Description

A code which indicates the highest qualification of a member of staff

Details

Version: 3.0
First year: 2012
Last year: 2014
Field name: HIGH-QUAL
Element name: Highest qualification

Code format:

Data Type: Numeric
Units: Code (numeric)
Width: 1

Classification

CODE MEANING
0
Member of staff has a non-academic classification
Member of staff has an academic classification and the highest qualification is:
CODE MEANING
6
Doctorate by research or coursework
7
Master's by research or coursework
5
Other Postgraduate (including Postgraduate Qual or Prelim; Grad Dip/Postgrad Dip New/Extended and Graduate Certificate)
2
Bachelor's (including Bachelor's graduate entry, Bachelor's honours and Bachelor's pass
3
Other
4 No information

Coding notes

​None

Please refer to the Glossary for further information about terminology used in this document.

Input files

Higher Education Staff:

  • Staff Full-Time and Fractional Full-Time (FT)

Change History

Details of all versions of this data element can be found on its supporting information page.


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Element #
501