When planning for students with diverse needs, teachers are encouraged to look closely at the advice provided by jurisdictions and school sectors.
The Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability (NCCD) is a national database enabling schools and jurisdictions to better understand the needs of students with disabilities.
ACT Education Directorate https://www.act.gov.au/education-and-training
Catholic Education Canberra and Goulburn https://cg.catholic.edu.au/
Association of Independent Schools of the Act (AISACT) https://ais.act.edu.au/
The New South Wales Education Standards Authority (NESA) provides the curriculum for Kindergarten to Year 12 in accordance with the NSW Education Act 1990.
Please refer the following links for further information to support students with diverse learning needs:
Catholic Schools NSW: https://www.csnsw.catholic.edu.au/
Association of Independent Schools of New South Wales (AISNSW) https://www.aisnsw.edu.au/
Northern Territory Government Department of Education https://education.nt.gov.au/
Catholic Education Northern Territory https://www.ceont.catholic.edu.au/
Association of Independent Schools of the Northern Territory (AISNT) https://www.aisnt.asn.au/
Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority https://www.qcaa.qld.edu.au/
Queensland Department of Education https://education.qld.gov.au/
Queensland Catholic Education Commission (QCEC) https://qcec.catholic.edu.au/ provides guidelines related to inclusive education through the Inclusive Practices for Students in Queensland Catholic Schools Position Statement and through the Student Wellbeing Position Statement.
Information on assistance available to students in Catholic schools through Australian Government and Queensland Government programs can be found here:
Independent Schools Queensland (ISQ): https://www.isq.qld.edu.au/
Department for Education South Australia https://www.education.sa.gov.au/
Catholic Education South Australia https://www.cesa.catholic.edu.au
CESA’s Learning and Wellbeing Hub provides specific information about Learning Diversity and Wellbeing for CESA staff:
Association of Independent Schools of South Australia (AISSA): https://www.ais.sa.edu.au/
The Department for Education, Children and Young People Tasmania https://www.decyp.tas.gov.au/
Catholic Education Tasmania https://catholic.tas.edu.au/
Independent Schools Tasmania (IST) https://independentschools.tas.edu.au/
Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA) https://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/Pages/HomePage.aspx
The Catholic Education Commission of Victoria (CECV) https://www.cecv.catholic.edu.au/ acts as the overarching, strategic planning and policy-making body for the Catholic school system in Victoria.
Independent Schools Victoria https://is.vic.edu.au/
School Curriculum and Standards Authority Western Australia https://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/
Catholic Education Western Australia https://www.cewa.edu.au
Association of Independent Schools Western Australia (AISWA) https://www.ais.wa.edu.au/