Administration Notices

Nationally Consistent Collection of Data (NCCD) on School Students with Disability

The Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability (NCCD) is a yearly count of students by all Australian schools across the country. The aim of the NCCD is to provide the Australian Government with information about the number of students with disability in Australian schools and the type of adjustments they need in order to access and participate in education on the same basis as other students. The NCCD is used by the Australian Government to inform funding for schools, known as the ‘student with disability loading’.

If your child has a disability, your child’s school will provide information about them for the NCCD, including:

• your child’s year of schooling

• the category of disability that best describes your child’s difficulties (one of four categories is chosen by the school team to reflect your child’s greatest area of need: physical, cognitive, sensory or social/emotional)

• the level of adjustment your child receives at school (one of four levels is chosen by the school team to reflect the type of support your child requires: quality differentiated teaching practice, supplementary adjustment, substantial adjustment, or extensive adjustment).

For more detailed information, you can view the Information Sheet using the links below.