Overview

The government has set out the reporting requirements for the Provider Information Request (PIR) for implementation this year (2022). Always refer to the government website for any changes on the required fields. The complete list of the information required can be found here. You can also refer to this table of all the reportable fields: TCSI - PIR Data Element Framework. This knowledge article focuses on the new elements required for all TCSI PIR providers.

INFO:

For a complete list of reportable fields required for PIR Providers and their equivalent field names in Paradigm, Entity Field Names, Location, etc., refer to this Knowledge Base article: TCSI for PIR Providers

List of all new elements for TCSI PIR providers

COURSE OF STUDY PACKET (UID3)	Element Name

COURSE OF STUDY PACKET (UID3)	Element Name
E533	Course of study code
E394	Course of study name

COURSE GROUP	Element Name	Unknown value

COURSE GROUP	Element Name	Unknown value
E596	Standard course duration	report '0' for non-awar

CAMPUSES GROUP	Element Name	Unknown value

CAMPUSES GROUP	Element Name	Unknown value
E525	Campus suburb	-
E644	Campus country code	9999 - Overseas country, but not classifiable

COURSE ON-CAMPUS GROUP	Element Name

COURSE ON-CAMPUS GROUP	Element Name
E597	CRICOS code

STUDENTS GROUP	Element Name	Unknown value	Required reporting scope

STUDENTS GROUP	Element Name	Unknown value	Required reporting scope
E314	Date of birth	-	Required - All in scope students
E402	Student family name	-	Required - All in scope students
E403	Student given name first	-	Required - All in scope students
E404	Student given name others	-	Required - All in scope students
E410	Residential address street	-	All in scope Required - All in scope students
E469	Residential address suburb	-	Required - All in scope students
E470	Residential address state	-	Required - All in scope students
E658	Residential address country code	9999 - Overseas country, but not classifiable	Required - All in scope students
E584	Unique Student Identifier	-	Optional
E315	Gender code	-	Required - All in scope students
E316	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander code	-	Required - All in scope students
E346	Country of birth code	9998 - No information on country for student who was born outside Australia 9999 - No information on whether born in Australia or not	Required - All in scope students
E347	Year of arrival in Australia	9998 - No information on year of arrival 9999 - No information on whether student/applicant was born in Australia or not	Required if the student was not born in Australia but ever resided in Australia
E348	Language spoken at home code	9999 - No information on whether or not a non‑English language is spoken at permanent home residence	Required - All in scope students
E572	Year left school	9999 - A commencing student with no information on secondary education	Required - Domestic student
E612	Level left school	99 - High school level is unknown	Required - Domestic student
E573	Highest educational attainment code parent 1	99 - No information provided by student	Required - domestic undergraduate
E574	Highest educational attainment code parent 2	99 - No information provided by student	Required - domestic undergraduate
E661	Term address country code	9999 - Overseas country, but not classifiable	Required - All in scope students
E319	Term address postcode	0000 - No information on location of residence	Required - All in scope students who have a term address in Australia

COURSE ADMISSIONS GROUP	Element Name	Unknown value	Required reporting scope

COURSE ADMISSIONS GROUP	Element Name	Unknown value	Required reporting scope
E534	Course of study commencement date		Required - all in-scope course admissions
E632	Australian Tertiary Admission Rank	0 - ATAR is not available	Required - recent school leavers in an undergraduate course who have an Australian tertiary admission rank
E605	Selection rank	0 - Selection Rank is not available	Required - recent school leavers in an undergraduate course who have a selection rank
E620	Highest attainment code	000 - None of the above	Required - all in-scope domestic students
E599	Course outcome code
E592	Course outcome date
Course prior credit extension
E560	Credit used value
E561	Credit basis code
E566	Credit provider code	9999 - Provider is not listed in Appendix A
EXIT AWARDS PACKET
E599	Course outcome code
E592	Course outcome date

UNIT ENROLMENTS GROUP	Element Name	Unknown value	Required reporting scope

UNIT ENROLMENTS GROUP	Element Name	Unknown value	Required reporting scope
E337	Work experience in industry code
E622	Unit of study year long indicator
E600	Unit of study commencement date
E601	Unit of study outcome date
E384	Amount charged
E381	Amount paid upfront
E660	Delivery location - country code

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Make sure that all the fields listed above have been verified and checked in Paradigm before you will proceed to the next page ready to download your data for submission. Refer to this page for their location in Paradigm.

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TCSI PIR New Reporting Elements

Overview

List of all new elements for TCSI PIR providers