dec 2004 09 Dec 2004
Pre‑HESA: Element 347 was included in the original Higher Education student data collection in 1989. It continued as part of the 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.

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.

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Element
Year of arrival in Australia
Element #
347