1246.0 - Education Variables, June 2014  
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UNDERLYING CONCEPTS

The underlying concepts for the education standard variables can be defined as follows:

  • Highest year of school completed: the highest level of primary or secondary education which a person has completed, irrespective of the type of institution or location where that education was undertaken.
  • Level of highest non-school qualification: the highest qualification a person has attained, other than qualifications associated with school education.
  • Level of highest educational attainment: the level of the highest educational attainment that a person has achieved in any field of study or educational institution. A person's highest educational attainment may be their highest year of school completed or their highest non-school qualification, whichever is higher according to the derivation rules.
  • Main field of highest non-school qualification: the main subject matter of the study undertaken by a person in completing their highest non-school qualification.
  • Main field of highest educational attainment: the main subject matter of the study undertaken by a person in completing their highest educational attainment.
  • Year non-school qualification completed: the year in which a person completed the non-school qualification. ‘Completed’ refers to successfully passing the required assessment(s) or examination(s) to gain the educational qualification.

    Note: All the education standard variables are restricted to formal education.