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

Every year in August, all schools in Australia participate in the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability (NCCD).  The NCCD process requires schools to identify information already available in the school about supports provided to students with disability.  These relate to legislative requirements under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 and the Disability Standards for Education 2005, in line with the NCCD guidelines (2019).

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

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

The data provided to the government is de-identified, meaning the privacy and confidentiality of all students is ensured.  All information is protected by privacy laws that regulate the collection, storage and disclosure of personal information. The NCCD will have no direct impact on your child and your child will not be involved in any testing process.

This information assists schools to:

• formally recognise the supports and adjustments provided to students with disability in schools
• improve understanding of the requirements and responsibilities of school teams and the broader community under the DDA and the standards
• inform policy development and future planning to better equip schools and education authorities to support students with disabilities.

Further information about NCCD can be found in the NCCD Portal