Educational institution: attendee status (TYSTAP)

Latest release
Census of Population and Housing: Census dictionary
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Reference period
2021

Definition

This variable combines responses from Type of educational institution attending (TYPP), Full-time/part-time student status (STUP) and Age (AGEP) to indicate a person's attendee status at an education institution. We use this information to understand the education levels of the future workforce of Australia and whether people are taking part in employment, education, or training.

Scope

Persons attending an education institution

Categories

CodeCategory
10Preschool
21Primary - Government
22Primary - Catholic
23Primary - other non-Government
29Primary - not further defined
31Secondary - Government
32Secondary - Catholic
33Secondary - other non-Government
39Secondary - not further defined
41Tertiary - vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers): full-time student: aged 15-24 years
42Tertiary - vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers): full-time student: aged 25 years and over
43Tertiary - vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers): part-time student: aged 15-24 years
44Tertiary - vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers): part-time student: aged 25 years and over
45Tertiary - vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers): full-time/part-time student status not stated
51Tertiary - university or other higher education: full-time student: aged 15-24 years
52Tertiary - university or other higher education: full-time student: aged 25 years and over
53Tertiary - university or other higher education: part-time student: aged 15-24 years
54Tertiary - university or other higher education: part-time student: aged 25 years and over
55Tertiary - university or other higher education: full-time/part-time student status not stated
61Tertiary - not further defined:  full-time student: aged 15-24 years
62Tertiary - not further defined:  full-time student:  aged 25 years and over
63Tertiary - not further defined: part-time student: aged 15-24 years
64Tertiary - not further defined: part-time student: aged 25 years and over
65Tertiary - not further defined: full-time/part-time student status not stated
71Other: full-time student
72Other: part-time student
73Other: full-time/part-time student status not stated
&&Type of educational institution not stated
@@Type of educational institution not applicable
VVOverseas visitor

Number of categories: 30

Not applicable (@@) category comprises:

  • Persons not attending an education institution

See Understanding supplementary codes for more information.

Question(s) from the Census form

What is the person’s date of birth and age?

What is the person’s date of birth and age?
What is Person 1's date of birth? If date of birth is not known, please select 'Don't know date of birth' and provide Person 1's age. More information Day Month Year OR Don't know date of birth Age

Example

Educational institution: attendee status example - Don't know date of birth response selected
What is Person 1's date of birth? If date of birth is not known, please select 'Don't know date of birth' and provide Person 1's age. More information Day Month Year OR Don't know date of birth (selected response) Age years

Example

Educational institution: attendee status example -01 January 2000 response selected
What is Person 1's date of birth? If date of birth is not known, please select 'Don't know date of birth' and provide Person 1's age. More information Day Month Year 18 March 1993 OR Don't know date of birth Age 28 years

More information

Additional information relating to the question on: What is the person’s date of birth and age?
What is Person 1's date of birth? If date of birth is not known, please select 'Don't know date of birth' and provide Person 1's age. More information It is important to note: •Date of birth is the date that the person was born. •Age is required only if the person's date of birth is not known. Please report age at Census night – Tuesday 10 August 2021. If the person is less than one year old and their date of birth is not known, enter '0' in the age box.

Is the person attending a school or other education institution?

Is the person attending a school or other education institution?
Is Person 1 attending a school or any other education institution? Include tertiary education and vocational education and training providers (e.g. TAFE and private training providers). Include external, online or correspondence study. More information Person's school attendance No Yes, full-time student Yes, part-time student

More Information

Additional information relating to the question on: Is the person attending a school or other education institution?
Is Person 1 attending a school or any other education institution? Include tertiary education and vocational education and training providers (e.g. TAFE and private training providers). Include external, online or correspondence study. More information Select full-time student or part-time student based on whether the institution considers the person to be a full-time or part-time student. For a person who attends only hobby or recreational courses, select 'No'. If the person is currently studying at home because of lockdowns or other COVID-related reasons, but usually attends a school or other education institution, select one of the 'Yes' options.

Example

Educational institution attendee status example - 'no' response selected
Is Person 1 attending a school or any other education institution? Include tertiary education and vocational education and training providers (e.g. TAFE and private training providers). Include external, online or correspondence study. More information Person's school attendance No (selected response) Yes, full-time student Yes, part-time student Type of Education Institution This question does not apply, based on your answer to the previous question.

What type of education institution is the person attending?

On the online form the type of education institution attending question is split into two parts. When a respondent selects either 'Primary', 'Secondary' or 'Tertiary institution (e.g. University and vocational education and training, including TAFE and private training providers)' they are presented with a second question to describe the type of education institution in more detail. 

What type of education institution is the person attending?
What type of education institution is Person 1 attending? Include secondary colleges and senior high schools under ‘Secondary school’. For external, online or correspondence students, mark the type of institution in which they are enrolled. More information Person's type of education institution Preschool Primary school Secondary school Tertiary institution (e.g. University and vocational education and training, including TAFE and private training providers) Other education institution

More information

Additional information relating to the question on: What type of education institution is the person attending?
What type of education institution is Person 1 attending? Include secondary colleges and senior high schools under ‘Secondary school’. For external, online or correspondence students, mark the type of institution in which they are enrolled. More information Select 'Preschool' for a child who attends an early childhood education program. This may be conducted in conjunction with a centre based day care provider. Preschool is a structured, play based learning program, primarily aimed at children in the year or two before they commence full-time schooling. For students attending a combined primary and secondary school (e.g. K-12 school), report the level of schooling based on the year level they are currently attending. For a person currently studying at home because of lockdowns or other COVID-related reasons, select the type of education institution the person usually attends or is enrolled in.

Question when respondents select 'Primary school'

Educational institution: attendee status example - Primary school response selected
What type of primary school is Person 1 attending? More information Person's primary school type Government Catholic Other non-government

More information - Primary school

Additional information relating to the question on: What type of education institution is the person attending? Primary school response
What type of primary school is Person 1 attending? More information ‘Other non-government’ are independent education institutions, including Anglican schools and other schools which have associations with religious or secular bodies, or are entirely independent.

Question when respondents select 'Secondary school'

Educational institution: attendee status example - Secondary school response selected
What type of secondary school is Person 1 attending? More information Person's secondary school type Government Catholic Other non-government

More information - Secondary school

Additional information relating to the question on: What type of education institution is the person attending? Secondary school response selected
What type of secondary school is Person 1 attending? More information ‘Other non-government’ are independent education institutions, including Anglican schools and other schools which have associations with religious or secular bodies, or are entirely independent.

Question when respondents select 'Tertiary institution'

Educational institution: attendee status example - Tertiary response selected
What type of education institution is Person 1 attending? Include secondary colleges and senior high schools under ‘Secondary school’. For external, online or correspondence students, mark the type of institution in which they are enrolled. More information Person's type of education institution Preschool Primary school Secondary school Tertiary institution (e.g. University and vocational education and training, including TAFE and private training providers) (selected response) Other education institution What type of tertiary education institution is Person 1 attending? Person's tertiary institution type Vocational education and training (including TAFE and private training providers) University or other higher education

How this variable is created

This variable is derived using responses captured from the questions for Type of education institution attending, Full-time/part-time student status and the Age indicated on the Census form.

History and changes

Education institution: attendee status (TYSTAP) was first created for the 2011 Census. 

In 2021 the following changes occurred:

  • Code numbers have been updated to align better with the TYPP variable.
  • Category names have been updated to reflect changes to the question wording (See TYPP).

Also for 2021, primary, secondary and tertiary not further defined fields have been added (categories 29, 39, 61-65) as this question is in two parts on the online form. The not further defined fields will get populated when a person only answers if they are attending an institution but does not specify the type, e.g. Secondary - Catholic.

Data use considerations

There are no data use considerations for this variable.

This variable does not have a non-response rate as it is created during Census processing by using responses from more than one question on the Census form. 

Related variables and glossary terms

  • Age (AGEP)
  • Full-time/part-time student status (STUP)
  • Type of educational institution attending (TYPP)

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