The information below details the national variables that are available in these files, but not available in the international versions of the Australian data. In addition, country-specific terminoloy has been included in the international items. ALL FILES • aus_State • aus_Geoloc_3 aus_State state and territory of the school (based on school address) 1 = ACT 2 = NSW 3 = VIC 4 = QLD 5 = SA 6 = WA 7 = TAS 8 = NT aus_Geoloc_3 Geographic location of the school (based on school address) The categories are based on the broad categories from the MCEECDYA Schools Geographic Location Classification 1 = Metropolitan 2 = Provincial 3 = Remote SCHOOL FILE • aus_NP1G07 • National definitions of ISCED levels have been included for: IP1G05A and IP1G05B aus_NPIG07 School location (obtained from responses in the School Questionnaire) 1 = A small rural community (with fewer than 1 000 people) 2 = A small country town (1 000 to about 3 000 people) 3 = A medium-sized country town (3 000 to about 15 000 people) 4 = A larger town (15 000 to about 50 000 people) 5 = A very large town (50 000 to about 100 000 people) 6 = A city (100 000 to about 1 000 000 people) 7 = A city with 1 000 000 or more people IP1G05A Lowest (youngest) grade that is taught at your school International definition Australian definition 0 = ISCED 0 A preparatory year of school (e.g. prep in Victoria, kindergarten in NSW) 3 = 3rd year after start of ISCED 1 Year 3 4 = 4th year after start of ISCED 1 Year 4 5 = 5th year after start of ISCED 1 Year 5 6 = 6th year after start of ISCED 1 Year 6 7 = 7th year after start of ISCED 1 Year 7 8 = 8th year after start of ISCED 1 Year 8 IP1G05B Highest (oldest) grade that is taught at your school International definition Australian definition 9 = 9th year after start of ISCED 1 Year 9 10 = 10th year after start of ISCED 1 Year 10 11 = 11th year after start of ISCED 1 Year 11 12 = 12th year after start of ISCED 1 Year 12 STUDENT FILE • aus_Indig • aus_NSIG05 (has replaced ISIG05) • National definitions have been included for: ISIG04A, ISIG04B, ISIG04C, ISIG08, ISIG11 aus_Indig Indigenous background (obtained from responses in the Student Questionnaire) 0 = Not Indigenous 1 = Indigenous aus_NSIG05 Language spoken most at home 1 = English 2 = An Australian Indigenous language 3 = Other language The international item, IGIG05, uses two categories: Language of test and other country, and is not included in the Australian data file. ISIG03 Students' expected education levels International definition Australian definition 1 = ISCED level 5A or 6 A university degree (Bachelor, Graduate Diploma, Masters or Doctorates) 2 = ISCED level 4 or 5B A TAFE Training Diploma (e.g., Diploma in Accounting) or a TAFE Certificate (e.g., Hairdressing) 3 = ISCED level 3 Year 12 or a Year 12 equivalent 4 = ISCED level 2 Completion of Year 10 5 = I do not expect to I do not expect to complete more than Year 10 complete ISCED level 2 ISIG04A, ISIG04B, ISIG04C Country of birth (fost student, mother and father) International definition Australian definition 0 = Another country/other countries Other country 1 = Country of test Australia ISIG08, ISIG11 Highest education level for mother High education level for father International definition Australian definition 1 = ISCED level 5A or 6 A university degree (Bachelor, Graduate Diploma, Masters or Doctorates) 2 = ISCED level 4or 5B A TAFE Training Diploma (e.g., Diploma in Accounting) or a TAFE certificate (e.g., Hairdressing) 3 = ISCED level 3 Year 12 or a Year 12 equivalent 4 = ISCED level 2 Completion of Year 10 5 = She/He did not complete She/He did not complete Year 10