Age

Student ages must be reported in the Census as on 1 July 2020.

Gender

The Australian Government recognises that individuals may identify and be recognised within the community as a gender other than the sex they were assigned at birth or during infancy, or as a gender not exclusively male or female.

Options to report students are:

· male (M)

· female (F)

· indeterminate, intersex, or unspecified (X)

Indigenous students

Indigenous students are students of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent who self-identify as and are acknowledged by the community in which they live as being of that descent.

Indigenous non-stated

Where parents have chosen not to identify a student as being Indigenous or non-Indigenous, you must report the student as Indigenous non-stated.

Options to report Indigenous students are:

· yes (Y)

· no (N)

· non-stated (N/S).