Person—highest level of educational attainment, code (ASCED 2001) NNN
Data Element Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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Short name: | Highest educational attainment code |
METEOR identifier: | 759709 |
Registration status: | Australian Teacher Workforce Data Oversight Board, Standard 30/08/2022 |
Definition: | The highest level of prior educational achievement successfully completed by a person, as represented by a code. |
Data Element Concept: | Person—highest level of educational attainment |
Value Domain: | Highest educational level code (ASCED 2001) NNN |
Value domain attributes | ||
Representational attributes | ||
Classification scheme: | Australian Standard Classification of Education 2001 | |
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Representation class: | Code | |
Data type: | Number | |
Format: | NNN | |
Maximum character length: | 3 |
Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
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Reference documents: | ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) 2001. 1272.0 - Australian Standard Classification of Education (ASCED). Canberra, 2001. Viewed 25 August 2022, www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/[email protected]/DetailsPage/1272.02001?OpenDocument= |
Data element attributes | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use: | Allowable values for this data element: Value Meaning 110 Doctoral Degree 120 Master Degree 200 Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 300 Bachelor Degree 410 Advanced Diploma and Associate Degree 420 Diploma 511 Certificate IV 514 Certificate III 517 Certificate II 524 Certificate I 000 None of the above For the history of changes to this data element prior to 2020 refer to: Australian Government 2020. Higher Education student data collection: Element 493 - Highest educational participation prior to commencement, Canberra. Viewed 13 September 2022. https://heimshelp.dese.gov.au/supporting_information/493 |
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Comments: | The non-school qualification categories are based on the ABS Australian Standard Classification of Education, Level of Education (ASCED) 2001. |
Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
Origin: | Australian Government 2021. Tertiary Collection of Student Information: Highest attainment code, Canberra. Viewed 19 July 2022. www.tcsisupport.gov.au/element/620 |
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Relational attributes | |
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | Initial Teacher Education (ITE) data cluster Australian Teacher Workforce Data Oversight Board, Standard 30/08/2022 DSS specific information: Prior to 2021, Highest educational participation prior to commencement was collected. For more information refer to expired code e493: Australian Government 2022. Tertiary collection of student information: Highest educational participation prior to commencement. Canberra. Viewed 12 September 2022. www.tcsisupport.gov.au/element/493
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