INTRODUCTION
1. The standard variable 'Main field of highest non-school qualification' identifies the main area of study of a person's highest educational qualification other than secondary school qualifications. It is used to determine areas of educational achievement of the Australian population.
2. This standard variable should be used for all collections which aim to identify the field of people's highest non-school educational qualifications. Generally it will be used concurrently with 'Level of highest non-school qualification'. While it is required in order to obtain 'Main field of highest educational attainment', this variable will often be preferred for output purposes because 'Main field of highest educational attainment' includes school attainments which are all coded to the same category and may obscure detail on non-school qualifications. Other related standard variables are the 'Level of highest educational attainment', 'Level of highest non-school qualification', 'Highest year of school completed', 'Main field of highest educational attainment', and 'Year non-school qualification completed'.
3. Terminology used in this standard is explained in the Glossary section below.
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