Recipient—level of educational attainment, code XXX

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Data Element
Short name:	Level of educational attainment
METEOR identifier:	639258
Registration status:	Commonwealth Department of Social Services (retired), Standard 20/06/2018
Definition:	The level of educational attainment of a recipient, as represented by a code.
Data Element Concept:	Recipient—level of educational attainment

Value domain attributes

Representational attributes

Representation class:

Code

Data type:

String

Format:

XXX

Maximum character length:

Permissible values:

Value	Meaning
ASD	Associate Diploma
BAC	Bachelor's Degree
CER	Certificate - No longer valid
C01	Certificate 1
C02	Certificate 2
C03	Certificate 3
C04	Certificate 4
DIP	Diploma
DOC	Doctorate
HEB	Bridging Course
HNR	Honours/Masters Qualification
MST	Master's Degree
PGR	Post-Graduate Diploma
TRA	Trade Qualification
U10	Less than Year 10
UGR	Undergraduate
UNI	Unknown with typographical error
Y06	Year 6
Y07	Year 7 - No longer valid
Y08	Year 8 - No longer valid
Y09	Year 9 - No longer valid
Y10	Year 10
Y11	Year 11
Y12	Year 12
Y13	Year 13
UNK	Unknown
Missing	No value

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:

CODE DIP Diploma
Includes: Advanced Diploma, Statement of Attainment at Advanced Diploma Level, Associate Degree, Statement of Attainment at Associate Degree level, Bridging and Enabling Course at Advanced Diploma and Associate Degree level, Diploma, Statement of Attainment at Diploma level, and Bridging and Enabling Course at Diploma level. Excludes Graduate Diploma.

CODE BAC Bachelor's Degree
Includes: Bachelor (Honours) Degree, Bachelor (Pass) Degree, Statement of Attainment at Bachelor Degree level, and Bridging and Enabling Course at Bachelor Degree level.

CODE C01 Certificate 1
Includes: Certificate I Statement of Attainment at Certificate I Level.

CODE C02 Certificate 2
Includes: Certificate II, Statement of Attainment at Certificate II Level, Bridging and Enabling Course at Certificate II Level,

CODE C03 Certificate 3
Includes: Certificate III, Statement of Attainment at Certificate III Level, Bridging and Enabling Course at Certificate III Level.

CODE C04 Certificate 4
Includes: Certificate IV, Statement of Attainment at Certificate IV Level, Bridging and Enabling Course at Certificate IV Level.

CODE DOC Doctorate
Includes: Higher Doctorate, Doctorate by Research, Doctorate by Coursework, Professional Specialist Qualification at Doctoral Degree level, Statement of Attainment at Doctoral Degree level, Bridging and Enabling Course at Doctoral Degree level.

CODE MST Master's Degree
Includes: Master Degree by Research, Master Degree by Coursework, Professional Specialist Qualification at Master Degree level, Statement of Attainment at Master Degree level, Bridging and Enabling Course at Master Degree level.

CODE PGR Post-Graduate Diploma
Includes: Graduate Diploma, Graduate Qualifying or Preliminary, Professional Specialist Qualification at Graduate Diploma level, Statement of Attainment at Graduate Diploma level, Bridging and Enabling Course at Graduate Diploma level.

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:

Australian Government Department of Social Services

Reference documents:

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) 2001. Australian Standard Classification of Education, Level of Education (ASCED). Cat. no. 1272.0, Canberra: ABS .

Data element attributes

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:

The most recent level of educational attainment is recorded.

Collection methods:

This information is only collected when it is needed by Centrelink.

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:

Australian Government Department of Social Services

Relational attributes

Implementation in Data Set Specifications:

All attributes +

Priority investment approach research DSS Commonwealth Department of Social Services (retired), Standard 20/06/2018

DSS specific attributes +
*Conditional obligation:* Conditional on the recipient receiving Youth Allowance (student or apprentice), AUSTUDY or ABSTUDY and who are not in receipt of other income support. *DSS specific information:* Level of educational attainment by the recipient refers to the variable EDU_LVL_ATTAIN_CODE in the PIA research data set.

Recipient—level of educational attainment, code XXX

Identifying and definitional attributes

Value domain attributes

Representational attributes

Collection and usage attributes

Source and reference attributes

Data element attributes

Collection and usage attributes

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