Wider support materials

The NCCD model describes how to undertake the NCCD. The model provides a systematic process that enables schools across Australia to count, in a consistent manner, the number of students with disability receiving adju...

The 2020 NCCD Guidelines have been revised to incorporate special provisions to acknowledge the disruptions COVID-19 has had on schools’ operations. These provisions impact the evidence of adjustments. Refer to C.2.1 ...

The Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability (NCCD) is an annual collection of information about Australian school students who are receiving adjustments due to disability....

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...

The NCCD counts all school students where:...

Under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 and the Disability Standards for Education 2005, schools have an obligation to ensure that students with disability are able to access and participate in school on the same...

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...

The Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (DDA) defines disability broadly as:

If you have completed the NCCD before, review your school's processes and understanding in past years before you commence this year's NCCD....

The NCCD model relies on the professional judgement of teachers and administrators to determine which students to include in the NCCD....