Definition
Representation
| Data Type | Number |
|---|---|
| Format | N |
| Maximum character length | 1 |
Values
| Value | Meaning | Start Date | End Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Permissible Values | 1 | Full-time study | ||
| 2 | Part-time study | |||
| 3 | Not studying | |||
| Supplementary Values | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
Comments
Guide for use:
Only one option may be selected.
CODE 1 Full-time study
According to the Social Security Act 2001, a person is considered a full-time student in respect of a course if:
(a) in the case of a person who is enrolled in the course for a particular study period (for example, a semester), the person is undertaking at least three-quarters of the normal amount of full-time study in respect of the course for that period; or
(b) in the case of a person who intends to enrol in the course for a particular study period, the person intends to undertake at least three-quarters of the normal amount of full-time study in respect of the course for that period.
CODE 2 Part-time study
This code is used when the study load is less than 75% of a full-time load.
CODE 9 Not stated/ inadequately described
Is not to be used on primary collection forms. It is primarily for use in administrative collections when transferring data from data sets where the item has not been collected.
References
Australian Government. Social Security Act 1991. Viewed 18 October 2010
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| Relation | Count |
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| Data Elements implementing this Value Domain | 1 |