The Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability (NCCD) is an Australian Government initiative that requires all schools to identify and record students with disability who receive adjustments to support their learning.
Every year, schools must:
- Identify students with disability across four categories (cognitive, physical, sensory, social/emotional).
- Record the level of adjustment provided (Quality Differentiated Teaching Practice, Supplementary, Substantial, or Extensive).
- Maintain evidence of adjustments and consultation with parents/carers and the student where appropriate.
- Submit this data through the NCCD to help determine school funding allocations.
Why it Matters for Schools
- Funding: NCCD data directly informs the Disability Loading in the Schooling Resource Standard (SRS), which affects how much funding a school receives.
- Accountability: Schools must keep clear, audit-ready evidence of adjustments to demonstrate compliance with the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 and the Disability Standards for Education 2005.
- Student Support: The process ensures that students with disability are identified, adjustments are made, and their right to access education on the same basis as other students is upheld.
How ezNCCD Helps Schools with NCCD Compliance
ezNCCD is an online system to streamline the recording, storage and annual rollover of NCCD information for students to meet the requirements of the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability (NCCD).
Advantages of ezNCCD include:
- Storing all required student information in one location to be accessed by relevant staff
- Able to extract various categories of NCCD reports for decision making purposes
- Updating entries throughout the year
- Automatically rolling over data attached to student profiles into their new classes from year to year
- Central location enables easy access to evidence for audit purposes
