Definition
The highest level of schooling that a person has completed, as represented by a code.
Components
Data Element (this item)
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Data Element ConceptPerson—highest year of school completed
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Object ClassPerson
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PropertyHighest year of school completed
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Value DomainHighest year of school completed code N
Representation
This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Highest year of school completed code N ".| Data Type | Number |
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| Format | N |
| Maximum character length | 1 |
| Value | Meaning | Start Date | End Date | |
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| Permissible Values | 1 | Year 12 | ||
| 2 | Year 11 | |||
| 3 | Year 10 | |||
| 4 | Year 9 | |||
| 5 | Year 8 or below | |||
| 6 | No schooling | |||
| Supplementary Values | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
References
Australian Bureau of Statistics 2002. Education variables. ABS cat. no. 1246.0. Canberra: ABS
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