Reply from May - Other (including pre-service teachers, private consultants, other non-school based roles)
No, Schools do not require parental permission to include a student in the NCCD. A school must include a student in the Census when all the NCCD criteria are met.
In most cases, schools should inform parents, guardians, carers or associates that a student has been included in the NCCD. However, there may be circumstances when this is not possible or appropriate. In such circumstances, the reasons for not informing them should be documented.