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Non-School Qualification: Level of Education Second release
This variable is coded using the Australian Standard Classification of Education (ASCED), Level of Education Classification. It describes the level of a person's highest completed non-school qualification. For qualification field see QALFP.
Applicable to: Persons aged 15 years and over who stated a completed qualification 1 Postgraduate Degree Level 10 Postgraduate Degree Level, nfd 11 Doctoral Degree Level 12 Master Degree Level 2 Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate Level 20 Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate Level, nfd 21 Graduate Diploma Level 22 Graduate Certificate Level 3 Bachelor Degree Level 31 Bachelor Degree Level 4 Advanced Diploma and Diploma Level 40 Advanced Diploma and Diploma Level, nfd 41 Advanced Diploma and Associate Degree Level 42 Diploma Level 5 Certificate Level 50 Certificate Level, nfd 500 Certificate Level, nfd 51 Certificate III & IV Level 510 Certificate III & IV Level, nfd 511 Certificate IV 514 Certificate III 52 Certificate I & II Level 520 Certificate I & II Level, nfd 521 Certificate II 524 Certificate I Supplementary codes 011 Level of education inadequately described &&& Level of education not stated @@@ Not applicable VVV Overseas visitor Total number of categories: one digit level 5 two digit level 13 three digit level 11 Not applicable (@@@) category comprises: