ASCED - ISCED97 Level Correspondence Table
Latest release
Australian Standard Classification of Education (ASCED)
Reference period
2001
Released
22/08/2001
First release
| ASCED Level | ISCED Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Other Education | - | No correspondence. |
| 8 | Pre-Primary Education | 0 | Pre-primary education. |
| 7 | Primary Education | 1 | Primary education or first stage of basic education. |
| 62 | Junior Secondary Education | 2A | Programmes designed to prepare students for direct access to ISCED 3A or 3B which are the subcategories of Level 3 earmarked for providing access to tertiary education. |
| 61 | Senior Secondary Education | 3A | Programmes designed to provide direct access to ISCED 5A, which is the type of tertiary education that enables the students to gain entry into advanced research or highly skilled professions. |
| 524-525 | Certificate I Level | 2C | Programmes that are 'terminal' and are primarily meant to provide direct access to the labour market. |
| 521-523 | Certificate II Level | 2C | Programmes that are 'terminal' and are primarily meant to provide direct access to the labour market. |
| 514-516 | Certificate III Level | 3C | Programmes designed to lead directly to the labour market or entry into ISCED level 4 programmes or even other ISCED level 3 programmes. |
| 511-513 | Certificate IV Level | 4B | Programmes that do not provide access to tertiary education (ISCED 5A or 5B), but are designed primarily for direct entry into the labour market. |
| 42 | Diploma Level | 5B | Programmes which are practical/technical/occupationally specific. |
| 41 | Advanced Diploma and Associate Degree Level | 5B | Programmes which are practical/technical/occupationally specific. |
| 3 | Bachelor Degree Level | 5A | Programmes which are largely theoretically based/research preparatoy or which provide access to professions with high skills requirements. |
| 2 | Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate Level | 5A | Programmes which are largely theoretically based/research preparatoy or which provide access to professions with high skills requirements. |
| 12 | Master Degree Level | 5A | Programmes which are largely theoretically based/research preparatoy or which provide access to professions with high skills requirements |
| 11 | Doctoral Degree Level | 6 | Second stage of tertiary education (leading to an advanced research qualification) |
Notes
According to the Operational Manual for ISCED - 1997, the levels under which educational programmes can be classified according to ISCED - 1997 are shown below (UNESCO Institute for Statisics 1999):
| Level 0 | Pre-primary education |
| Level 1 | Primary education or First stage of basic education |
| Level 2 | Lower secondary or Second stage of basic education |
| Level 3 | Upper secondary education |
| Level 4 | Post-secondary non-tertiary education |
| Level 5 | First stage of tertiary education (not leading directly to an advanced research qualification) |
| Level 6 | Second stage of tertiary education (leading to an advanced research qualification) |