Learning Diversity 

National Consistent Collection of Data on School Children with a Disability

August is the beginning of a new NCCD period and the school has created a new list of students to place on the NCCD data collection. The NCCD period is from August to August every year. Parents will be notified in the coming days if their child has been included in the data and what this means for their child. Meetings will be scheduled with homeroom teachers to outline their observations and the supports that have been put in place for their child. Every child in the school is monitored and programs, staffing and supports are carefully considered to ensure the best outcomes all students.  Please read the fact sheet below about NCCD. 

Adjustments information

Adjustments support student learning and are developed in consultation with the student or their parent, guardian or carer. Teachers make adjustments all the time. Some adjustments assist all students to learn, whether they have a disability or not. Australian law requires schools to make reasonable adjustment for students with disability. Reasonable adjustments apply to all types of learning, including excursions and camps.

Adjustments are made for each individual student.

Education providers make adjustments every day to meet the various needs of their different students. The Disability Standards for Education 2005 (the Standards) explain how to decide on adjustments for students with disability, and how students and their associates can be involved in the decision-making. An adjustment is reasonable when it is the product of consultation and seeks to balance the interests of all parties.

Children and young people in Australian education settings have differing needs, abilities and interests. Learning happens when teaching responds to these individual qualities. As there is no single method of teaching that supports the learning of all students, education providers make adjustments to enable every student to participate in learning.

Many students, including students with disability, need adjustments to support their learning.

Under the Standards, students with disability are entitled to reasonable adjustments to enable them to participate in education on the same basis as other students.

Adjustments enable students with disability, or their parents or other associates, to access education in a comparable way to other students by:

• applying and enrolling at a school or educational facility
• participating in the relevant learning activities, courses and educational programs
• using services and facilities.

An adjustment for one student can benefit others. For example, a visual timetable created for a child with communication difficulties could also assist other children to understand the classroom routine.

Reasonable adjustments

An adjustment is reasonable if it:

• supports a student with disability to participate in education on the same basis as other students
• takes into account the student’s learning needs
• balances the interests, including safety, of all parties, such as the student with disability, staff members and other students.

In deciding whether an adjustment for a student with disability is reasonable, all relevant circumstances and information should be taken into account, including the:

• impact of the disability on the student’s learning, participation and independence
• views of the student with disability, or their associate, about their preferred adjustment
• impact of the adjustment on relevant parties, such as other students, staff members, the student’s family and the education provider
• costs and benefits of making the adjustment
• need to maintain the essential requirements of the course or program.

Reasonable adjustments should be made as soon as possible, to maximise the benefits for the student.