Australian Bureau of Statistics
4240.0.55.002 - National Early Childhood Education and Care Collection: Data Collection Guide, 2011
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Operational definition: The number of children that are enrolled in a preschool program, disaggregated by enrolments, attendances and Indigenous status. Children are considered 'Indigenous' based on parental/guardian reporting.
Please see the data item list in Chapter 1, Collection Specifications for specific disaggregation and cross classification of this data element as specified in the 2011 National ECEC Data Request.
It must be noted that data collected at the aggregate level will be published as episodes of enrolments, not number of children enrolled. This is because it is not possible to identify duplicate enrolments within aggregate collections, once jurisdictional service provider data are merged.
Supporting data elements: Indigenous status is not provided as an individual data element and must be cross classified and reported by the following data elements:
Standard Jurisdictional Output Categories
The following output instructions refer to the format in which the data should be provided to the ABS. This format differs to the format presented in METeOR 'Value domain attributes'. The format presented in METeOR is the format that the data element would be collected if it was collected in URL form. The following outlines the format of the data as it should be provided to the ABS at aggregate level.
Representation class: Total
Data type: Number
Format: N[NNNN], for example: 52
Maximum character length: 5
2 - Torres Strait Islander but not Aboriginal origin
3 - Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander origin
4 - Neither Aboriginal nor Torres Strait Islander origin
9 - Not stated/inadequately described
Guide for Use
This data element must be cross classified and reported by the supporting data elements listed above.
CODE 1: Aboriginal, but not Torres Strait Islander origin
This code should be used when the child's parent or guardian identifies the child as being of Aboriginal, but not Torres Strait Islander origin.
CODE 2: Torres Strait Islander, but not Aboriginal origin
This code should be used when the child's parent or guardian identifies the child as being of Torres Strait Islander, but not Aboriginal origin.
CODE 3: Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander origin
This code should be used when the child's parent or guardian identifies the child as being of both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander origin.
CODE 4: Neither Aboriginal nor Torres Strait Islander origin
This code should be used when the child's parent or guardian identifies the child as being of neither Aboriginal nor Torres Strait Islander origin.
CODE 8: Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander- not further defined
This code should only to be used in instances where breakdown by Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander origins are not available.
CODE 9: Not stated/inadequately described
For use where the child's Indigenous Status is not stated or inadequately described.
Related URL data element: Indigenous status.
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