Code

Meaning

110

120

Master Degree

200

Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate

300

Bachelor Degree

410

Advanced Diploma and Associate Degree

420

Diploma

YYYY

9999

A commencing student with no information on secondary education.

9

10

Year10

11

Year11

12

Year 12

99

Highest level of school is unknown

Code

Meaning

00001

Not a commencing student.

00100

A commencing student who for a Higher Doctorate, Doctorate, Master's Degree or other postgraduate course:

Had never commenced such a course.

2YYYY

Had commenced but not completed all the requirements of such a course and the last year of enrolment in such a course was YYYY.

3YYYY

Had completed all the requirements of such a course and the last year of enrolment in such a course was YYYY.

10000

Never commenced.

99999

There was no information on prior Postgraduate course.

Note: YYYY = AAAA where last year is not known

Code

Meaning

00001

Not a commencing student.

00100

A commencing student who for a Diploma or Associate Diploma course done at a CAE, University, Teacher's College, Institute of Technology, Institute of Advanced Education, Institute of Tertiary Education or some other institution.

Had never commenced such a course.

2YYYY

Had commenced but not completed all the requirements of such a course and the last year of enrolment in such a course was YYYY.

3YYYY

Had completed all the requirements of such a course and the last year of enrolment in such a course was YYYY.

10000

Never commenced.

99999

There was no information on prior sub-degree course (not at TAFE).

Note: YYYY = AAAA where last year is not known

Code

Meaning

00001

Student is not commencing a Postgraduate course.

1000 to 4998

Student is commencing a Postgraduate course and the Undergraduate work was undertaken at:

Institution code.

4999

Unknown institution.

0002

An Australian institution other than one listed in the institution classification.

0003

An overseas institution.

0004

Student is commencing a postgraduate course and no undergraduate work was undertaken at an institution.

10000

Never commenced.

Code

Meaning

00001

Not a commencing student.

00100

A commencing student who for a Bachelor's degree course:

Had never commenced such a course.

2YYYY

Had commenced but not completed all the requirements of such a course and the last year of enrolment in such a course was YYYY.

3YYYY

Had completed all the requirements of such a course and the last year of enrolment in such a course was YYYY.

10000

Never commenced.

99999

There was no information on prior degree course.

Note: YYYY = AAAA where last year is not known

Code

Meaning

00001

Not a commencing student.

00100

A commencing student who for a Diploma or Associate Diploma course done at a TAFE college or Technical College:

Had never commenced such a course.

2YYYY

Had commenced but not completed all the requirements of such a course and the last year of enrolment in such a course was YYYY.

3YYYY

Had completed all the requirements of such a course and the last year of enrolment in such a course was YYYY.

10000

Never commenced.

99999

There was no information on prior sub-degree course (at TAFE).

Note: YYYY = AAAA where last year is not known

Code

Meaning

00001

Not a commencing student.

00100

A commencing student who for a Secondary Education Course at a TAFE College, Technical College, Evening School, Evening College, CAE, Institute of Technology, Institute of Advanced Education or Institute of Tertiary Education:

Did not do such a course or did not complete such a course.

2YYYY

Did such a course and completion of final year of secondary education was in YYYY.

3YYYY

Had completed all the requirements of such a course and the last year of enrolment in such a course was YYYY.

10000

Never commenced.

99999

There was no information on prior secondary education course at TAFE.

Note: YYYY = AAAA where last year is not known

Code

Meaning

00001

Not a commencing student.

00100

A commencing student who for a TAFE Award Course (other than a Diploma or Associate Diploma course undertaken at a TAFE College or Technical College):

Had never commenced such a course.

2YYYY

Had commenced but not completed all the requirements of such a course and the last year of enrolment in such a course was YYYY.

3YYYY

Had completed all the requirements of such a course and the last year of enrolment in such a course was YYYY.

10000

Never commenced.

99999

There was no information on prior TAFE award course.

Note: YYYY = AAAA where last year is not known

Code

Meaning

00001

Not a commencing student

00100

A commencing student and:

Did not have some other qualification or certificate of attainment or competence.

2YYYY

Did have some other qualification or certificate of attainment or competence and the last year in which the requirements for the qualification or certification were completed was YYYY.

10000

Never commenced.

99999

There was no information on prior other qualification/certificate.

Note: YYYY = AAAA where last year is not known

Added Level left School and Highest Prior Ed. Achieved. Removed Highest Participation Level.
Added notes about fields that are no longer reported to the government.
Updated allowable values for element 572.