Higher Education HELP Status Compliance Live Data Report

How to read this report

[CREATED: 20/072023]

This report displays student loan statuses for a selected year based on the following predefined set of criteria:

Includes only:

  • Citizen/resident indicator (E358: Citizen resident code) is:
    • 1 Australian citizen,
    • 2 New Zealand citizen,
    • 3 Permanent visa other than Permanent humanitarian visa, or
    • 8 Permanent humanitarian visa
    • P Pacific Engagement Visa [UPDATED: 09/04/2024]

Uses the reported Student Status code (E490: Student Status Code) to determine the following categories:

  • Enabling
    • Student Status code (E490: Student Status Code) is:
      • 261 A domestic student enrolled in an enabling course (i.e. bridging or supplementary programme)
  • HECS Liable
    • Student Status code (E490: Student Status Code) is:
      • 110 Deferred all or part of student contribution through HECS‑HELP,
      • 111 Paid full student contribution upfront with HECS‑HELP discount,
      • 112 Paid full student contribution upfront without HECS‑HELP discount
  • HECS‑HELP
    • Student Status code (E490: Student Status Code) is:
      • 201 Deferred all or part of student contribution through HECS‑HELP,
      • 202 Paid full student contribution upfront with HECS‑HELP discount,
      • 203 Paid full student contribution upfront without HECS‑HELP discount
      • 204 Paid the full student contribution upfront
  • FEE‑HELP eligible students:
    • Student Status code (E490: Student Status Code) is:
      • 220 Pre-2005 PELS students who deferred all or part of the tuition fee through FEE‑HELP
      • 230 Deferred all or part of Award or Enabling course tuition fee through FEE‑HELP
      • 231 Deferred all or part of tuition fee through FEE‑HELP – Employer reserved place
      • 232 Deferred all or part of Open Universities Australia (OUA) tuition fee through FEE‑HELP, or
      • 233 Deferred all or part of BOTP tuition fee through FEE‑HELP.
  • Other Commonwealth Supported
    • Student Status code (E490: Student Status Code) is:
      • 250 A domestic student holding a Commonwealth-funded, merit-based, undergraduate HECS‑exemption scholarship for disadvantaged students,
      • 260 Student in a Commonwealth supported place with an Exemption scholarship (no student contribution to be charged)
      • 262 Student undertaking Work Experience in Industry (WEI) where learning and performance is not directed by, and support is not received from, the Provider and for which a student contribution cannot be charged [UPDATED: 09/04/2024]
      • 263 Students undertaking a replacement unit that will not consume student learning entitlement. [UPDATED: 09/04/2024]
  • OS-HELP [UPDATED: 09/04/2024]
    • Student Status code (E490: Student Status Code) is:
      • 240 OS HELP for study in non Asian countries
      • 241 OS HELP for study in Asia
      • 242 OS HELP Language study
  • SA-HELP [UPDATED: 09/04/2024]
    • Student Status code (E490: Student Status Code) is:
      • 280 Deferred all or part of student services and amenities fee for a Course of Study through SA HELP
      • 281 Deferred all or part of student services and amenities fee for a Bridging Course for Overseas Trained Professional through SA HELP

Layout of the report

The report has two pages:

  • HELP-Status Compliance and
  • OS-SA HELP Compliance [UPDATED: 09/04/2024]

Slicers on each page enable users to select data by:

  • Reporting Year
  • Loan Status
  • Student Status

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

HELP Status Compliance

FieldCoding notes
Reporting YearUses the year component of the reported E489: Unit of Study Census date value
StateUses the State that the institution was headquartered at.
E313 – Student Identification CodeUses the reported E313: Student Identification Code value.
E488 – CHESSNUses the reported E488: CHESSN value.
E354 – Unit of Study CodeUses the reported E354: Unit of Study Code value.
E489 – Unit of Study Census DateUses the reported E489: Unit of Study Census Date value.
E558 – HELP Loan AmountUses the reported E558: HELP Loan Amount value.
E662 – Adjusted Loan AmountUses the reported E662: Adjusted Loan Amount value.
Loan VarianceThe sum of E558: HELP Loan Amount minus the sum of E662: Adjusted Loan Amount.
E529 – Loan FeeUses the reported E529: Loan Fee value.
E663 – Adjusted Loan FeeUses the reported E663: Adjusted Loan Fee value.
Loan Fee VarianceThe sum of E529: Loan Fee minus the sum of E663: Adjusted Loan Fee.
E446 – Remission Reason CodeUses the reported E446: Remission Reason Code value.
A130 – Loan StatusUses the reported A130 - Loan Status value.
E490 – Student Status CodeUses the reported E490: Student Status Code value.

OS-SA HELP Status Compliance [UPDATED: 09/04/2024]

FieldCoding notes
Reporting YearUses the year component of the reported E527: HELP debt incurral date value
StateUses the State that the institution was headquartered at.
E313 – Student Identification CodeUses the reported E313: Student Identification Code value.
E488 – CHESSNUses the reported E488: CHESSN value.
E584 - USIUses the reported E584 - Unique Student Identifier value.
E527 - HELP Debt Incurral DateUses the  E527: HELP debt incurral date value
E558 – HELP Loan AmountUses the reported E558: HELP Loan Amount value.
E528 – OS-HELP Payment AmountUses the reported E528: OS-HELP Payment Amount value.
E529 – Loan FeeUses the reported E529: Loan Fee value.
A130 – Loan StatusUses the reported A130 - Loan Status value.
E490 – Student Status CodeUses the reported E490: Student Status Code value.
HELP TypeUses the reported E490: Student Status Code value.

Notes