Collection Notice

All schools in Australia, including Independent and Catholic schools, will participate in the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability this year.

The Data Collection is an annual count of the number of students with disability receiving educational adjustments to support their participation in education on the same basis as students without disability.

All education agencies are now required under the Australian Education Regulation 2013 to provide information on a student’s level of education, disability and level of adjustment to the Australian Government Department of 

Education and Training.* Data will continue to be de-identified prior to its transfer and no student’s identity will be provided to the Australian Government Department of Education and Training.

The collection of this information from states and territories will inform future policy and program planning in relation to students with disability.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Phil Squire on 5821 4322 or the Victorian Department of Education and Training Data Collection Hotline on (03) 9651 3621.                            

For questions after August 7th 2015, please call the Australian Government Department of Education and Training on 1300 566 046.

*For more information on Schedule 3—Amendments for the collection of data on students who are persons with a disability Australian Education Regulation 2013 see:

www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/F2014L01723/Html/Text#_Toc404934419