Wider support materials

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

Conduct professional discussions to confirm that decision making has been applied consistently (for example, meetings with teachers at the school/with other schools). Discussions and moderation meetings reference the ...

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....

According to the Dyslexia–Speld Foundation, the terms learning differences, learning difficulties and learning disabilities are often used interchangeably, and definitions of these terms can vary between institutions ...

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

John, a Year 6 student who has attended the same large P–12 school since Year 2, is a popular and competent student. However, John’s class teacher has observed behaviour over the past two weeks ...

Max, a Year 2 student who received reading intervention in Term 4 of Year 1, continues to exhibit some difficulties with decoding, reading fluency and reading comprehension. Writing skills are d...

A number of students at a P-12 school have asthma. For some of these students, their health condition has no functional impact on their access to, or participation in, schooling. No ongoing, lo...

Students with disability who have more substantial support needs are provided with essential adjustments and considerable adult assistance.

Students with disability are provided with adjustments that are supplementary to the strategies and resources already available for all students within the school.