Appendices

The attached documents below provide a list off all institutes that have been approved by the Department as a Higher Education Provider.  It provides the institutes names and provider codes.

The attached document is a list of current post codes in Australia as provided on the Australian Post website.  If a post code that is valid is not in the attached list please make a DEEWR officer aware of the situation.

Australian Post Codes List    (2.8 MB)

The Standard Australian Classification of Countries (SACC) is the Australian statistical standard for statistics classified by country. It replaces and forms the second edition of the Australian Standard Classification of Countries for Social Statistics (ASCCSS) (Cat. no. 1269.0) published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) in September 1990. The SACC is a classification of countries essentially based on the concept of geographic proximity. In its main structure it groups neighbouring countries into progressively broader geographic areas on the basis of their similarity in terms of social, cultural, economic and political characteristics. The classification also provides standard alternative groups of countries associated for economic or political purposes.

Australian Standard Classification of Country Code    

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) developed the Australian Standard Classification of Languages (ASCL) for use in the collection, storage and dissemination of all Australian statistical and administrative data relating to the languages spoken in Australia. The classification was a response to wide community interest in the language usage of the Australian population and the consequent need to provide quality and consistent statistical and administrative data on this topic. It was first published in 1997.

Australian Standard Classification of Languages        

The Field of Education Classification is the classification used to describe higher education courses, specialisations and units of study.  The main purpose of the classification is to ensure courses, specialisations and units of study with the same or similar vocational emphasis are reliably classified to the same "field of education". It is intended also to aid people who design data collections, respond to requests for data, and compile, verify and analyse data. As such, the classification may be viewed as a dictionary clarifying where particular courses, specialisations and units of study data should be categorised. It is important to note that this classification has been developed to be used nationally in all administrative and survey collections which incorporate data on education by field.

If you need further information on the structures or how to apply the Field of Education codes please use the document below.

Structure/Applying of the classifications    (35.5 KB)

Field of Education Descriptions

If you are enrolled in a Commonwealth supported unit of study, you are required to pay a student contribution for each unit.  The Australian Government also makes a contribution, providing about three dollars to the higher education sector for every dollar charged in student contributions. This includes the Commonwealth contribution paid directly to your provider for Commonwealth supported places.

Each provider sets its own student contribution amount for each Commonwealth supported unit of study, so student contributions will vary between providers. The student contribution amount must be set within the range stated in the Higher Education Support Act 2003

The student contribution bands and ranges for 2008 are provided below.

Exemption: You do not have to pay a student contribution amount if you are an 'exempt student'. Ask your provider for further information.  You need to contact a provider for their student contribution amounts.

HECS Bands and Maximum Contribution Amounts    (632.2 KB)

The attached document below provides a table that outlines which file elements are used.

Element in Input Files