Key facts
Code summary
Code 854
Official title Higher education
Version PSIC 2019
Source layer PSA / BSP
Parent 85 - Education
Section P - Education
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PSIC 2019 Navigation-first hub Group 854 - Higher education
PSIC Group 854 covers Higher education. Direct children below it include Higher education. It clusters closely related activities and helps compare nearby classes before choosing the most defensible business activity...
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Nearby codes
851
Pre-primary/pre-school education
852 Primary/elementary education Elementary education refers to the stage of compulsory formal education primarily concerned with providing basic education, and usually corresponding to six or seven grades. The core at this level consists of education for children, the customary or normal age of entrance to which is seven years. Programs in this level are designed to give the pupils a sound basic education in reading, writing, and arithmetic along with an elementary understanding of other subject areas such as social studies, science, arts and music, practical arts, and values education.
853 Secondary/High School Education
855 Other education services
856 Educational support services
About this level
Practical summary
Group 854 sits in the PSIC 2019 hierarchy under P Education > 85 Education. This group usually narrows the choice to a small family of classes such as Higher education. It is useful when two or three neighboring activities look similar but should not be collapsed into one code.
Administrative context
Where this code is used
This group is used when reviewers compare a short list of classes such as Higher education and need to decide which family is the closest fit. It is common in internal classification review and administrative lookup work.
Selection note
How to choose it
Use this group when the activity sits between similar classes such as Higher education. The safest choice is the one whose wording matches the actual production, service or operating model most closely.
FAQ
What does PSIC Group 854 cover?
PSIC Group 854 clusters a smaller family of classes under Higher education and is useful when the business sits between closely related options.
How do I compare Group 854 with sibling groups?
Look at the parent class and the nearby sibling groups. On this page, the most relevant nearby options are 851 Pre-primary/pre-school education and 852 Primary/elementary education Elementary education refers to the stage of compulsory formal education primarily concerned with providing basic education, and usually corresponding to six or seven grades. The core at this level consists of education for children, the customary or normal age of entrance to which is seven years. Programs in this level are designed to give the pupils a sound basic education in reading, writing, and arithmetic along with an elementary understanding of other subject areas such as social studies, science, arts and music, practical arts, and values education..
Why is Group 854 useful for classification?
It sits at the point where a broad sector is already narrowed enough to compare a small family of similar classes before the final code choice.