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Head of Special Education Services (HoSES)

At Goondiwindi State Primary School we have started to prepare for The Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability, (NCCD) a process that takes place every year.

What is the NCCD?

Under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992This link will open in a new window (DDA) and the Disability Standards for Education 2005This link will open in a new window (the Standards), Australian students with disability must be able to access and participate in education on the same basis as their peers. To ensure this, students with disability may receive adjustments to access education, based on the professional judgement of teachers, in consultation with the student and/or their parents, guardians or carers.

 

The Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability (NCCD) gives Australian schools, parents, guardians and carers, education authorities and the community information about the number of students with disability in schools and the adjustments they receive. TheAustralian Education Regulation 2013requires all schools to report the data collected for the NCCD to the Australian Government on an annual basis.

What is the purpose of the NCCD?

The NCCD collects data about school students with disability who are receiving adjustments across Australia in a consistent, reliable and systematic way. It enables schools, education authorities and governments to better understand the needs of students with disability and how they can be best supported at school.

How does the NCCD assist schools?

The NCCD prompts schools to identify students with disability and to review their processes and practices. It records the adjustments already undertaken in schools to support students with disability to access and participate in education on the same basis as their peers.

  • Reviewing learning and support systems: The NCCD allows schools to better understand the functional needs of their students with disability. It captures the work of schools in providing personalised learning and support for students with disability who require adjustments due to the functional impact of their disability.
  • Providing greater understanding: The NCCD helps schools gain a greater understanding of their students with disability and identify areas of need for both students and staff.
  • Developing professional judgement: The professional learning available to support the NCCD process helps build the professional judgement of school teams who are required to provide educational adjustments for students with disability without relying on a medical or clinical diagnosis alone.

  • Recognising support and adjustments provided: The NCCD helps to formally and consistently recognise the support and adjustments provided to students with disability as defined in the DDA.

     

 

 

 

 

Cultural Committee

"A Journey of Discovery" the story the children co-wrote with Aunty Cheryl, has now been put on a plaque and will be framed to hang beside our beautiful painting in the office foyer.  Please have a look next time you are visiting.

 

We are currently preparing for our annual NAIDOC Day event.  This year will be a little different due to the clash in dates with the town NAIDOC Day March.  Activities will run at the morning tea and lunch during play, on Monday and Tuesday the 23rd and 24th of June.  We will also be having breakout sessions with local artists such as Aunty Cheryl, Josh Brown and the Galamaay Dance Troupe as well as Dub Leffler.  The Deadly Science crew will also be joining us on these days.