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2017 Higher Education Reporting Requirements http://heimshelp.education.gov.au/sites/heimshelp/Support/Pages/Webinar-Higher-Education-Ministerial-Notice-2017
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Overview What’s changed? No HECS-HELP Discount Proposed changes Research Training Program Future enhancements
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Changes to E490 - Student Status code CodeMeaning 201Deferred all or part of the student contribution through HECS-HELP 204Paid full student contribution upfront Introduction of a new code 204 – Paid full student contribution upfront From 2017 there are two reporting codes for Commonwealth supported students:
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Retired codes- HECS-HELP Revising previously reported units of study with census dates prior to 1 January 2017 Element 490 - Revising previously reported data – census dates prior to 1 January 2017 202Paid the full student contribution up-front with the HECS-HELP discount 203Paid the full student contribution up-front without the HECS-HELP discount
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System validations Validations modified to include new student status code of 204 HECS-HELP discount end date 31 Dec 2016 New validations census dates 1 Jan 2017
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Changes to coding notes End date coding notes on: Element 490 – Student status code Element 384 – Total amount charged A student's HECS ‑ HELP status is no longer determined by assessing the status of all units of study undertaken, within a given course of study, on a given census date. This only applies to units of study prior to 1 January 2017
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Changes to Research Training Program from 2017 6 Research Block Grants Research Support Program (RSP) Research Training Program (RTP) Consultation on new program guidelines for Research Block Grants for universities
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E487 - Scholarship type code New codes 08Research Training Programme (RTP) Scholarship with Stipend 09Research Training Programme (RTP) Scholarship without Stipend E487 - Scholarship type code Existing codes 01Australian Postgraduate Award (APA) Scheme 02International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (IPRS) Scheme 07Australian Postgraduate Award (APA) and International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (IPRS)
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Codes for revising RTS pre-2017 students Codes for students who were awarded an APA and/or an IPRS are only to be used for revisions to pre-2017 records. Revising pre-2017 data only 01Australian Postgraduate Award (APA) Scheme 02International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (IPRS) Scheme 07Australian Postgraduate Award (APA) and International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (IPRS)
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E490 – Student Status Proposed new code 331A domestic or overseas student supported under the Research Training Program (RTP) E490 update for Research Training Program Existing codes 320A domestic student who received a research HECS exemption prior to 1 September 2000 330A domestic student enrolled under the Research Training Scheme (RTS) from 1 September 2000
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Retired codes from 2017 Revising pre-2017 data only 320A domestic student who received a research HECS exemption prior to 1 September 2000 330A domestic student enrolled under the Research Training Scheme (RTS) from 1 September 2000 These codes will now only be used to revise previous RTS student records for census dates prior to 1 January 2017
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New directions ATO Reporting Changes in 2017 to support the nightly transfer of HELP data to the ATO from July 2017
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Education Portal - Online Registration New way of applying for access No paper forms Reset your own passwords Manage your own account Nominate your own administrators Webinar 30 August 2:00 pm to 2:45 pm
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Data sent to ATO September June Reminder - HELP debt transfers to ATO Report HELP debts and revisions by 31 August to be included in September transfer JulyAug Data reported in:
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Questions?
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For all your data questions contact HEIMS Data Collections HEIMS.datacollections@education.gov.au Telephone: (02) 6240 7487 Need more help?
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