LEARNING DIVERSITY NEWS

NATIONALLY CONSISTENT COLLECTION OF DATA (NCCD)

As some parents may well be aware, the way students with disabilities are funded is through the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data for students with disabilities (NCCD for SWD). The NCCD asks schools to list students for whom they make adjustments in their learning programs to accommodate a much wider range of disability than has been previously captured. 

The NCCD information tells the Government how many students in a school are being offered additional support to improve their learning, from extensive adjustments such as having a 1:1 Learning Support Officer to having a supplementary adjustment such as a small and highly structured literacy support or essential mathematics class. The Federal Government then provides additional funding to the school for resource management and staffing. 

There are also some students who have required adjustments due to a medical condition. These students are included in the count due to the criteria of the information guidelines, such as anaphylaxis. This funding creates opportunities for a wider range of students who have in the past missed out on the opportunity to receive support. It has also enabled whole-school training and opportunities for all staff to learn more about students with disabilities in mainstream classrooms. The NCCD Team have been working hard to ensure all students receiving adjustments to their learning program will continue to be supported in 2021.

For further Information about the NCCD please visit the website.

Please also see the linked letter to parents explaining our legal obligations under the NCCD and the information that will be shared. The Data collection is in August 2021. 

Ms Melanie Saleta

Head of Learning Diversity