85 Education

This class includes: - pre-primary education (education preceding the first level). Pre-primary education is defined as the initial stage of organised instruction designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment, that is, to provide a bridge between the home and a school-based atmosphere. This class excludes: - child day-care activities, see 88.91

This class includes primary education: the furnishing of academic courses and associated course work that give students a sound basic education in reading, writing and mathematics and an elementary understanding of other subjects such as history, geography, natural science, social science, art and music. Such education is generally provided for children, however the provision of literacy programmes within or outside the school system, which are similar in content to programmes in primary education but are intended for those considered too old to enter elementary schools, is also included (i.e. adult literacy programmes). This class excludes: - adult education as defined in 85.5 - child day-care activities, including day nurseries for pupils, see 88.91

This group includes the provision of general secondary and technical and vocational secondary education. This group excludes: - adult education as defined in 85.5

This group includes the furnishing of post-secondary non-tertiary and academic courses and granting of degrees at baccalaureate, graduate or post-graduate level. The requirement for admission is a diploma at least at upper secondary education level. This group excludes: - adult education as defined in 85.5

This group includes general continuing education and continuing vocational education and training for any profession, hobby or self-development purposes. It includes camps and schools offering instruction in athletic activities to groups or individuals, foreign language instruction, instruction in the arts, drama or music or other instruction or specialised training, not comparable to the education in groups 85.1 - 85.4. It excludes educational activities as outlined in groups 85.1-85.4, i.e. pre-primary education, primary education, secondary education or higher education.

This class includes: - provision of non-instructional activities that support educational processes or systems: • educational consulting • educational guidance counselling activities • educational testing evaluation activities • educational testing activities • organisation of student exchange programmes This class excludes: - research and experimental development on social sciences and humanities, see 72.20