1246.0 - Education Variables, June 2014  
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COLLECTION METHODS

Detailed question modules can be found in the relevant Standard in the 'Collection Methods' section. The use of the Standard question modules will assist with data comparability. This is valuable for understanding the education journey of a person over time.

STANDARD OUTPUT CATEGORIES – LEVEL OF EDUCATION

    Supplementary categories used in ABS Surveys and the Census


    Category
    Highest year of school completed
    Highest non-school qualification
    Level of highest educational attainment
    Surveys
    Census
    Surveys
    Census
    Surveys
    Census
    Not applicable
    Not Valid
    @
    000
    @@@
    Not Valid
    @@@
    Never attended school/No educational attainment
    998 or 6
    6
    Not Valid
    Not Valid
    998
    @@@
    Inadequately described
    Not Valid
    Not Valid
    011
    011
    011
    001
    Year 8 or below
    623 or 5
    5
    Not Valid
    Not Valid
    623
    067
    Not stated
    099 or 9
    &
    099
    &&&
    099
    &&&
      ASCED Output categories

      CodeCategory
      Highest year of school completed (a)
      Highest non-school qualification
      Level of highest educational attainment
      Output from ASCED Coder
      100Postgraduate Degree Level n.f.d.
      Not valid
      Valid
      Valid
      Yes
      110Doctoral Degree Level n.f.d.
      Not valid
      Valid
      Valid
      Yes
      111Higher Doctorate
      Not valid
      Valid
      Valid
      Yes
      112Doctorate by Research
      Not valid
      Valid
      Valid
      No
      113Doctorate by Course work
      Not valid
      Valid
      Valid
      No
      114Professional Specialist Qualification at Doctoral Degree Level
      Not valid
      Valid
      Valid
      Yes
      115Statement of Attainment at Doctoral Degree Level
      Not valid
      Not valid
      Not valid
      No
      116Bridging and Enabling Course at Doctoral Degree Level
      Not valid
      Not valid
      Not valid
      No
      120Master Degree Level n.f.d.
      Not valid
      Valid
      Valid
      Yes
      121Master Degree by Research
      Not valid
      Valid
      Valid
      No
      122Master Degree by Course work
      Not valid
      Valid
      Valid
      No
      123Professional Specialist Qualification at Master Degree Level
      Not valid
      Valid
      Valid
      No
      124Statement of Attainment at Master Degree Level
      Not valid
      Not valid
      Not valid
      No
      125Bridging and Enabling Course at Master Degree Level
      Not valid
      Not valid
      Not valid
      No
      200Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate Level n.f.d.
      Not valid
      Valid
      Valid
      Yes
      210Graduate Diploma Level n.f.d.
      Not valid
      Valid
      Valid
      No
      211Graduate Diploma
      Not valid
      Valid
      Valid
      Yes
      212Graduate Qualifying or Preliminary
      Not valid
      Valid
      Valid
      Yes
      213Professional Specialist Qualification at Graduate Diploma Level
      Not valid
      Valid
      Valid
      Yes
      214Statement of Attainment at Graduate Diploma Level
      Not valid
      Not valid
      Not valid
      No
      215Bridging and Enabling Course at Graduate Diploma Level
      Not valid
      Not valid
      Not valid
      No
      220Graduate Certificate Level n.f.d.
      Not valid
      Valid
      Valid
      No
      221Graduate Certificate
      Not valid
      Valid
      Valid
      Yes
      222Professional Specialist Qualification at Graduate Certificate Level
      Not valid
      Valid
      Valid
      Yes
      223Statement of Attainment at Graduate Certificate Level
      Not valid
      Not valid
      Not valid
      No
      224Bridging and Enabling Course at Graduate Certificate Level
      Not valid
      Not valid
      Not valid
      No
      300Bachelor Degree Level n.f.d.
      Not valid
      Valid
      Valid
      No
      310Bachelor Degree Level n.f.d.
      Not valid
      Valid
      Valid
      Yes
      311Bachelor (Honours) Degree
      Not valid
      Valid
      Valid
      No
      312Bachelor (Pass) Degree
      Not valid
      Valid
      Valid
      No
      313Statement of Attainment at Bachelor Degree Level
      Not valid
      Not valid
      Not valid
      No
      314Bridging and Enabling Course at Bachelor Degree Level
      Not valid
      Not valid
      Not valid
      No
      400Advanced Diploma and Diploma Level n.f.d.
      Not valid
      Valid
      Valid
      Yes
      410Advanced Diploma and Associate Degree Level n.f.d.
      Not valid
      Valid
      Valid
      No
      411Advanced Diploma
      Not valid
      Valid
      Valid
      Yes
      412Statement of Attainment at Advanced Diploma Level
      Not valid
      Not valid
      Not valid
      No
      413Associate Degree
      Not valid
      Valid
      Valid
      Yes
      414Statement of Attainment at Associate Degree Level
      Not valid
      Not valid
      Not valid
      No
      415Bridging and Enabling Course at Advanced Diploma and Associate Degree Level
      Not valid
      Not valid
      Not valid
      No
      420Diploma Level n.f.d.
      Not valid
      Valid
      Valid
      No
      421Diploma
      Not valid
      Valid
      Valid
      Yes
      422Statement of Attainment at Diploma Level
      Not valid
      Not valid
      Not valid
      No
      423Bridging and Enabling Course at Diploma Level
      Not valid
      Not valid
      Not valid
      No
      500Certificate Level n.f.d.
      Not valid
      Valid
      Valid
      Yes
      510Certificate III & IV Level n.f.d.
      Not valid
      Valid
      Valid
      Yes
      511Certificate IV
      Not valid
      Valid
      Valid
      Yes
      512Statement of Attainment at Certificate IV Level
      Not valid
      Not valid
      Not valid
      No
      513Bridging and Enabling Course at Certificate IV Level
      Not valid
      Not valid
      Not valid
      No
      514Certificate III
      Not valid
      Valid
      Valid
      Yes
      515Statement of Attainment at Certificate III Level
      Not valid
      Not valid
      Not valid
      No
      516Bridging and Enabling Course at Certificate III Level
      Not valid
      Not valid
      Not valid
      No
      520Certificate I & II Level n.f.d.
      Not valid
      Valid
      Valid
      Yes
      521Certificate II
      Not valid
      Valid
      Valid
      Yes
      522Statement of Attainment at Certificate II Level
      Not valid
      Not valid
      Not valid
      No
      523Bridging and Enabling Course at Certificate II Level
      Not valid
      Not valid
      Not valid
      No
      524Certificate I
      Not valid
      Valid
      Valid
      Yes
      525Statement of Attainment at Certificate I Level
      Not valid
      Not valid
      Not valid
      No
      600Secondary Education n.f.d.
      Valid
      Not valid
      Valid
      Yes
      610Senior Secondary Education n.f.d.
      Valid
      Not valid
      Valid
      Yes
      611Year 12
      Valid
      Not valid
      Valid
      Yes
      612Bridging and Enabling Course at Senior Secondary Level
      Not valid
      Not valid
      Not valid
      No
      613Year 11
      Valid
      Not valid
      Valid
      Yes
      620Junior Secondary Education n.f.d.
      Valid
      Not valid
      Valid
      No
      621Year 10
      Valid
      Not valid
      Valid
      Yes
      622Year 9
      Valid
      Not valid
      Valid
      Yes
      623Year 8
      Valid
      Not valid
      Valid
      Yes
      624Year 7 (excluding SA) from 2015 school year (b)
      Valid
      Not valid
      Valid
      Yes
      700Primary Education n.f.d.
      Valid
      Not valid
      Valid
      No
      710Primary Education n.f.d.
      Valid
      Not valid
      Valid
      Yes
      711Year 7 (SA) from 2015 school year (b)
      Valid
      Not valid
      Valid
      Yes
      712Year 6
      Valid
      Not valid
      Valid
      No
      713Year 5
      Valid
      Not valid
      Valid
      No
      714Year 4
      Valid
      Not valid
      Valid
      No
      715Year 3
      Valid
      Not valid
      Valid
      No
      716Year 2
      Valid
      Not valid
      Valid
      No
      717Year 1
      Valid
      Not valid
      Valid
      No
      718Pre-Year 1
      Valid
      Not valid
      Valid
      No
      800Pre-primary Education n.f.d.
      Not valid
      Not valid
      Not valid
      No
      81Pre-primary Education n.f.d.
      Not valid
      Not valid
      Not valid
      No
      811Pre-primary Education
      Not valid
      Not valid
      Not valid
      No
      900Other Education n.f.d.
      Not valid
      Not valid
      Not valid
      No
      910Non-award Courses n.f.d.
      Not valid
      Not valid
      Not valid
      No
      911Non-award Courses in Higher Education
      Not valid
      Not valid
      Not valid
      No
      912Other Non-award Courses
      Not valid
      Not valid
      Not valid
      No
      991Statements of Attainment not Identifiable by Level
      Not valid
      Not valid
      Not valid
      Yes
      990Miscellaneous Education n.f.d.
      Not valid
      Not valid
      Not valid
      No
      992Bridging and Enabling Courses not Identifiable by Level
      Not valid
      Not valid
      Not valid
      No
      999Education, n.e.c.
      Not valid
      Not valid
      Not valid
      Yes
        (a) The ASCED coder is not used to code responses for the variable 'Highest year of school completed'. The alternative codes specified in the 'Highest year of school completed' standard may be used to output categories for this variable.
        (b) Prior to 2015, Year 7 remained part of Primary Education in Queensland, Western Australia and the Northern Territory. With effect from 2015, South Australia is the only state with Year 7 being the final year of Primary Education.

        n.f.d. = not further defined
        n.e.c. = not elsewhere classified