The Learning Enrichment Team and teachers complete the annual Nationally Consistent Collection of Data (NCCD) this term. This de-identified data collection provides valuable information that supports teaching, learning and wellbeing of students with a disability that is categorised within the four areas of cognitive, sensory, social emotional and physical.
The NCCD promotes consistency and equity in relation to reporting information for students with a disability who are receiving educational adjustments in Australian schools. It captures the additional support that we as a College provide, to ensure that students with disabilities are able to participate in education on the same basis as their peers.
The NCCD online portal is a single, comprehensive and essential source of updated information relating to this data collection. The portal provides a myriad of information for teachers, families and carers to understand the legal framework and legislation that underpins this data collection. The 2020 Guidelines have been updated in June 2020 to incorporate special provisions in response to disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The data from the NCCD which is provided to the Australian Government Department of Education by all Australian schools is used to support both state and federal governments to strategically plan policies and funding decisions for ongoing quality assurance and best practice within our schools nationally. Likewise, this annual data collection supports our College to review processes, practices and resources to enable us to continue to be astute and in tune to the needs of our students with various disabilities in an inclusive community such as Kildare College.
For more information visit the NCCD Portal: www.nccd.edu.au
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me at the College.
Cherrell Murray
Director of Learning Enrichment
