Higher Education Enrolment Distribution Live Data Report

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[CREATED: 20/07/2023]

This report provides summary and comparison of the distribution of the student enrolment record numbers for the current year and the previous year.

It includes

  • Both major and minor course enrolment records
  • Enrolment records for students undertaking cross institutional studies (E310: Course of Study Type = 41, 42).

The following table identifies the components that are used to construct the report:

Field Coding notes
E315 - Gender Value reported on E315: Gender code.
E316 – Indigenous Status Value reported on E316: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander code.
E319 – Location of Term Residence

Value reported on E319: Term address postcode.

  • 0001 to 9999 - Australian Postcode
  • 0000 - No information on location of residence
  • E319 ≠ 0001-9999, 0000 - Other
E661 – Term Address Country Code

Value reported on E661: Term address country code.

  • 1101 to 9299 - Country code
  • 9999 - Overseas country, but not classifiable
  • E661 ≠ 1101-9299, 9999 - Other
E320 – Residential Address Postcode

Value reported on E320: Residential address postcode.

  • 0001 to 9999 - Australian Postcode
  • 0000 - No information on location of residence
  • E320 ≠ 0001-9999, 0000 - Other
E658 – Residential Address Country Code

Value reported on E658:Residential address country code.

  • 1101 to 9299 - Country code
  • 9999 - Overseas country, but not classifiable
  • E658 ≠ 1101-9299, 9999 - Other
E327 – Basis for Admission

Value reported on E327: Basis for admission code.

  • 31 - A higher education award course (Australian or overseas equivalent; complete or incomplete)
  • 32 - An enabling or bridging course delivered by a higher education provider (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)
  • 40 - Work and life experience
  • 41 - Recent secondary education (whether undertaken at school, VET or another Australian provider) – ATAR only
  • 42 - Recent secondary education (whether undertaken at school, VET or another Australian provider) – ATAR plus other criteria
  • 43 - Recent secondary education was undertaken (whether undertaken at school, VET or another Australian or overseas provider) – only other criteria, ATAR not considered
  • E327 = NULL, 99 – Basis for admission not specified
E346 – Country of Birth

Value reported on E346: Country of birth code.

  • 1101 - Australia
  • 1200-9299 – Overseas
  • 9998 Born Overseas - No Information on Country
  • 9999 - No information on whether born in Australia or not
  • E346 ≠ 1101, 1200-9299, 9998, 9999 - Other
E347 – Year of arrival in Australia

Value reported on E347: Year of arrival in Australia code.

  • 1900-2099 – Arrived in Australia
  • 9998 - No Information on year of arrival
  • 9999 - No information on whether student was born in Australia or not
  • E347 ≠ 1900-2099, 9998, 9999 - Other
E348 – Language Spoken at Home

Value reported on E348: Language spoken at home code.

  • 0001,1201- English
  • 8000 – 8999 - Indigenous Australian language
  • 1000-1199, 1300-7999, 9000-9799 - Non-English
  • 9998 - Non-English - No Information on Language
  • 9999 - No information on whether or not a non‑English language is spoken at home
  • E348 ≠ 0001, 1201, 1000-1199, 1300-7999, 9000 - 9799, 9998, 9999 - Other
E566 – Credit Provider

Value reported on E566: Credit provider code.

  • 1000-7997 - Provider code listed in Appendix A
  • 9999 - Provider code is not listed in Appendix A
  • E566 ≠ 1000-7997, 9999 - Other
E369 – Tertiary Entrance Score

Value reported on E369: Tertiary entrance score code.

  • 001 - No Tertiary Entrance Score is Required
  • 030-100 - Student with Valid Tertiary Entrance Score
  • 998 - No Tertiary Entrance Score Available
  • 999 - Other Commencing Student
  • E369 ≠ 001, 030-100, 998, 999 – Other

Note: this element was active from 2005 to 2019
E605 – Selection Rank

Value reported on E605: Selection rank code.

  • 0 - No Selection Rank is Required
  • 0.05-99.95 - Student with Valid Selection Rank
  • E605 ≠ 0, 0.05-99.95 – Other
E632 – Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR)

Value reported on E632: Australian Tertiary Admission Rank.

  • 0 - No Australian Tertiary Admission Rank is Required
  • 0.05-99.95 - Student with Valid Australian Tertiary Admission Rank
  • E632 ≠ 0, 0.05-99.95 - Other
E615 - Disability

Value reported on E615: Disability code.

  • 11-20, 99 - Student indicated a disability
  • E615 ≠ 11-20, 99 - Student indicated that they did not have a disability
E620 – Highest Attainment Value reported on E620: Highest attainment code.
E487 – Scholarship Type Value reported on E487: Scholarship type code.
E561 – Credit Basis

Value reported on E561: Credit basis code. Short description of concatenated values.

  • 0100 - Credit/RPL was offered for prior higher education study only
  • 0200 - Credit/RPL was offered for prior VET study only
  • 0300 - Credit/RPL was offered for a combination of prior higher education and VET study
  • 0400 - Credit/RPL was offered for study undertaken at an education Provider outside Australia
  • 0500 - Credit/RPL was offered for work experience undertaken inside or outside Australia
  • 0600 – Other
  • E561 ≠ 0100-0600 – No credit
E572 – Year Left School

Value reported on E572: Year left school code.

  • 1900-2999 - Completed Highest Level of School Attainment
  • 9999 - No Information on Secondary Education
  • E572 ≠ 1900-2999, 9999 - Other
E573 – Highest Educational Attainment Parent 1 Value reported on E573: Highest educational attainment parent 1 code
E574 – Highest Educational Attainment Parent 2 Value reported on E574: Highest educational attainment parent 2 code

Layout of the report

Slicer on the left side of the report enable users to select student enrolment record numbers by Reporting Year.

Notes

  • Deleted records are excluded from the report.
  • Non higher degree by research students (E310: Course of study type code not equal to 02, 03) who have withdrawn from their course on or before the E489: Unit of Study Census Date are excluded from these reports:
  • Unit Enrolments with a census date (E489) in the future are excluded from the report.
  • Non higher degree by research students (E310 not equal to 02, 03) who have withdrawn from their unit on, or before, the census date (E601 is less than or equal to E489) are excluded from the report.
  • Students who have successfully completed their unit on, or before, the census date (E355=3 and E601 is less than or equal to E489) are included in the report.
  • E369 - Tertiary Entrance Score table does not display data from 2021 onwards as this data element was retired.
  • E605 – Selection Rank, E632 – Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) and E620 – Highest Attainment tables display data from 2021 onwards as these data elements are effective from 2021.
  • E487 – Scholarship Type table displays data from 2017 onwards.
  • Category ‘Other’ in E620 - Highest Attainment table contains number of records with non-matching code values.