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Table 21: Ongoing employees: agency by highest educational qualification, 31 December 2016

Agency	Highest educational qualification													Total
Agency	Doctorate	Masters	Postgraduate diploma	Bachelor degree	Undergraduate diploma	Associate diploma	Skilled vocational qualification	Basic vocational qualification	Year 12	Year 11	Year 10	Less than year 10	No data	Total
Source: APSED
Agriculture and Water Resources	144	203	160	694	70	93	69	25	79	8	27	1	2881	4454
- Australian Fisheries Management Authority	5	12	4	59	1	9	1	.	19	4	8	.	48	170
- APVMA	43	22	13	46	3	14	4	3	18	3	3	.	7	179
- Murray Darling Basin Authority	42	47	20	113	2	12	2	2	17	1	2	.	19	279
Attorney-General's	19	62	74	257	6	11	12	7	31	2	5	.	1178	1664
- Administrative Appeals Tribunal	3	44	48	129	15	18	12	2	33	8	7	.	134	453
- ACLEI	.	7	5	12	.	3	.	1	5	.	.	.	1	34
- AUSTRAC	15	54	48	121	14	31	7	4	30	3	3	1	5	336
- Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission	11	40	35	131	23	41	6	5	41	6	7	1	418	765
- Australian Financial Security Authority	5	24	23	66	5	10	7	1	13	2	5	.	315	476
- Australian Human Rights Commission	5	18	8	23	.	1	.	.	1	.	.	.	37	93
- Australian Law Reform Commission	.	1	.	2	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	9	12
- Commonwealth DPP	1	17	31	178	1	7	4	6	17	2	1	.	143	408
- Federal Court Statutory Agency	5	27	32	97	12	18	6	4	53	6	15	1	582	858
- National Archives of Australia	1	9	11	28	2	3	.	2	18	5	10	1	242	332
- OAIC	1	16	13	25	.	4	.	1	2	.	.	.	11	73
- Office of Parliamentary Counsel	3	2	2	27	.	1	.	1	2	.	.	.	60	98
Communications and the Arts	9	59	41	147	4	11	9	4	26	.	3	.	233	546
- ACMA	11	35	21	77	5	15	3	6	20	1	2	1	196	393
- Australian National Maritime Museum	3	7	7	13	1	6	2	.	2	.	1	.	50	92
- National Film and Sound Archive	2	1	3	8	1	4	1	.	3	.	.	.	125	148
- National Library of Australia	3	6	26	26	4	5	2	.	15	1	4	3	299	394
- National Museum of Australia	5	5	6	23	1	2	4	1	16	2	3	.	131	199
- National Portrait Gallery	.	3	1	7	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	30	41
- Old Parliament House	.	1	2	3	.	.	1	.	1	.	.	.	56	64
- Screen Australia	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	8	8
Defence	615	1053	554	3071	69	511	436	164	1040	146	551	30	9901	18141
- Defence Housing Australia	.	1	4	16	4	4	4	2	28	6	16	1	504	590
Education and Training	42	140	126	417	25	62	27	29	96	8	23	.	860	1855
- AIATSIS	7	9	13	34	4	19	5	.	5	2	1	.	30	129
- Australian Research Council	4	2	7	5	.	1	.	.	4	.	.	.	98	121
- Australian Skills Quality Authority	.	12	4	22	2	8	11	3	4	.	.	.	98	164
- TEQSA	3	5	9	12	.	2	.	.	1	.	.	.	6	38
Employment	21	155	132	432	38	84	47	8	93	8	18	2	960	1998
- Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency	1	1	.	4	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2	8
- Australian Building and Construction Commission	.	4	10	32	5	9	1	.	2	1	.	.	62	126
- Comcare	3	16	27	97	6	18	26	13	35	2	10	.	369	622
- Fair Work Commission	2	.	3	11	.	1	1	1	5	1	.	1	210	236
- Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman	3	35	77	145	14	40	16	6	28	2	5	.	376	747
- Safe Work Australia	10	7	8	34	1	6	.	.	6	.	.	.	23	95
- Workplace Gender Equality Agency	.	2	1	5	1	.	1	.	.	.	.	.	14	24
Environment	58	182	97	298	13	23	21	9	57	4	10	1	1428	2201
- Bureau of Meteorology	192	184	224	494	50	140	14	7	63	15	12	1	44	1440
- Clean Energy Regulator	3	12	11	32	1	6	2	2	7	.	1	.	238	315
- Climate Change Authority	.	1	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	3	4
- GBRMPA	9	7	4	42	2	9	1	1	7	.	2	.	107	191
Finance	9	105	70	287	26	49	14	5	63	.	9	1	853	1491
- Australian Electoral Commission	2	38	53	167	21	61	27	26	131	31	40	3	202	802
- Future Fund Management Agency	.	.	.	1	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	135	136
Foreign Affairs and Trade	90	631	266	856	25	89	44	17	162	22	36	1	1484	3723
- ACIAR	.	3	3	6	1	1	2	.	1	.	1	.	15	33
- AUSTRADE	9	85	48	104	11	7	2	.	8	.	.	.	262	536
Health	228	441	417	1463	87	314	84	63	526	45	116	12	1096	4892
- Australian Aged Care Quality Agency	1	25	28	37	12	19	4	3	12	2	5	.	52	200
- ACSQHC	7	24	9	20	1	.	2	.	3	.	1	.	14	81
- Australian Digital Health Agency	.	3	2	8	2	.	1	.	2	1	1	.	5	25
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare	11	13	14	58	1	4	1	3	6	.	2	.	208	321
- ARPANSA	4	3	2	10	1	4	.	.	1	.	.	.	102	127
- Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority	1	3	5	2	.	2	.	.	1	.	.	.	26	40
- Cancer Australia	2	4	2	8	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	38	54
- FSANZ	11	6	2	18	1	1	.	.	1	.	.	.	57	97
- National Blood Authority	.	2	3	5	.	.	.	.	3	.	1	.	39	53
- NHMRC	9	17	9	37	2	8	.	1	6	1	.	.	100	190
- National Health Funding Body	.	3	1	3	.	2	.	.	.	.	.	.	7	16
- National Mental Health Commission	.	1	.	1	2	.	.	.	1	.	.	.	7	12
- Organ and Tissue Authority	.	4	1	5	.	.	.	.	3	.	.	.	11	24
- Professional Services Review	.	1	4	3	.	1	.	.	.	.	.	.	8	17
Human Services	68	843	1030	4422	369	4084	916	293	2453	485	982	76	14904	30925
Immigration and Border Protection	56	632	501	2777	311	710	215	91	1420	149	299	23	6070	13254
Industry, Innovation and Science	227	244	166	652	29	103	18	9	151	6	25	2	2408	4040
- NOPSEMA	7	26	18	36	3	7	2	.	2	.	3	.	1	105
Infrastructure and Regional Development	13	129	55	387	9	63	35	16	148	14	21	.	229	1119
- Australian Transport Safety Bureau	.	3	1	9	.	5	.	.	8	.	3	1	73	103
- National Capital Authority	.	.	3	4	.	1	1	.	.	.	1	.	42	52
Prime Minister and Cabinet	25	138	96	372	32	57	29	15	96	10	24	3	1153	2050
- Aboriginal Hostels Ltd.	.	5	5	16	2	17	7	6	35	15	38	20	64	230
- ANAO	15	48	21	142	1	4	1	2	7	.	1	1	74	317
- Australian Public Service Commission	2	21	24	48	2	14	4	6	12	.	2	.	61	196
- Commonwealth Ombudsman	2	10	16	44	1	6	2	2	6	.	.	.	76	165
- Digital Transformation Office	3	9	1	18	1	3	4	.	3	.	.	.	42	84
- OIGIS	2	.	.	2	.	.	.	.	.	.	1	.	8	13
- Office of National Assessments	10	16	8	32	.	.	1	.	3	.	.	.	65	135
- Torres Strait Regional Authority	1	3	1	2	.	1	1	.	.	.	.	.	38	47
Social Services	13	117	84	412	29	77	30	18	160	11	45	2	1218	2216
- Australian Institute of Family Studies	11	3	5	12	2	2	.	.	.	.	1	.	9	45
- National Disability Insurance Agency	5	32	41	159	10	49	16	8	31	3	4	.	903	1261
Treasury	46	183	57	445	4	33	14	3	46	2	16	3	284	1136
- Australian Bureau of Statistics	71	223	289	887	12	59	33	15	123	8	33	2	819	2574
- ACCC	16	104	95	357	11	27	2	5	32	.	6	.	130	785
- ASIC	2	106	122	234	20	11	7	3	52	19	6	3	992	1577
- Australian Taxation Office	92	1833	1243	5245	352	911	610	218	1562	224	497	40	4950	17777
- Productivity Commission	11	44	17	59	2	3	2	.	5	1	3	.	15	162
Veterans' Affairs	9	65	84	260	29	81	45	18	313	46	101	7	728	1786
- Australian War Memorial	1	.	6	21	3	2	3	1	16	.	.	.	207	260
Total	2401	8799	6873	27668	1832	8154	2944	1167	9557	1344	3079	245	62835	136898

Last reviewed:

10 May 2018