Description

A code which provides information about the highest educational attainment of the first parent or guardian as identified by the student.

Details

Version: 3.0
First year: 2012
Last year: 2014
Field name: EDUCATION-PARENT1
Element name: Highest educational attainment of parent/guardian 1

Code format:

Data Type: Alphanumeric
Units: Code (alphanumeric)
Width: 2

Classification

CODE MEANING
01 Not a commencing student
98 Not applicable
99 No information provided by student

A commencing student whose highest educational attainment of a male parent/guardian was:

CODE MEANING
20 Postgraduate qualification (e.g.. Postgraduate Diploma, Masters, PhD)
21 Bachelor Degree
22 Other post school qualification (e.g. VET Certificate, Associate Degree or Diploma
23 Completed Year 12 schooling or equivalent
24 Did not complete Year 12 schooling or equivalent
25 Completed Year 10 schooling or equivalent
26 Did not complete Year 10 schooling or equivalent
49 Don’t know

A commencing student whose highest educational attainment of a female parent/guardian was:

CODE MEANING
40 Postgraduate qualification (e.g.. Postgraduate Diploma, Masters, PhD)
41 Bachelor Degree
42 Other post school qualification (e.g. VET/TAFE Certificate, Associate Degree or Diploma)
43 Completed Year 12 schooling or equivalent
44 Did not complete Year 12 schooling or equivalent
45 Completed Year 10 schooling or equivalent
46 Did not complete Year 10 schooling or equivalent
59 Don’t know

Coding notes

​None

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

Input files

HEP - Student:

  • Enrolment (EN)
  • Enrolment Revisions (ER)

Change History

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


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