1272.0 - Australian Standard Classification of Education (ASCED), 2001

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Contents >> Additional Information >> Level of Education Correspondence Tables >> ASCED - ISCED97 Level Correspondence Table

ASCED Level		ISCED Level
9	Other Education	-	No correspondence.
8	Pre-Primary Education	0	Pre-primary education.
7	Primary Education	1	Primary education or first stage of basic education.
62	Junior Secondary Education	2A	Programmes designed to prepare students for direct access to ISCED 3A or 3B which are the subcategories of Level 3 earmarked for providing access to tertiary education.
61	Senior Secondary Education	3A	Programmes designed to provide direct access to ISCED 5A, which is the type of tertiary education that enables the students to gain entry into advanced research or highly skilled professions.
524-525	Certificate I Level	2C	Programmes that are 'terminal' and are primarily meant to provide direct access to the labour market.
521-523	Certificate II Level	2C	Programmes that are 'terminal' and are primarily meant to provide direct access to the labour market.
514-516	Certificate III Level	3C	Programmes designed to lead directly to the labour market or entry into ISCED level 4 programmes or even other ISCED level 3 programmes.
511-513	Certificate IV Level	4B	Programmes that do not provide access to tertiary education (ISCED 5A or 5B), but are designed primarily for direct entry into the labour market.
42	Diploma Level	5B	Programmes which are practical/technical/occupationally specific.
41	Advanced Diploma and Associate Degree Level	5B	Programmes which are practical/technical/occupationally specific.
3	Bachelor Degree Level	5A	Programmes which are largely theoretically based/research preparatoy or which provide access to professions with high skills requirements.
2	Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate Level	5A	Programmes which are largely theoretically based/research preparatoy or which provide access to professions with high skills requirements.
12	Master Degree Level	5A	Programmes which are largely theoretically based/research preparatoy or which provide access to professions with high skills requirements
11	Doctoral Degree Level	6	Second stage of tertiary education (leading to an advanced research qualification)

Notes

According to the Operational Manual for ISCED - 1997, the levels under which educational programmes can be classified according to ISCED - 1997 are shown below (UNESCO Institute for Statisics 1999):

	Level 0	Pre-primary education
	Level 1	Primary education or First stage of basic education
	Level 2	Lower secondary or Second stage of basic education
	Level 3	Upper secondary education
	Level 4	Post-secondary non-tertiary education
	Level 5	First stage of tertiary education (not leading directly to an advanced research qualification)
	Level 6	Second stage of tertiary education (leading to an advanced research qualification)