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Subdivision

80 Preschool and School Education

Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC)
Reference period
2006 (Revision 2.0)

This subdivision contains the following ANZSIC groups:

Group

801 Preschool Education

This group contains the following ANZSIC class:

Class

8010 Preschool Education

This class consists of units mainly engaged in providing accredited pre-primary school education. Pre-school programs are educational in nature and are designed to introduce children to ideas, attitudes and behaviour required in a school environment. They are usually directed at children aged three to five years, are generally sessional in nature and are provided by staff that have training in an educational field.

Primary activities

  • Kindergarten, preschool, operation (except child minding centre)
  • Playcentre operation (NZ only)
  • Pre-school operation

Exclusions/References

Units mainly engaged in

  • providing pre-primary school education in conjunction with normal primary school education are included in Class 8021 Primary Education; and
  • providing child minding or day nursery services are included in Class 8710 Child Care Services.
Group

802 School Education

This group contains the following ANZSIC classes:

Class

8021 Primary Education

This class consists of units mainly engaged in providing primary school education (except combined primary/secondary school education).

Primary activities

  • Boarding school operation (primary school; except combined primary/secondary)
  • Intermediate school operation (NZ only)
  • Primary school operation (except combined primary/secondary school)

Exclusions/References

Units mainly engaged in

  • providing student accommodation (except boarding schools) are included in Class 4400 Accommodation; and
  • providing one or more permanently organised grades or years of secondary school education in conjunction with primary school education are included in Class 8023 Combined Primary and Secondary Education.
Class

8022 Secondary Education

This class consists of units mainly engaged in providing secondary school education (except combined primary/secondary school education).

Primary activities

  • Agricultural high school operation (except combined primary/secondary school)
  • Boarding school operation (secondary school education; except combined primary/secondary school)
  • Matriculation college operation (except combined primary/secondary school)
  • Secondary college operation (except combined primary/secondary school)
  • Secondary school operation (except combined primary/ secondary school)

Exclusions/References

Units mainly engaged in

  • providing student accommodation (except boarding schools) are included in Class 4400 Accommodation; and
  • providing one or more permanently organised grades or years of secondary school education in conjunction with primary school education are included in Class 8023 Combined Primary and Secondary Education.
Class

8023 Combined Primary and Secondary Education

This class consists of units mainly engaged in providing both primary and secondary school education.

Primary activities

  • Agricultural high school operation (combined primary/secondary school)
  • Area school operation (combined primary/secondary school)
  • Boarding school operation (combined primary/secondary school)
  • Central school operation (combined primary/secondary school)
  • District school operation (combined primary/secondary school)
  • Secondary college operation (combined primary/secondary school)
  • Secondary school operation (combined primary/secondary school)

Exclusions/References

Units mainly engaged in providing student accommodation (except boarding schools) are included in Class 4400 Accommodation.

Class

8024 Special School Education

This class consists of units mainly engaged in providing special education and training for children with disabilities and special needs (except those provided in mainstream primary, secondary or combined primary and secondary schools).

Primary activities

  • Special school operation (for children with disabilities and special needs; not providing mainstream primary or secondary school education).

Exclusions/References

Units mainly engaged in providing mainstream primary or secondary school education for children with disabilities and special needs are included in Classes 8021 Primary Education, 8022 Secondary Education or 8023 Combined Primary and Secondary Education.