diff --git a/changelog.d/368.md b/changelog.d/368.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a8b986d14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/368.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- Clarify the `current_education` label as "Current education enrolment" and add a docstring distinguishing it from `highest_education` (which captures attainment), so the variable's enrolment-vs-attainment semantics are explicit without an API-breaking rename.
diff --git a/policyengine_uk/variables/household/demographic/current_education.py b/policyengine_uk/variables/household/demographic/current_education.py
index e11d2846b..4cb464f50 100644
--- a/policyengine_uk/variables/household/demographic/current_education.py
+++ b/policyengine_uk/variables/household/demographic/current_education.py
@@ -10,7 +10,12 @@ class current_education(Variable):
     possible_values = EducationType
     default_value = EducationType.NOT_IN_EDUCATION
     entity = Person
-    label = "Current education"
+    label = "Current education enrolment"
+    documentation = (
+        "Which stage of education the person is currently enrolled in (or "
+        "NOT_IN_EDUCATION if none). This is enrolment status, not attainment "
+        "— see `highest_education` for the highest completed stage."
+    )
     definition_period = YEAR
 
     def formula(person, period, parameters):