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Division

P Education and Training

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

P Education and Training

The Education and Training Division includes units mainly engaged in the provision and support of education and training, except those engaged in the training of animals e.g. dog obedience training, horse training.

Education may be provided in a range of settings, such as educational institutions, the workplace, or the home. Generally, instruction is delivered through face-to-face interaction between teachers/instructors and students, although other means and mediums of delivery, such as by correspondence, radio, television or the internet, may be used.

Education and training services are provided by specialised units such as preschools, schools, technical colleges, training centres, and universities. They may be publicly owned and operated, or privately owned and operated, either for profit or not for profit.

Education and training services are delivered by teachers or instructors who explain, tell or demonstrate a wide variety of subjects. The commonality of processes involved, such as the labour inputs of teachers and instructors, and their subject matter, knowledge and teaching expertise, uniquely distinguishes this industry from other industries.

Classes in the 'School Education and Tertiary Education' subdivisions generally correspond to the recognised formal levels of education.

Some units may offer education and training relevant to two or more classes within this division. For example, higher education and vocational training. Such units are classified according to their predominant educational activities.

Education support services include a range of support services which assist in the provision of education, such as curriculum setting and examination marking.

This division contains the following ANZSIC subdivisions:

Subdivision

80 Preschool and School Education

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.

Subdivision

81 Tertiary Education

This subdivision contains the following ANZSIC group:

Group

810 Tertiary Education

This group contains the following ANZSIC classes:

Class

8101 Technical and Vocational Education and Training

This class consists of units mainly engaged in providing technical and vocational education and training. These units offer a large variety of courses covering a range of subjects or specialise in a particular field of education such as computer and business management training.

Primary activities

  • Apprenticeship training program operation
  • Business college and school operation
  • Information technology training centre operation
  • Institute of technology operation
  • Professional and management development training
  • Secretarial training
  • Technical and further education college operation
  • Technical college operation
  • Vocational computer training

Exclusions/References

Units mainly engaged in

  • providing undergraduate or postgraduate teaching are included in Class 8102 Higher Education;
  • providing sports and physical recreation coaching not predominantly leading to tertiary qualifications are included in Class 8211 Sports and Physical Recreation Instruction; and
  • providing education in the arts not predominantly leading to tertiary qualifications are included in Class 8212 Arts Education.
Class

8102 Higher Education

This class consists of units mainly engaged in providing undergraduate or postgraduate teaching.

Primary activities

  • Colleges of education operation
  • Postgraduate school, university operation
  • Research school, university operation
  • Specialist institute or college
  • Teachers’ college operation
  • Undergraduate school, university operation
  • University operation

Exclusions/References

Units mainly engaged in

  • operating student halls of residence are included in Class 4400 Accommodation; and
  • undertaking research in the agricultural, biological, physical or social sciences are included in Class 6910 Scientific Research Services.
Subdivision

82 Adult, Community and Other Education

This subdivision contains the following ANZSIC groups:

Group

821 Adult, Community and Other Education

This group contains the following ANZSIC classes:

Class

8211 Sports and Physical Recreation Instruction

This class consists of units mainly engaged in providing non-vocational instruction in sporting and physical recreation activities.

Primary activities

  • Aerobics instruction
  • Cricket coaching
  • Diving instruction
  • Football instruction
  • Golf instruction
  • Horse riding school operation
  • Martial arts school operation
  • Sailing school operation
  • Ski instruction
  • Sports coaching
  • Swimming instruction
  • Tennis coaching

Exclusions/References

Units mainly engaged in

  • providing sports and physical recreation instruction leading to a tertiary qualification are included in the appropriate classes of Subdivision 81 Tertiary Education;
  • the operation of gymnasia, health clubs, fitness centres, swimming pools and similar facilities are included in Class 9111 Health and Fitness Centres and Gymnasia Operation; and
  • providing personal fitness training services are included in Class 9539 Other Personal Services n.e.c.
Class

8212 Arts Education

This class consists of units mainly engaged in providing non-vocational instruction in the arts, including art, dance, drama and music.

Primary activities

  • Acting and drama school operation
  • Dance and ballet school operation
  • Music school operation
  • Painting instruction
  • Performing arts school operation
  • Photography school operation
  • Sculpture instruction

Exclusions/References

Units mainly engaged in providing arts education leading to a tertiary qualification are included in the appropriate classes of Subdivision 81 Tertiary Education.

Class

8219 Adult, Community and Other Education n.e.c.

This class consists of units mainly engaged in providing adult, community and other education not elsewhere classified.

Primary activities

  • Driving school operation
  • Flying school operation
  • Home computing and keyboard skill instruction
  • Home economics and personal management instruction
  • Instruction in diet, exercise and lifestyle factors
  • Instruction through Universities of the Third Age and Schools for Seniors
  • Parental education program operation
  • Public speaking training
  • Social and interpersonal skill training
  • Study skill, career development and job search training
  • Survival skill training
  • Tutoring service

Exclusions/References

Units mainly engaged in

  • providing non-vocational instruction in sporting and physical recreation activities are included in Class 8211 Sports and Physical Recreation Instruction;
  • providing non-vocational instruction in the arts are included in Class 8212 Arts Education; and
  • providing vocational training are included in Class 8101 Technical and Vocational Education and Training.
Group

822 Educational Support Services

This group contains the following ANZSIC class:

Class

8220 Educational Support Services

This class consists of units mainly engaged in providing non-instructional services that support educational processes or systems.

Primary activities

  • Curriculum development, educational
  • Educational support services n.e.c.
  • Test and exam development and evaluation, educational
  • Test and exam service, educational