Coding Guide Tisc Data – Raine Study

CODING GUIDE TISC DATA – RAINE STUDY

Variable Description PROCESSYEAR Year of application. The process year 2017 represents applicants for 2018 admissions. INDICATOR_TY Indicator for recognising category of applicant: 2 (current year WA Year-12/SCSA Student), 3 PE (non WA Year-12 student) OFFERED_COU Course offered for admission, by one of the member WA universities, from applicant’s RSE_CODE preferences.

C%%%% = Curtin University E%%%% = Edith Cowan University M%%%% = Murdoch University U%%%% = The University of Western Australia

First character denotes university Second character denotes campus, except (from 2004) ECU UniPrep (prev UPC): like EP%%%, where P denotes UniPrep and fourth character denotes campus; and from 2015 Curtin Portfolio Entry courses CO%%% Fifth character denotes fee status of course: F = DFee - Full Fee Paying Place; any other alpha denotes Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) OFFERED_PREF Preference number (1-6) of the course that is offered for admission. ERENCE_NUM BER Code Meaning 0 no offer or offer lost due to change of preference 1 preference 1 offered 2 preference 2 offered 3 preference 3 offered 4 preference 4 offered 5 preference 5 offered 6 preference 6 offered

PERMANENT_P OSTCODE Post code of permanent address (Flagged for sensitive data) PREFERENCE_C TISC course code of 1st preference OURSE_CODE1 C%%%% = Curtin University course E%%%% = Edith Cowan University course M%%%% = Murdoch University course U%%%% = UWA course Blank = no preference

Group occurs 6 First character denotes university Second character denotes campus, except (from 2004) ECU UPC: like EP%%%, where P denotes UPC and fourth character denotes campus; and from 2015 CO%%% denotes a Portfolio Entry course Third character denotes discipline for Murdoch Third, fourth and fifth characters relate to course name for UWA (2016) Fifth character denotes Faculty for Curtin (from 2013) PREFERENCE_ Method of study of 1st preference MOS1 Code Meaning

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F Full-time P Part-time E External

PREFERENCE_C TISC course code of 2nd preference OURSE_CODE2 C%%%% = Curtin University course E%%%% = Edith Cowan University course M%%%% = Murdoch University course U%%%% = UWA course Blank = no preference

PREFERENCE_C TISC course code of 3rd preference OURSE_CODE3 C%%%% = Curtin University course E%%%% = Edith Cowan University course M%%%% = Murdoch University course U%%%% = UWA course Blank = no preference

YEAR12_CATEG Categorisation of WA Year 12 student for purpose of aggregating TEE/WACE course. ORY N = normal school leaver R = repeater M = mature age

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O = overseas ie International student

Normal school leaver defined as ‘a current WA Year 12 student, under 20 years on the last day of February in the year of admission (not an international student) and has no past year TER or TER (ATAR) or ATAR.

Repeater defined as a current Year 12 student, under 20 years on the last day of February in the year of admission and has a past year TER or TER (ATAR) or ATAR.

Mature Age defined as a current Year 12 student, who is 20 years of age before 1 March in the year of admission (not an international student). STAT_INDICAT An indicator that an applicant has STAT results OR Code Meaning Y Applicant has STAT results

TERTIARY_CRE An indicator that an applicant wishes to be considered for advance standing or credit on the DIT_APPLIC_FL basis of previous postsecondary study AG Code Meaning Y Applied for credit N Credit not applied for Blank Credit not applied for

ELIGIBILITY_IN Indicator of applicant’s eligibility for a particular university DICATOR Code Meaning Y Eligible (Used for all universities – for Murdoch for 2013 admission and from 2016 admission, ‘Y’ meant eligible except for OnTrack courses) N Not eligible (Used for all universities) C Eligibility conceded blank Not eligible (Used for all universities) A • Eligible for Associate Degree and country courses only (Cur) • Eligible for UniPrep (prev University Preparation Course) only (ECU) • Eligible for Rockingham campus only (Mur 1996 to 2003 admission years) • Eligible for Rockingham and Peel campuses only (Mur 2004 admission year) • Eligible for UWA and has 2 subject and 4 subject TER (UWA) 1 • Eligible (not Murdoch OnTrack 2013 admission and from 2016 admission on) except for competence in English: invited to sit STAT or IELTS to satisfy this • Eligible except for English competence; not eligible for UniReady/Enabling, not eligible for Portfolio Entry (Curtin only) • Eligible except for English competence; not eligible for UniPrep (ECU only) 2 • Eligible except for competence in English: invited to sit STAT or IELTS to satisfy this (Cur Assoc Deg and country courses and Mur R’ham and Peel only) • Eligible for ECU Access A subject to competence in English; eligible for UniPrep 3 • May be eligible for Murdoch Options (2000 only) • Eligible for ECU UniPrep (prev UPC) and Eligible for ECU degree courses except for competence in English: invited to sit STAT or IELTS to satisfy this • Eligible for Curtin StepUp ATAR bonus > 70.00 except for competence in English, invited to sit STAT or IELTS to satisfy this; eligible for UniReady/Enabling and from 2016 admission on not eligible for Portfolio Entry

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4 • Eligible for Curtin StepUp except for competence in English, invited to sit STAT or IELTS to satisfy this; eligible for UniReady/Enabling and from 2016 admission on not eligible for Portfolio Entry • Eligible for Portfolio entry to degree courses at ECU except for competence in English: invited to sit STAT or IELTS to satisfy this • Eligible for Murdoch on basis of grades except for competence in English: invited to sit STAT or IELTS to satisfy this • Eligible for UWA Broadway Scheme, except for competence in English: invited to sit STAT to satisfy this 5 • Eligible except for competence in English; eligible for UniReady/Enabling (Curtin only) and from 2016 admission on not eligible for Portfolio Entry • Eligible for ECU Access A except for competence in English: invited to sit STAT or IELTS to satisfy this • Not eligible for direct entry to Murdoch degree courses; eligible for OnTrack subject to competence in English: invited to sit STAT or IELTS to satisfy this • Eligible for UWA Broadway (tier A school) except for competence in English 6 • Eligible for ECU Access B subject to competence in English • Eligible for Murdoch RISE except for competence in English and, from 2016 admission on not eligible for OnTrack • Eligible for UWA Broadway (tier B school) except for competence in English 7 • Eligible for Curtin StepUp except for competence in English, invited to sit STAT or IELTS to satisfy this; eligible for UniReady/Enabling and from 2016 admission on eligible for Portfolio Entry subject to portfolio • Eligible for ECU Access A subject to competence in English; eligible for Portfolio and UniPrep • Eligible for Murdoch RISE except for competence in English; eligible for OnTrack 8 • Eligible for Curtin StepUp ATAR bonus > 70.00 except for competence in English invited to sit STAT or IELTS to satisfy this; eligible for UniReady/Enabling; from 2016 admission on eligible for Portfolio Entry subject to portfolio • Eligible for Murdoch RISE except for competence in English; eligible for OnTrack subject to further assessment by Murdoch 9 • Eligible except for competence in English; eligible for UniReady/Enabling (Curtin only) and from 2016 admission eligible for Portfolio Entry, subject to portfolio B • Eligible for Murdoch University on the basis of ATAR within a specified range and grades in Year 12 subjects • Eligible for UWA Broadway Scheme on the basis of ATAR within a specified range and school attended • Eligible for Curtin StepUp ATAR bonus > 70.00; eligible for UniReady/Enabling E • Eligible for Curtin UniReady/Enabling Course in Science. Engineering and Health only • Eligible for Murdoch OnTrack only, subject to further assessment by Murdoch • Eligible except for competence in English invited to sit STAT or IELTS to satisfy this (UWA only) K • Eligible for Curtin Portfolio Entry subject to portfolio and eligible for UniReady/Enabling • Eligible for Murdoch OnTrack (subject to Personal Statement) – 2013 admission only • Eligible for UWA Broadway (tier A school) L • Eligible for UWA Broadway (tier B school) M Eligible except for competence in English P • Eligible for Portfolio entry at Curtin (manually set) • Eligible for Portfolio entry to degree courses at ECU and ECU UPC

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R • Eligible for Murdoch RISE; and from 2016 admission not eligible for OnTrack • Eligible for ECU via Cert IV pathway T • Eligible for Curtin StepUp; eligible for UniReady/Enabling • Eligible for Murdoch OnTrack only – 2013 admission and from 2016 admission on Z • Eligible for ECU Access B Q • Eligible for ECU Access A X • Eligible for UniPrep subject to competence in English

WACE_INDICA Indication of whether or not an applicant who has sat WA Year 12 has satisfied SCSA TOR requirements to achieve the Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE). Formerly referred to as ‘secondary graduation’

Code Meaning Y Satisfied in current year P Satisfied in past year N Not satisfied blank Not satisfied V WACE requirement for university admission waived by authority of TISC Executive Officer

COMPETENCE_ Indication whether applicant has satisfied each university’s competence in English IN_ENGLISH_IN requirement D Code Meaning Y Satisfied H Satisfied by concession on basis of scaled score between 48.95 and 49.94 C Satisfied by concession on the basis of performance in WACE English ATAR, Literature ATAR or EALD ATAR or former subjects WACE English, Literature, EALD, TEE English, English Literature or ESL D Satisfied by concession on basis of performance in English as an Additional Language or Dialect ATAR (ELD), or former subject English as an Additional Language/Dialect (ELD) E Satisfied through ECT G Satisfied on the basis of letter grades (ECU only) I Satisfied through IELTS S Satisfied through STAT J Satisfied via interstate Year 12 or IB result R Satisfied by A in English General for ECU Portfolio K Satisfied by minimum C in English General for ECU Uniprep U Not satisfied but has met UWA levels of achievement in IELTS* 8 Not satisfied; may be invited to sit STAT 9 Not satisfied; not invited but allowed to sit STAT N Not satisfied blank Not satisfied

SCHOOL_CODE Code of a WA school (or offshore school offering WA Year 12 program), if any, attended by an applicant in their Year 12, past or current year.

Valid values of all school codes:

Code Meaning 1000- Independent school 2999

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3000- Government school, including TAFE centre, WA education support centres and 6899 remote Aboriginal Community Centres 6900- Overseas (offshore) schools 6949- 9999 Private candidate W001 WAUFP overseas school

SUBJECT_NAM E1 Short name of a subject/WACE course which may be studied by a WA Year 12 student. SCALED_SCORE 1 Subject final scaled score. SUBJECT_NAM E2 Short name of a subject/WACE course which may be studied by a WA Year 12 student. SCALED_SCORE 2 Subject final scaled score. SUBJECT_NAM E3 Short name of a subject/WACE course which may be studied by a WA Year 12 student. SCALED_SCORE 3 Subject final scaled score. SUBJECT_NAM E4 Short name of a subject/WACE course which may be studied by a WA Year 12 student. SCALED_SCORE 4 Subject final scaled score. SUBJECT_NAM E5 Short name of a subject/WACE course which may be studied by a WA Year 12 student. SCALED_SCORE 5 Subject final scaled score. SUBJECT_NAM E6 Short name of a subject/WACE course which may be studied by a WA Year 12 student. SCALED_SCORE 6 Subject final scaled score. SUBJECT_NAM E7 Short name of a subject/WACE course which may be studied by a WA Year 12 student. SCALED_SCORE 7 Subject final scaled score. SUBJECT_NAM E8 Short name of a subject/WACE course which may be studied by a WA Year 12 student. SCALED_SCORE 8 Subject final scaled score. SUBJECT_NAM E9 Short name of a subject/WACE course which may be studied by a WA Year 12 student. SCALED_SCORE 9 Subject final scaled score. SUBJECT_NAM E10 Short name of a subject/WACE course which may be studied by a WA Year 12 student. SCALED_SCORE 10 Subject final scaled score. ABORIGINAL_I Indicates whether or not an applicant is of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. NDICATOR Code Meaning 2 Neither

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3 Aboriginal origin 4 Torres Strait origin 5 Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait origin 9 No information provided

CITIZENSHIP_I Indicates citizen/residency status of applicant. NDICATOR Code Meaning 1 Australian citizen, incl dual citizens 2 New Zealand citizen, but not also Aust citizen 3 Granted or holds Permanent Residence of Australia, but not NZ or Aust citizen 4 None of 1, 2, 3, 8 8 Permanent resident of Australia with humanitarian visa 0 (zero) Full-fee paying international student F Full-fee paying international student N Not known

LANGUAGE_CO A code indicating the language spoken at home by the applicant. DE Valid values are the Federal Department of Education and Training codes (data element 348). LAST_UNIVERSI A code indicating last university, if any, attended by the applicant. TY_CODE Format 9999, or alpha followed by four numbers, or blank

Code Meaning 1000-9999 federal Department of Education and Training or its predecessors’ institution codes A0001-A9999 notional ACT institution codes C0001-C9999 notional SA/NT institution codes M0001- notional multi-state institution codes M9999 N0001-N9999 notional NSW institution codes Q0001-Q9999 notional QLD institution codes T0001-T9999 notional TAS institution codes V0001-V9999 notional VIC institution codes W0001- notional WA institution codes W9999 Z9001-Z8999 notional codes for TISC use Z9991 Overseas institution

LAST_UNIVERSI TY_DATE Year, if any, an applicant was last enrolled at a university. QUALIFICATIO A code indicating status of postsecondary or Year 12 study, if any, undertaken by applicant. N_INDICATOR1 Code Meaning 1 Never attempted 2 Enrolled but not completed 3 completed

QUALIFICATIO Last year of the associated postsecondary or Year 12 qualification, if any, undertaken by the N_YEAR1 applicant. QUALIFICATIO A code indicating status of postsecondary or Year 12 study, if any, undertaken by applicant. N_INDICATOR2

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Code Meaning 1 Never attempted 2 Enrolled but not completed 3 completed

QUALIFICATIO Last year of the associated postsecondary or Year 12 qualification, if any, undertaken by the N_YEAR2 applicant. QUALIFICATIO A code indicating status of postsecondary or Year 12 study, if any, undertaken by applicant. N_INDICATOR3 Code Meaning 1 Never attempted 2 Enrolled but not completed 3 completed

QUALIFICATIO Last year of the associated postsecondary or Year 12 qualification, if any, undertaken by the N_YEAR3 applicant. QUALIFICATIO A code indicating status of postsecondary or Year 12 study, if any, undertaken by applicant. N_INDICATOR4 Code Meaning 1 Never attempted 2 Enrolled but not completed 3 completed

QUALIFICATIO Last year of the associated postsecondary or Year 12 qualification, if any, undertaken by the N_YEAR4 applicant. QUALIFICATIO A code indicating status of postsecondary or Year 12 study, if any, undertaken by applicant. N_INDICATOR5 Code Meaning 1 Never attempted 2 Enrolled but not completed 3 completed

QUALIFICATIO Last year of the associated postsecondary or Year 12 qualification, if any, undertaken by the N_YEAR5 applicant. QUALIFICATIO A code indicating status of postsecondary or Year 12 study, if any, undertaken by applicant. N_INDICATOR6 Code Meaning 1 Not completed 2 Completed

QUALIFICATIO Last year of the associated postsecondary or Year 12 qualification, if any, undertaken by the N_YEAR6 applicant. QUALIFICATIO A code indicating status of postsecondary or Year 12 study, if any, undertaken by applicant. N_INDICATOR7

Code Meaning 1 Not completed 2 Completed

QUALIFICATIO Last year of the associated postsecondary or Year 12 qualification, if any, undertaken by the N_YEAR7 applicant. QUALIFICATIO A code indicating status of postsecondary or Year 12 study, if any, undertaken by applicant. N_INDICATOR8 Code Meaning 1 Not completed

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2 Completed

QUALIFICATIO Last year of the associated postsecondary or Year 12 qualification, if any, undertaken by the N_YEAR8 applicant. HIGHEST_EDUC A code indicating the highest level of education in which an applicant _PARTICIPATIO has participated. N

Code Meaning 02YYYY Completed postgrad 03YYYY Completed bachelor 04YYYY Completed sub-degree 05YYYY Incomplete higher ed 07YYYY Completed Year 12 at school or TAFE 08YYYY Completed or incomplete other qual 090000 No qualification attained 10YYYY Completed VET award 11YYYY Incomplete VET award

STUDENT_ATA R Applicant’s WA ATAR (without university-specific bonuses applied) NEW_TO_UNIV Indicates whether an applicant was enrolled in the university in the past. _STUDY_INDIC ATOR Code Meaning D Not enrolled at a university in the past and took or taking Year 12 in the past two years E Never enrolled at a university

OFFERED_PREF An optional administrative code with unique meaning for the university. Inserted by the ERENCE_STATU university of the preference. S Values may be A to Z, 0 to 9 or blank EDUCATION_P Highest educational attainment of parent or guardian 1

ARENT1 Code Male Code Female Meaning parent/guardian parent/guardian 20 40 Postgrad qualification 21 41 Bachelor degree 22 42 Other post-school qualification 23 43 Completed Yr 12 24 44 Did not complete Yr 12 25 45 Completed Yr 10 26 46 Did not complete Yr 10

49 59 Don’t know 98 98 Not applicable 99 99 No information provided

EDUCATION_P Highest educational attainment of parent or guardian 2 ARENT2 Code Male Code Female Meaning parent/guardian parent/guardian

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20 40 Postgrad qualification 21 41 Bachelor degree 22 42 Other post-school qualification 23 43 Completed Yr 12 24 44 Did not complete Yr 12 25 45 Completed Yr 10 26 46 Did not complete Yr 10

49 59 Don’t know 98 98 Not applicable 99 99 No information provided

STAT_VERBAL_ ENGLISH_SCOR E STAT Verbal component score STAT_QUANTIT ATIVE_COMP_ SCORE STAT Qualitative component score STAT_WRITTEN _ENGLISH_SCO RE STAT Written English score STAT_VERBAL_ YEAR Year of STAT Verbal score attained STAT_QUANTIT ATIVE_YEAR Year STAT Quantitative score attained STAT_WE_YEA R Year STAT Written English score attained

For more detailed information: see AP027 Users Guide 2016_V19.pdf

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