Description

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

Details

Version: 5.0
First year: 2016
Last year: 2020
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

Highest educational attainment of a parent/guardian for a commencing student:

CODE MEANING
20 Postgraduate qualification (e.g. Postgraduate Diploma, Master's, 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

Coding notes

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

Input files

Higher Education 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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