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Definition

A code set representing levels of educational attainment.

Representation

Data Type String
Format XXX
Maximum character length 3

Values

Value Meaning Start Date End Date
Permissible Values ADP Advanced Diploma
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CER Certificate - No longer valid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 University (6 Mths or 1 Sem Remaining)
UNK Unknown
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Y07 Year 7 - No longer valid
Y08 Year 8 - No longer valid
Y09 Year 9 - No longer valid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
Missing No value

References

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

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Relation Count
Data Elements implementing this Value Domain 3