Resources and tools

A partnership approach aims to give students with disability the best chance to achieve their potential....

The information collected as part of the NCCD will not explicitly identify individual students. In any event, at all stages of the NCCD data collection and reporting, the privacy of both students and their families is...

Under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (DDA) and the Disability Standards for Education 2005 (the Standards), Australian students with disability must be able to access and participate in education on the same b...

The Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (DDA) provides protection against discrimination based on disability. The DDA seeks to eliminate, as far as possible, disc...

For a student to be included in the NCCD, the school must have documented (physical or digital) evidence of adjustments provided to meet ongoing, long-term specific needs associated with disability that have a functio...

The Disability Standards for Education 2005 (the Standards) require that all Australian schools:...

Notify students, parents, guardians and carers of the NCCD. This notification ensures that those participating in the NCCD are made fully aware of the data collection, its purpose, legislative basis and to whom NCCD d...

Teachers and schools rely on evidence to make professional judgements about the types of adjustments provided for students. This evidence will reflect a wide range of practices of teachers and schools in meeting the e...

In deciding whether identified students are to be included in the NCCD, teachers and school teams use their professional judgement, based on evidence, to determine the level of adjustment each student is currently bei...

In the course of the NCCD, schools collect data about students with disability who are receiving adjustments. It is highly recommended that schools, sectors and/or jurisdictions develop protocols and processes for:...