Description
A code which identifies the mode of attendance by which the student undertakes a unit of study
Details
| Version: | 1.1 |
|---|---|
| First year: | 2009 |
| Last year: | 2009 |
| Field name: | ATTENDANCE-MODE |
| Element name: | Mode of attendance code |
Code format:
| Data Type: | Character |
|---|---|
| Units: | Code (numeric) |
| Width: | 1 |
Classification
| CODE | MEANING |
|---|---|
| 1 | Internal Mode of Attendance at an on-shore or off-shore campus (includes classroom based) |
| 2 | External Mode of Attendance at an on-shore or off-shore campus (includes electronic based, on line and correspondence) |
| 3 | Multi-modal Mode of Attendance |
| 6 | Employer based (VET providers only) |
| 4 |
Higher Education Only – Course Completions |
| 5 | Higher education award granted on the basis of submission of original work which is not the result of supervised candidature within the Higher Education Provider. |
Coding notes
The following additional codes are used in DEEWR datasets but were NOT reported by Higher Education Provider:
| CODE | MEANING |
|---|---|
| 9 |
No information
|
Higher Education Data Collection only:
If a student is attending an off-shore campus as an internal student at that campus, he/she is to be coded “1”, not “2”.
For the Past Course Completions File, the code to be assigned for mode of attendance relates to the final year of attendance.
Codes 4 and 5 are only to be used for reporting data in the Past Course Completions File.
Please refer to the Glossary for further information about terminology used in this document.
Input files
Higher Education:
- Student Load/Liability (LL)
VET:
- Student Load/Liability (VLL)
Change History
Details of all versions of this data element can be found on its supporting information page.