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Requirements for provision of statistical data and CHESSN allocation: The Higher Education Student Collection

A component of the overall requirements for being approved as a Higher Education Provider (HEP) under the Higher Education Support Act 2003 (HESA) is the requirement for the provision of statistical data to the Minister and the allocation of Commonwealth Higher Education Student Support Numbers (CHESSN) to all Commonwealth assisted students. The pages below link to documents that outline these specific requirements for the current and upcoming years:


Requirements for provision of statistical data and CHESSN allocation for 2008

Under subsection 19-70(1) of the Higher Education Support Act 2003, higher education providers are required to provide statistical and other information to DEEWR. A Ministerial Notice issued on 16 October 2007 sets out the requirements for the Higher Education Student Collection for 2008.

Reporting data for 2008:

Data requirements covered by a Ministerial Notice for all HESA approved Higher Education Providers (HEP), including Table A, B, C and private providers (13 December 2007):

 
 

Data requirements covered by a Ministerial Notice for HESA approved Higher Education Providers (HEP) including Table A, B, C and private providers (28 May 2008):

 
 
Staff Collections
 

Data requirements covered by a Ministerial Notice for HESA approved Higher Education Providers (HEP) in Table A, B and C (16 October 2007): 

Requirements for provision of statistical data and CHESSN allocation for 2009

Under subsection 19-70(1) of the Higher Education Support Act 2003, higher education providers are required to provide statistical and other information to DEEWR. A Ministerial Notice issued on  13 December 2007 sets out the requirements for the Higher Education Student Collection for 2009.

Reporting data for 2009 :

Data requirements covered by a Ministerial Notice for all HESA approved Higher Education Providers (HEP), including Table A, B, C and private providers (28 May 2008):

Release note change control document 2009   ( 28 May 2008) PDF Document (53.2 KB) 

Staff Collections
 

Data requirements covered by a Ministerial Notice for HESA approved Higher Education Providers (HEP) in Table A, B and C (28 May 2008): 

DESTPAC is provided to higher education providers to assist in the preparation and validation of data required by DEEWR for its higher education statistical collections. DESTPAC software documentation is available in html format and can be downloaded as zipped archives.

The DESTPAC FAQs document contains answers to some commonly asked questions regarding the DESTPAC tool.

Document download instructions

Install contains details of specifications required to enable DESTPAC to function.

Please note that you may experience delays in downloading large files.

The HEPCAT User guide can be found on the HEIMSHELP  You are now leaving the DEST website   website.

The Commonwealth Scholarships user guide and technical specifications can be found on the HEIMSHELP  You are now leaving the DEST website   website.

The HEIMS Data Collections newsletter can be found on the HEIMSHELP You are now leaving the DEST website   website.

For information on the Student Data Collection, HEIMS administration and CHESSN contact HEIMS.DataCollections@deewr.gov.au.

Further information on administrative requirements under the Higher Education Support Act 2003 (HESA) is available in the Administrative Information for Providers (AIP).