WA Census
Overview
When Census data needs to be collated, this information can be generated in People Management via the 'WA Census' export.
Permissions
To access the WA Census export, staff will require the UserRecordsAdmin permission.
For details on assigning permissions within Compass, please see the 'Permissions' article from our Knowledge Base.
Exporting the Data
To access the export, go to the 'Organisation' menu (grid icon) and select 'People Management'.
Click the 'Exports and Stats' button.
Scroll down and click 'Census Reports' and select 'WA Census Export'.
Select the applicable date range and click 'Generate' and the csv file will download to your device.
Included Content
| Column Header | Content |
| Year | Current year |
| Semester | Dependent on date range selected |
| File Date | End Date of range selected |
| School Code | School Code |
| School Name | School name |
| Previous School Code | If applicable |
| Previous School Name | If applicable |
| Enrolment Date | Student's enrolment date |
| Student Year Level | Year Level on the 'current' milestone in Compass. |
| FTE | Secondary only. Estimate to be determined by school. |
| KINNumHoursTotal | An estimate of the average hours per week of the two weeks ending with census day. |
| Precompulsory Sessions | Average weekly sessions for PreKindy (PKG), Kindy (K) and PrePrimary (P) |
| Repeating | Value 'Y' only if repeating this year |
| Curriculum Council Number | Curriculum Council number |
| First Name | Student's first name |
| Middle Name | Student's middle name |
| Family Name | Student's surname |
| Preferred Name | Student's preferred name where applicable |
| Indigenous Status | Values {1, 2, 3, 4, 9} where 1- Aboriginal 2- Torres Strait Islander 3- Both 4- non - Aboriginal 9- not stated |
| Sex | Values {1, 2,3,9} where 1 Male 2 Female 3 Indeterminate/Other 9 Not stated/inadequately described Or Values {M, F,X or N} where X = Indeterminate/Other N = Not stated/inadequately describe |
| Date of Birth | Student's date of birth |
| Visa Sub Class | Where applicable |
| Country of Birth | ABS SACC code (see ACARA Data Standards Manual) |
| Main language other than English spoken at home by student | ABS ASCL code (see ACARA Data Standards Manual or directly at ABS cat no 1267.0 Australian Standard Classification of Languages(ASCL), 2005,2006) Mandatory (Note code 0002 is “Not statedâ€) |
| Residential Address 1 | Student's address |
| Residential Address 2 | Student's address |
| Suburb/locality | Student's suburb |
| Postcode | Student's post code |
| Parent/Guardian 1 School Education | Values {1,2,3,4} where 4 Year 12 or equivalent 3 Year 11 or equivalent 2 Year 10 or equivalent 1 Year 9 equivalent or below 0 Not stated/Unknown Data Standards Manual (if Guardian 1 is applicable for student) |
| Parent/Guardian 1 Non-School Education | Values {7, 6, 5, 8, 0} where7 Bachelor degree or above 6 Advanced Diploma/Diploma 5 Cert I to IV (inc trade cert) 8 No non-school qualification: 0 Not stated/Unknown ACARA Data Standards Manual (if Guardian 1 is applicable for student) |
| Parent/Guardian 1 Occupation | Values {1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9} where 1 Senior management in large business organisation, Govt administration and defence, and qualified professionals 2 Other Business managers, art/media/sportspersons and associate professionals 3 Tradesmen/women, clerks and skilled office, sales and service staff 4 Machine operators, hospitality staff, assistants, labourers and related workers 8 Not in paid work in last 12 months 9 Not stated or unknown ACARA Data Standards Manual (if Guardian 1 is applicable for student) |
| Parent/Guardian 1 Language Background | ABS ASCL code (see ACARAData Standards Manual or directly at ABS cat no 1267.0 Australian Standard Classification of Languages (ASCL), 2005- 2006) (if Guardian 1 is applicable for student.) (Note code 0002 is “Not statedâ€) |
| Parent/Guardian 2 School Education | Values {1, 2, 3, 4} where4 Year 12 or equivalent 3 Year 11 or equivalent 2 Year 10 or equivalent 1 Year 9 equivalent or below 0 Not stated/Unknown |
| Parent/Guardian 2 Non School Education | Values {7, 6, 5, 8 ,0} where7 Bachelor degree or above 6 Advanced Diploma/Diploma 5 Cert I to IV (inc trade cert) 8 No nonschool qualification 0 Not stated/Unknown |
| Parent/Guardian 2 Occupation | Values {1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9} where 1 Senior management in large business organisation, Govt administration and defence, and qualified professionals 2 Other Business managers, art/media/sportspersons and associate professionals 3 Tradesmen/women, clerks and skilled office, sales and service staff 4 Machine operators, hospitality staff, assistants, labourers and related workers 8 Not in paid work in last 12 months 9 Not stated or unknown |
| Parent/Guardian 2 Language Background | ABS ASCL code (see ACARAData Standards Manual or directly at ABS cat no 1267.0 Australian Standard Classification of Languages (ASCL), 2005- 2006) (if Guardian 2 is applicable for student.) (Note code 0002 is "Not stated") |
| Attendance Type | Govt schools only Values Census-Not Counted Current (Single registration) Current main (Dual registration) Participation List Previous |
| Religion | Where applicable |
| Form Group | Current per date range |
| Disability1 | Mandatory for Govt Schools (if student has an identified disability). NGovt can be blank. Disability Codes |
| Disability2 | per above |
| Disability3 | per above |
| Disability4 | per above |
| Disability5 | per above |
| Disability6 | per above |
| Disability7 | per above |
| Disability8 | per above |
| Disability9 | per above |
| Participating | "Y" for yes, or "N" for no |
| Category of Disability | Possible Values: Cognitive Physical Sensory Social |
| Disability Adjustment Provided | Possible Values: No Adjustment Supplementary Substantial Extensive |
| International Fee Paying | "Y" if student is paying enrolment fee, "N" if student is not paying enrolment fee |
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