What is NCCD?
NCCD stands for Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability. It is a federal initiative that requires all Australian schools — government, Catholic, and independent — to collect and report data on students who receive adjustments due to a disability.
The data collected through NCCD is used to calculate per-student funding. The more accurate and complete the evidence, the more confident schools can be in their funding entitlements.
Why does it matter for teachers?
For teachers, NCCD is primarily about documentation. If you are already making adjustments for a student — modifying tasks, providing extra time, or collaborating with a specialist — NCCD requires that you record that work as evidence.
The adjustment itself is not new. The record is what matters for compliance.
The four pillars of NCCD evidence
NCCD evidence is organised around four categories: the nature of the student's disability-related need, the adjustments being provided, the consultation that has taken place, and the monitoring of how those adjustments are working.
Every piece of evidence you log should relate to at least one of these four areas.
What is Census Day?
Census Day is the official date on which Australian schools submit their NCCD data to the government. It falls in late July or early August. Schools must have sufficient quality evidence on file to support the level of adjustment reported for each student.
The evidence period runs for approximately ten weeks before Census Day, which means consistent logging across the term matters far more than a last-minute review.
How Superadjust makes NCCD evidence easier
Superadjust was built around one idea: make evidence logging so fast that teachers actually do it in the moment. Log in 3 seconds from any device. Auto-tag the pillar. See your readiness label update. Move on.
There is no new theory to learn. If you are already making adjustments, Superadjust just makes sure there is a record.