Appendix B: Code Sets

Select shared and named code sets defined in SIF are included here for reference.

AU Code Sets

0211 Program Availability

0792 Identification Procedure

Accompaniment

ACStrand

Australian education vocabularies

This vocabulary describes a curriculum framework organised into structural units.

Source: http://vocabulary.esa.edu.au/framework/

Note: Religious Studies and Other have been added to enable interoperability where the subject matter is not covered in the Australian Curriculum.

Activity Involvement Code

The codeset is derived from the coding of activities for 2009 ABS 4177.0 Participation in Sport and Physical Recreation, Australia, with added values for non-sporting cocurricular activities. The number of sports and physical recreation activities has increased in the latest version of the survey from 2013. https://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/4177.02013-14?OpenDocument

Additional values in this set are from previous surveys and additional school values.

Activity Type

Address Role

Address Type

AG Collection

Which AG Collection do these Rounds refer to?

AG Context Question

AG Collection Contextual Question Codes

AG Submission Status

Status Codes associated with an AG Collection Submission. Source: Australian Government - Schools Hub

Assessment Reporting Method

Assessment Type

Attendance Code

Attendance Status

Australian Citizenship Status

Australian Standard Classification Of Cultural And Ethnic Groups (ASCCEG)

1249.0 Australian Standard Classification of Cultural and Ethnic Groups, 2019

Source Data ABS: https://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/1249.02019?OpenDocument

Australian Standard Classification Of Languages (ASCL)

ABS 1267.0 - Australian Standard Classification of Languages (ASCL), 2016

Updated to correspond to ACARA Data Standards Manual, 2017

Source Data: http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/1267.02016?OpenDocument

This extract contains all 4 digit classifications and supplementary codes.

Australian Standard Classification Of Religious Groups (ASCRG)

1266.0 Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups, 2016  

Source Data ABS: http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/1266.02016?OpenDocument

Australian Time Zone

Australian Time Zone Abbreviations - https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zones/au

Birthdate Verification

Boarding

Student Boarding Status

Calendar Event

A code indicating the type of school day

Contact Method

Preferred method of contact

Day Value Code

Detention Category

Initially provided from WA DET. This code set is in draft and changes are expected. Future changes may re-specify code values.

Dwelling Arrangement

Education Agency Type

Education Level

Education Level - Primary, Secondary or Combined, Associated with AG Student Collections

Electronic Id Type

Email Type

Employment Type

Reference: ACARA Data Standards Manual - Parental occupation group

https://www.acara.edu.au/reporting/data-standards-manual-student-background-characteristics

English Proficiency

1289.0 - Standards for Statistics on Cultural and Language Diversity, 1999, https://www.abs.gov.au/Ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/1289.0

Explanation of usage: https://www.ausstats.abs.gov.au/ausstats/subscriber.nsf/0/CA25687100069892CA256889000C9E88/$File/12890_1999.pdf

Classification: The standard classification used to code, store and disseminate data collected by Proficiency in Spoken English is a flat classification, having only one level with four categories. These categories are the same as the question response categories (‘Very well’, ‘Well’, ‘Not well’, ‘Not at all’). Two supplementary codes are also provided in the classification for ‘Not stated’ and ‘Not applicable’ responses (see Coding Procedures), which makes the classification applicable to all persons. However, it should be noted that this is a coding convention and that, setting aside these special codes, the scope of the classification, along with the variable, is people who speak a language other than English.

See Also: https://meteor.aihw.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/695981

Enrollment Time Frame

Entry Type

Equipment Type

Source: SIF-AU (EquipmentInfo)

Event Category

Wellbeing Event Category - initially provided from WA DET. This code set is in draft and changes are expected. Future changes may re-specify code values.

Event Sub Category

Wellbeing Event Sub Category - initially provided from WA DET. This code set is in draft and changes are expected. Future changes may re-specify code values.

Exit/Withdrawal Status

Exit/Withdrawal Type

Federal Electorate

Federal Electorates from the Australian Electoral Commission; https://www.aec.gov.au/profiles/index.htm, loaded using 2021 electorates from the coding description of Commonwealth Electoral Divisions, ABS https://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Lookup/by%20Subject/1270.0.55.003~July%202017~Main%20Features~Commonwealth%20Electoral%20Divisions%20(CEDs)~6

Note: as of SIF 3.4.5, the codeset is not stable, and reflects only current electorates; they are renumbered by state as electorates are added and withdrawn.