# Commonwealth Supported Places (CSPs)

## Overview <a href="#overview" id="overview"></a>

Providers offering courses that are Commonwealth-supported places (CSPs) need to record the student’s financial information and all other related fields in Paradigm accordingly to report the correct data to the government to reflect how the student's fees have been subsidised. This article will guide you on how to record a student’s CSP-related fields in Paradigm.

## What is CSP

A Commonwealth-supported place ([CSP](https://www.studyassist.gov.au/help-loans/commonwealth-supported-places-csps)) is a place at a university or higher education provider where the government pays part of the student’s fees. This part is a subsidy, not a loan, and the student doesn’t have to pay it back.

This subsidy does not cover the entire cost of the student’s study. The remaining portion is called the 'student contribution amount', the payment of which the student is liable or is to be paid upfront when the student is not a HECS-HELP recipient.

A HECS-HELP loan may be used to pay the 'Student Contribution Amount' if the student is eligible, applies for, and is approved for a HECS-HELP loan.

Source: [Commonwealth supported places (CSPs)](https://www.studyassist.gov.au/help-loans/commonwealth-supported-places-csps)

## How to Record Contribution-Exempt Students <a href="#how-to-record-contribution-exempt-students" id="how-to-record-contribution-exempt-students"></a>

A student who is contribution-exempt will have a Status Code ([E490](https://www.tcsisupport.gov.au/element/490)) value coded as 260, 261, 262, *see* [Student Status code | TCSI Support](https://www.tcsisupport.gov.au/element/490) *for more details.* These students are contribution-exempt, non-overseas tuition fee-exempt, or Research Training Program (RTP) students.

Paradigm reports a **0.00** amount for these fields:

* Unit Fee ([E384](https://www.tcsisupport.gov.au/element/384))
* Upfront Payment ([E381](https://www.tcsisupport.gov.au/element/381))
* HEIMS Loan Fee ([E529](https://www.tcsisupport.gov.au/element/529))
* Funding Amount ([E558](https://www.tcsisupport.gov.au/element/558))

for all EXEMPT ([E490](https://www.tcsisupport.gov.au/element/490)) students with no HELP loan.

In all other cases, the Funding Amount ([E558](https://www.tcsisupport.gov.au/element/558)) is calculated as

* **Unit Fee** ([E384](https://www.tcsisupport.gov.au/element/384)) amount **–** (minus) **Upfront Payment** ([E381](https://www.tcsisupport.gov.au/element/381)) amount.

{% hint style="info" %}
**NOTE**:

The (E490) **HEIMS INFORMATION** section (**Student status code** field name) values coded in Paradigm are either of these: 260, 261, 262, *see* [Student Status code | TCSI Support](https://www.tcsisupport.gov.au/element/490) *for more details on this element number.*
{% endhint %}

<figure><img src="/files/VSWI2qMah4rR9LhpnYAI" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

1. If a student has any of the status codes: 260, 261, 262, as coded in their unit enrolment **HEIMS INFORMATION** section, under the **Student status code** field, refer to the next step on how Paradigm has coded and reported the student’s financial information.

<figure><img src="/files/yGrRDQtNkBq2hR2ojfGq" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

2\. Go to the **FINANCIAL INFORMATION** section, and refer to the table below on how Paradigm coded and reported each field highlighted in the screenshot.

<figure><img src="/files/O6qRLKxB6Yxkh9x9XttV" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

| **TCSI Element Number**                                                   | **Paradigm Field Name**                                 | **ReportedAmount**                                                                                                                                                                    |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [E384 ](https://www.tcsisupport.gov.au/element/384)– Amount Charged       | <mark style="color:green;">**1**</mark> Unit Fee        | EXEMPT Students: **0.00**                                                                                                                                                             |
| [E381 ](https://www.tcsisupport.gov.au/element/381)– Amount Paid Up Front | <mark style="color:green;">**2**</mark> Upfront Payment | EXEMPT and Overseas: **0.00**                                                                                                                                                         |
| [E529 ](https://www.tcsisupport.gov.au/element/529)– Loan Fee             | <mark style="color:green;">**3**</mark> HEIMS Loan Fee  | EXEMPT and Overseas: **0.00**                                                                                                                                                         |
| [E558 ](https://www.tcsisupport.gov.au/element/558)– HELP Loan Amount     | <mark style="color:green;">**4**</mark> Funding Amount  | <p>Help Loan?</p><p>Yes: <strong>Unit Fee</strong> (E384) <strong>–</strong> (minus) <strong>Upfront Payment</strong> (E381)</p><p>No: EXEMPT and Overseas: <strong>0.00</strong></p> |

## Understanding CSP fields in Paradigm <a href="#understanding-csp-fields-in-paradigm" id="understanding-csp-fields-in-paradigm"></a>

The table below will guide you on how to correctly code each CSP-related field in Paradigm.

### Financial Information (Student Unit Enrolment Details)

| <p><strong>Unit Fee</strong></p><p>(<a href="https://www.tcsisupport.gov.au/element/384">E384</a> Amount Charged)</p>              | student contribution amount                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| <p><strong>Upfront Payment</strong></p><p>(<a href="https://www.tcsisupport.gov.au/element/381">E381</a> Amount Paid Up Front)</p> | component of the student contribution amount that student is paying upfront                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| <p><strong>Funding Amount</strong></p><p>(<a href="https://www.tcsisupport.gov.au/element/558">E558</a> HELP Loan Amount)</p>      | component of the student contribution amount that the student is deferring to the government                                                                                                                                                                  |
| **Subsidy Amount**                                                                                                                 | leave this field blank if you are not offering HECS-HELP discounts. If you are offering these then the field would equal the HECS-HELP discount amount                                                                                                        |
| **Subsidy Type**                                                                                                                   | if you are offering HECS-HELP discounts, you can set this field to that specific discount type being offered – a student is a recipient of HECS-HELP                                                                                                          |
| **Funding Type**                                                                                                                   | set it to UPFRONT where the student is discharging the full component of their student contribution with an upfront payment. Otherwise, mark it as HECS-HELP                                                                                                  |
| **Delivery Fee**                                                                                                                   | shortfall amount between the unit fee normally charged for the unit and the total resourcing offered by the government (this means the calculation: Unit Fee - sum (CSP amount + student contribution) where the outcome of the formula is greater than zero) |

### TCSI Information (Student Unit Enrolment Details)

| **Student status code** ([E490](https://www.tcsisupport.gov.au/element/490) Student Status Code) | set it to **203** where the student is discharging the full component of their student contribution with an upfront payment, **202** if with HECS-HELP discount. Otherwise, mark it as **201** |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |

### Course Details (Student Course Enrolment Details)

| **HEIMS Contribution Indicator** ([E392 ](https://www.tcsisupport.gov.au/element/392)Maximum student contribution code) | set to **0** when there is no student contribution being charged. Otherwise, set it to **7** |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |

## Workflow <a href="#workflow" id="workflow"></a>

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**BE ADVISED**:

Take note of the following coding advice to avoid getting any TCSI-related errors in your CSP records:

* CSP students cannot have unit fees deferred to the government for an amount that has a cents component. The fee needs to be rounded to whole dollars.
* The Field of Education ([E461](https://www.tcsisupport.gov.au/element/461)) needs to be correctly set on the base course, base unit and scheduled unit records to a category that is supported by CSP funding, *see* [TCSI for HE for the location of the fields in Paradigm](/home/paradigm-knowledge-base/tcsi-reporting/tcsi-element-dictionary/tcsi-for-higher-education-providers.md).
  {% endhint %}

There are four possible scenarios on how CSP students may discharge their tuition debts. These scenarios are outlined as four separate workflows below. Ensure that you choose the scenario that best fits the student's circumstances.

Note that it is entirely plausible for the same student to present with more than one scenario in a given semester. For this reason, adequate care must be taken to ensure that correct data is reported to the government in each case.

(<mark style="color:green;">1</mark>) [CSP Recipient with no Charged Contribution Fee](#1-csp-recipient-with-no-charged-contribution-fee)

(<mark style="color:green;">2</mark>) [CSP Recipient with a Charged Contribution Fee to be Paid Off by the Student (UPFRONT FEES)](#csp-recipient-with-a-charged-contribution-fee-to-be-paid-off-by-the-student-upfront-fees)

(<mark style="color:green;">3</mark>) [CSP Recipient with a Charged Contribution Fee to be Deferred and Paid via HECS-HELP](#csp-recipient-with-a-charged-contribution-fee-to-be-deferred-and-paid-via-hecs-help)

(<mark style="color:green;">4</mark>) [CSP Recipient with a Charged Contribution Fee to be Paid Off by the Student Offered with HECS-HELP Discount](#csp-recipient-with-a-charged-contribution-fee-to-be-paid-off-by-the-student-upfront-offered-with-hec)

### (<mark style="color:green;">1</mark>) CSP Recipient with no Charged Contribution Fee

{% hint style="danger" %}
**BE ADVISED**:

Refer to the guidelines above \[[**Understanding CSP fields in Paradigm**](#understanding-csp-fields-in-paradigm)] on how you code each CSP-related field for your specific case.
{% endhint %}

Sample Coding Values:

**FINANCIAL INFORMATION** (Student Unit Enrolment Details)

| <p><strong>Unit Fee</strong></p><p>(<a href="https://www.tcsisupport.gov.au/element/384">E384</a> Amount Charged)</p>              | **0.00**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| <p><strong>Upfront Payment</strong></p><p>(<a href="https://www.tcsisupport.gov.au/element/381">E381</a> Amount Paid Up Front)</p> | **0.00**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| <p><strong>Funding Amount</strong></p><p>(<a href="https://www.tcsisupport.gov.au/element/558">E558</a> HELP Loan Amount)</p>      | **0.00**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| **Subsidy Amount**                                                                                                                 | 0.00 *default value* – *assumed that there is no HECS-HELP discount offered*                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| **Subsidy Type**                                                                                                                   | *blank – assumed that there is no HECS-HELP discount offered*                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| **Funding Type**                                                                                                                   | **UPFRONT FEES**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| **Delivery Fee**                                                                                                                   | 0.00 *default value* – *assumed that there is no shortfall, see* [above ](https://app.gitbook.com/o/sKrEpOcwixBOaKMqV0Bh/s/C21t2SaV2eKaLxvtR27D/~/changes/nUYRIctak8wuoR8MwdOS/tcsi-reporting/workflows/commonwealth-supported-places-csps#understanding-csp-fields-in-paradigm)*guide* |

**HEIMS INFORMATION** (Student Unit Enrolment Details)

| **Student status code** ([E490](https://www.tcsisupport.gov.au/element/490) Student Status Code) | <p><strong>203</strong></p><p>Paid full student contribution up-front without the HECS-HELP discount</p> |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |

**COURSE DETAILS** (Student Course Enrolment Details)

| **HEIMS Contribution Indicator** ([E392 ](https://www.tcsisupport.gov.au/element/392)Maximum student contribution code) | <p><strong>0</strong></p><p>Student is student contribution exempt</p> |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |

With the sample coding above, load the student unit enrolment details screen and edit the fields (1-6) as highlighted in the screenshot below.

<figure><img src="/files/VJ5eQeMiIaexY9ivPHP2" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

### (<mark style="color:green;">2</mark>) CSP Recipient with a Charged Contribution Fee to be paid off by the Student (UPFRONT FEES) <a href="#csp-recipient-with-a-charged-contribution-fee-to-be-paid-off-by-the-student-upfront-fees" id="csp-recipient-with-a-charged-contribution-fee-to-be-paid-off-by-the-student-upfront-fees"></a>

{% hint style="danger" %}
**BE ADVISED**:

Refer to the guidelines above \[[**Understanding CSP fields in Paradigm**](#understanding-csp-fields-in-paradigm)] on how you code each CSP-related field for your specific case.
{% endhint %}

Sample Coding Values:

**FINANCIAL INFORMATION** (Student Unit Enrolment Details)

| <p><strong>Unit Fee</strong></p><p>(<a href="https://www.tcsisupport.gov.au/element/384">E384</a> Amount Charged)</p>              | **250.00**                                                                                                                |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| <p><strong>Upfront Payment</strong></p><p>(<a href="https://www.tcsisupport.gov.au/element/381">E381</a> Amount Paid Up Front)</p> | **250.00**                                                                                                                |
| <p><strong>Funding Amount</strong></p><p>(<a href="https://www.tcsisupport.gov.au/element/558">E558</a> HELP Loan Amount)</p>      | **0.00**                                                                                                                  |
| **Subsidy Amount**                                                                                                                 | 0.00 *default value* – *assumed that there is no HECS-HELP discount offered*                                              |
| **Subsidy Type**                                                                                                                   | *blank – assumed that there is no HECS-HELP discount offered*                                                             |
| **Funding Type**                                                                                                                   | **UPFRONT FEES**                                                                                                          |
| **Delivery Fee**                                                                                                                   | 0.00 *default value* – *assumed that there is no shortfall, see* [*above* ](#understanding-csp-fields-in-paradigm)*guide* |

**HEIMS INFORMATION** (Student Unit Enrolment Details)

| **Student status code** ([E490](https://www.tcsisupport.gov.au/element/490) Student Status Code) | <p><strong>203</strong></p><p>Paid full student contribution up-front without the HECS-HELP discount</p> |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |

**COURSE DETAILS** (Student Course Enrolment Details)

| **HEIMS Contribution Indicator** ([E392 ](https://www.tcsisupport.gov.au/element/392)Maximum student contribution code) | <p><strong>7</strong></p><p>Maximum student contribution for Commonwealth supported students where the:</p><ul><li>student does not meet the definition of a grandfathered student in Schedule 1 of the <em>Higher Education Support Act 2003</em>, and</li><li>the unit of study is not in Professional Pathway Psychology or Professional Pathway Social Work.</li></ul> |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |

With the sample coding above, load the student unit enrolment details screen and edit the fields (1-6) as highlighted in the screenshot below.

<figure><img src="/files/OVUzkzG8XyneQ8Dq2SZE" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

### (<mark style="color:green;">3</mark>) CSP Recipient with a Charged Contribution Fee to be Deferred and Paid via HECS-HELP <a href="#csp-recipient-with-a-charged-contribution-fee-to-be-deferred-and-paid-via-hecs-help" id="csp-recipient-with-a-charged-contribution-fee-to-be-deferred-and-paid-via-hecs-help"></a>

{% hint style="danger" %}
**BE ADVISED**:

Refer to the guidelines above \[[**Understanding CSP fields in Paradigm**](#understanding-csp-fields-in-paradigm)] on how you code each CSP-related field for your specific case.
{% endhint %}

Sample Coding Values:

**FINANCIAL INFORMATION** (Student Unit Enrolment Details)

| <p><strong>Unit Fee</strong></p><p>(<a href="https://www.tcsisupport.gov.au/element/384">E384</a> Amount Charged)</p>              | **250.00**                                                                                                              |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| <p><strong>Upfront Payment</strong></p><p>(<a href="https://www.tcsisupport.gov.au/element/381">E381</a> Amount Paid Up Front)</p> | **0.00**                                                                                                                |
| <p><strong>Funding Amount</strong></p><p>(<a href="https://www.tcsisupport.gov.au/element/558">E558</a> HELP Loan Amount)</p>      | **250.00**                                                                                                              |
| **Subsidy Amount**                                                                                                                 | 0.00 *default value* – *assumed that there is no HECS-HELP discount offered*                                            |
| **Subsidy Type**                                                                                                                   | *blank – assumed that there is no HECS-HELP discount offered*                                                           |
| **Funding Type**                                                                                                                   | **HECS-HELP**                                                                                                           |
| **Delivery Fee**                                                                                                                   | 0.00 *default value* – *assumed that there is no shortfall, see* [above ](#understanding-csp-fields-in-paradigm)*guide* |

**HEIMS INFORMATION** (Student Unit Enrolment Details)

| **Student status code** ([E490](https://www.tcsisupport.gov.au/element/490) Student Status Code) | <p><strong>201</strong></p><p>Deferred all or part of the student contribution through HECS‑HELP</p> |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |

**COURSE DETAILS** (Student Course Enrolment Details)

| **HEIMS Contribution Indicator** ([E392 ](https://www.tcsisupport.gov.au/element/392)Maximum student contribution code) | <p><strong>7</strong></p><p>Maximum student contribution for Commonwealth supported students where the:</p><ul><li>student does not meet the definition of a grandfathered student in Schedule 1 of the <em>Higher Education Support Act 2003</em>, and</li><li>the unit of study is not in Professional Pathway Psychology or Professional Pathway Social Work.</li></ul> |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |

With the sample coding above, load the student unit enrolment details screen and edit the fields (1-6) as highlighted in the screenshot below.

<figure><img src="/files/3ULWlwy9LLPnnBP5jUBO" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

### (<mark style="color:green;">4</mark>) CSP Recipient with a Charged Contribution Fee to be Paid Off by the Student \[UPFRONT] offered with HECS-HELP Discount <a href="#csp-recipient-with-a-charged-contribution-fee-to-be-paid-off-by-the-student-upfront-offered-with-hec" id="csp-recipient-with-a-charged-contribution-fee-to-be-paid-off-by-the-student-upfront-offered-with-hec"></a>

{% hint style="danger" %}
**BE ADVISED**:

Refer to the guidelines above \[[**Understanding CSP fields in Paradigm**](#understanding-csp-fields-in-paradigm)] on how you code each CSP-related field for your specific case.
{% endhint %}

Sample Coding Values:

**FINANCIAL INFORMATION** (Student Unit Enrolment Details)

| <p><strong>Unit Fee</strong></p><p>(<a href="https://www.tcsisupport.gov.au/element/384">E384</a> Amount Charged)</p>              | **250.00**                                                                                                              |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| <p><strong>Upfront Payment</strong></p><p>(<a href="https://www.tcsisupport.gov.au/element/381">E381</a> Amount Paid Up Front)</p> | **225.00** *unit fee **-(minus)** the subsidy amount*                                                                   |
| <p><strong>Funding Amount</strong></p><p>(<a href="https://www.tcsisupport.gov.au/element/558">E558</a> HELP Loan Amount)</p>      | **0.00**                                                                                                                |
| **Subsidy Amount**                                                                                                                 | **25.00** *assumed that there is a 10% HECS-HELP discount offered*                                                      |
| **Subsidy Type**                                                                                                                   | *HECS-HELP discount*                                                                                                    |
| **Funding Type**                                                                                                                   | **HECS-HELP**                                                                                                           |
| **Delivery Fee**                                                                                                                   | 0.00 *default value* – *assumed that there is no shortfall, see* [above ](#understanding-csp-fields-in-paradigm)*guide* |

**HEIMS INFORMATION** (Student Unit Enrolment Details)

| **Student status code** ([E490](https://www.tcsisupport.gov.au/element/490) Student Status Code) | <p><strong>202</strong></p><p>Paid full student contribution up-front with the HECS-HELP discount</p> |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |

**COURSE DETAILS** (Student Course Enrolment Details)

| **HEIMS Contribution Indicator** ([E392 ](https://www.tcsisupport.gov.au/element/392)Maximum student contribution code) | <p><strong>7</strong></p><p>Maximum student contribution for Commonwealth supported students where the:</p><ul><li>student does not meet the definition of a grandfathered student in Schedule 1 of the <em>Higher Education Support Act 2003</em>, and</li><li>the unit of study is not in Professional Pathway Psychology or Professional Pathway Social Work.</li></ul> |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |

With the sample coding above, go to the student unit enrolment details and edit the fields (1-6) as highlighted in the screenshot below.

<figure><img src="/files/HXD7L2lmWUI3rtBLLG4Y" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>


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