This week we wanted to bring the NCCD process to your attention. This has been happening across Australia for a few years now. This is a timely reminder of what is involved. We have already met with many parents who have provided us with invaluable information on the adjustments and modifications best suited to meet the needs of their children. We really value these discussions and thank these parents for their input and information sharing.

Every year, from August to August, all schools in Australia participate in the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability (NCCD).

This is a cyclical, on-going process. The NCCD process requires schools to identify information already available in the school about supports provided to students with disability. These relate to legislative requirements under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 and the Disability Standards for Education 2005, in line with the NCCD guidelines (2019).

Information provided about students to the Australian Government for the NCCD includes:

• year of schooling
• category of disability: physical, cognitive, sensory or social/emotional
• level of adjustment provided: support provided within quality differentiated teaching practice, supplementary, substantial or extensive.

This information assists schools to:

• formally recognise the supports and adjustments provided to students with disability in schools
• consider how they can strengthen the support of students with disability in schools
• develop shared practices so that they can review their learning programs in order to improve educational outcomes for students with disability.

The NCCD provides state and federal governments with the information they need to plan more broadly for the support of students with disability.

The NCCD will have no direct impact on your child and your child will not be involved in any testing process. The school will provide data to the Australian Government in such a way that no individual student will be able to be identified – the privacy and confidentiality of all students is ensured. All information is protected by privacy laws that regulate the collection, storage and disclosure of personal information. To find out more about these matters, please refer to the Australian Government’s Privacy Policy (https://www.education.gov.au/privacy-policy).

Further information about the NCCD can be found on the NCCD Portal (https://www.nccd.edu.au) and in the attached brochure.

If you have any questions about the NCCD, please contact the school.

Until next time….

Mrs Kehoe & Mrs Jessen

Learning Support Teachers