9992    Education services

99921   Pre-primary education services

999210   Pre-primary education services

This service code includes

i. education services usually provided by nursery schools, kindergartens, pre-schools, centres for early childhood education, centres for infant education or special sections attached to primary schools. Pre-primary education is defined as the initial stage of organized 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 service code does not include:

- recreational and vacation camps for children, cf. 996313
- child day-care services, cf. 999351

99922    Primary education services

999220    Primary education services

This service code includes educational services provided at the first level i.e., from classes I to V; primary education provided under education guarantee scheme and alternative and innovative scheme; Provision of literacy programmes for adults at primary level;Special education for handicapped students at primary level; Other primary education activities n.e.c..

99923    Secondary Education Services

This group includes:

i. educational services for secondary programmes that become increasingly specialized as a student moves from one level to the next. These programmes can be general or technical/vocational according to the following definitions:

999231    Secondary education services, general

This service code includes General School Education from classes VI to X; General school education from XI to XII, giving, in principle access to higher education; Provision of literacy programmes for adults at secondary level; Special education for handicapped students at secondary level; Other secondary education activities n.e.c..

999232    Secondary education services, technical and vocational.

This service code includes:

i. educational services generally aiming to complete the provision of basic skills and knowledge of the primary level, although teaching is typically more subject-focused, often employing more specialized teachers who conduct classes in their field of specialization. These services cover education that prepares participants for direct entry, without further training, into specific occupations. Successful completion of such programmes leads to a labour-market relevant vocational qualification.

This service code also includes:

ii. services related to the provision of special education programmes at this educational level

99924  Higher education services

999241   Higher education services, general

This service code includes higher education services, above higher secondary level, in fields such as humanities, arts, social sciences etc.

999242   Higher education services, technical

This service code includes higher education services, above higher secondary level, in technical fields such as engineering, medical, bio-technology etc.

999243    Higher education services, vocational

999249     Other higher education services

99925    Specialised education services

999259    Specialised education services

This service code includes education services leading to an advanced research qualification, such as a doctoral degree, in various fields.

99929    Other education & training services and educational support services

999291   Cultural education services

This service code includes piano and other music instruction services; art instruction services; dance instruction services and dance studios; art instruction except academicphotography instruction

999292   Sports and recreation education services

This service code includes

i. sports instruction services by sports camps and schools or by professional sports instructors, teachers or coaches to groups of individuals. It does not include the provision of such services by academic schools, colleges and universities.
ii. sports instruction (baseball, basketball, cricket, football, hockey, tennis, figure skating, etc.)
iii. camps, sports instruction
iv. gymnastics instruction
v. riding instruction
vi. swimming instruction
vii. martial arts instruction
viii. card game instruction (such as bridge)
ix. yoga instruction

This service code does not include:

- recreational or vacation camps that include sports training or instruction, cf. 996313
- incidental sports and recreation instruction by academic schools, colleges or universities, cf. group 99921-99925

999293    Commercial training and coaching services

This service code includes any training or coaching provided by any institute or establishment providing commercial training or coaching for imparting skill or knowledge or lessons on any subject or field other than the sports, with or without issuance of a certificate and includes coaching or tutorial classes.

999294    Other education and training services n.e.c.

This service code includes:

i. training for car, bus, lorry and motorcycle driving licences
ii. training for flying certificates and ship licences
iii. computer training services
iv. management training services
v. services provided by music camps, science camps, computer camps and other instructional camps, except for sports
vi. education services not definable by level

This service code does not include:

- services related to literacy programmes for adults, cf. 999220, 999231
- higher education services comparable to the regular education system, cf. 99924, 99925
- cultural education services, cf. 999291
- education services provided by instructors, coaches, etc., as part of sporting activities, cf. 999292

999295    services involving conduct of examination for admission to educational institutions.

This service code includes all services provided with respect to conduct of examinations for admission to various courses/groups in various grades.

999299    Other Educational support services

This service code includes on-instructional services that support educational processes or systems, such as educational consulting, educational guidance counselling services, educational testing evaluation services, educational testing services, organization of student exchange programmes.