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Coded using the Australian Standard Classification of Education (ASCED), 2001 (cat. no. 1272.0), Level of Education Classification. It describes the level of a person's highest completed non-school qualification. For qualification field see 'Non-School Qualification: Field of Study' (QALFP).
Applicable to:
Persons aged 15 years and over who stated a completed qualification
Categories:
1
Postgraduate Degree Level
10
Postgraduate Degree Level, nfd
11
Doctoral Degree Level
12
Master Degree Level
2
Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate Level
20
Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate Level, nfd
21
Graduate Diploma Level
22
Graduate Certificate Level
3
Bachelor Degree Level
31
Bachelor Degree Level
4
Advanced Diploma and Diploma Level
40
Advanced Diploma and Diploma Level, nfd
41
Advanced Diploma and Associate Degree Level
42
Diploma Level
5
Certificate Level
50
Certificate Level, nfd
500
Certificate Level, nfd
51
Certificate III & IV Level
510
Certificate III & IV Level, nfd
511
Certificate IV
514
Certificate III
52
Certificate I & II Level
520
Certificate I & II Level, nfd
521
Certificate II
524
Certificate I
Supplementary codes
011
Level of education inadequately described
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Level of education not stated
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Not applicable
VVV
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Number of categories:
one digit level
5
two digit level
13
three digit level
11
Not applicable (@@@) category comprises:
Persons who have a qualification that is out of scope of this classification