Assistant Principal Message

Dear Parents and Carers,

As we reach the end of a busy and fruitful Term 1, I would like to take this opportunity to thank each and every one of you for your ongoing support and commitment to our school community. It has been a wonderful start to the year, filled with learning, laughter, and strong examples of faith in action.

Please note that our next Staff Development Day is Week 1, Friday 24th April. This is a day of learning and collaboration by staff of the Sutherland Network of Sydney Catholic Schools. We look forward to a productive day of learning as educators and we thank you for your support in our learning.

There will be no students at school on this day. SCECS will be available on this day if you require supervision for your child/ren. Below is the April program, please contact the centre directly ASAP if you require care.

 I would also llike to remind you all of the public holiday that has been approved for Monday 27th April. We will see you all for the start of Week 2 on Tuesday 28th April.

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

Every year, all schools in Australia participate in the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on SchoolStudents with Disability (NCCD). The NCCD process requires schools to identify information alreadyavailable in the school about supports provided to students with disability. These relate to legislativerequirements under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 and the Disability Standards for Education 2005, inline with the NCCD guidelines (2019).

Information provided about students to the Australian Government for the NCCD includes:

• year of schooling
• category of disability: physical, cognitive, sensory or social/emotional
• level of adjustment provided: support provided within quality differentiated teaching practice,supplementary, substantial or extensive.

This information assists schools to:

• formally recognise the supports and adjustments provided to students with disability in schools
• consider how they can strengthen the support of students with disability in schools
• develop shared practices so that they can review their learning programs in order to improve educationaloutcomes for students with disability.

The NCCD provides state and federal governments with the information they need to plan more broadly forthe support of students with disability.

The NCCD will have no direct impact on your child and your child will not be involved in any testing process.The school will provide data to the Australian Government in such a way that no individual student will beable to be identified – the privacy and confidentiality of all students is ensured. All information is protected byprivacy laws that regulate the collection, storage and disclosure of personal information. To find out moreabout these matters, please refer to the Australian Government’s Privacy Policy (https://www.education.gov.au/privacy-policy).

Further information about the NCCD can be found on the NCCD Portal (https://www.nccd.edu.au).

If you have any questions about the NCCD, please don't hesitate to contact us.

Thank you once again for being part of our special school community. I look forward to seeing everyone refreshed and ready for Term 2.

Mrs Louise Fairhall

Assistant Principal