Set the disability category, diagnosis and imputed disability
The NCCD records one category of disability for each student. Superadjust keeps the category separate from any diagnosis, because the NCCD doesn't require a diagnosis.
On this page
Open the student's profile, choose More actions, then Edit record
Choose the Disability category
If the fields are locked and the record offers Suggest a change, the coordinator sets them.
Under Diagnosis, choose Diagnosed, Imputed or Prefer not to say
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Oliver J.Year 46 of 10 weeks bankedMonitoring is Oliver’s next gap on the way to Developing. Next: a quick review of how it is going
Oliver J.Year 46 of 10 weeks bankedMonitoring is Oliver’s next gap on the way to Developing. Next: a quick review of how it is going
Oliver’s recordNCCDDisability categoryWhat NCCD reportsCognitiveDiagnosisNot recordedImputedA formal diagnosis is not required. NCCD recognises imputed disability, a functional need identified through observation.For Diagnosed, search for and add the DSM-5 diagnoses if you want them on the profile, and add the Report date if you have it
Then choose Save changes.
- Cognitive
- Sensory
- Physical
- Social or emotional
Choose the category that drives most of the student's adjustments. If a student has more than one disability, choose the one that needs the greatest adjustment. The evidence centre explains the four NCCD categories of disability, with a worked example of each.
DSM-5 diagnoses stay on the profile for context and are encrypted before they're stored. Each is listed with its DSM-5 chapter. The category is what the NCCD reports; a diagnosis supports it. Adjust Resource uses a diagnosis only when the status is Diagnosed.
In a personal workspace, or at a school with no coordinator yet, you set them. At a school with a coordinator, the coordinator sets the category and diagnosis status when they include a nominated student, and teachers suggest changes afterwards.
The next three sections show how to record an imputed disability: a student with no formal diagnosis. For the rules themselves, read what imputed disability means for the NCCD.
- The school team has reasonable grounds and evidence for the judgement: observations, work samples and assessments.
- The team has consulted the student or their associate, and in most cases their parents, guardians or carers.
- From 2026, the team has confirmed the adjustments are due to disability, not academic performance, learning difficulties or external factors. See what the 2026 Guidelines clarified about imputed disability.
When your school team has imputed a disability, record it like this. At a school with a coordinator, the coordinator sets these fields and you can Suggest a change.
- Open the student's profile, or add the student.
- Set Diagnosis to Imputed.
- Choose the Disability category that drives most of the student's adjustments.
- Under What affects learning, write the barrier and how it shows up in class. 'Needs a model to start written tasks, even with extra time' says more than 'writing difficulties'.
Log the observations, work samples and assessments that led to the judgement as Need entries, and log each conversation as its own Consultation entry. Add a sentence or two on why the team is satisfied the adjustments are due to disability: that is the 2026 check. That way the reasoning sits on the record, not only in someone's memory.
One Need entry moves the Need pillar to Strong. Audit-Ready on Need asks for two Need entries in the last 12 months, or one and Reviewed, no change in a later term, plus a basis on the record. For an imputed disability, that is a Disability category, at least 50 characters under What affects learning, and a Need entry of 100 characters or more with the team's reasons. For a diagnosis, it is the Report date, or a Need entry that names the report or has the file attached. Audit-Ready is a Superadjust readiness label, not an NCCD outcome. Here's what readiness looks for.