Student Entry Screen VFH Fields

Tax File Number – The tax file number for a student.

CHESSN – A code, allocated by the department, which uniquely identifies the student within the Higher Education or VET Sector and remains constant from year to year.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander – A code which identifies whether or not the student/applicant identifies herself or himself as being of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent.

Country of birth – A code representing the country of birth of a student.

Year of Arrival – The year in which a student/applicant not born in Australia first arrived in Australia.

Language Spoken at Home – A code indicating the use of a language other than English at the student’s/applicant’s permanent home residence.

Highest Education Participation and In which year did the student complete or last participated in the selected highest education? – A code which indicates the student’s or applicant’s highest educational participation and last year of that participation prior to the first enrolment in the course of study.

Citizen/Resident Indicator – A code indicating a student’s/applicant’s citizenship and residence status.

Disability – If a student is suffering from a disability, then the appropriate option should be selected.

Is the student a Domestic school leaver commencing an undergraduate or Vet Course? – This tick box is only to be ticked for Domestic school leaver students commencing an undergraduate higher education / VET course.

What Suburb did the student permanently reside at in their last year of Secondary School? – This field only appears if the above tick box is ticked. Name of suburb/town/locality for the student can be selected in this field.

Study Reason – Study Reason Identifier identifies the student’s main reason for study.

Labour Force Status – Labour Force Status Identifier describes a student’s employment status.