From the Executive Deputy Principal
Week 10 Staff Professional Learning Week – Monday 30 June – Friday 4 July
Parents are reminded that the College will hold a Staff Professional Learning Week during the final week of this term – Monday 30th June to Friday 4th of July.
Whilst there will be no classes for Reception to Year 10, during this week, there will be Year 11 and 12 mid-year exams and workshops.
During this week, all staff will be undertaking professional learning covering various Learning and Teaching measures and focusing on staff formation. We wish all students and their families a safe and restful break.
Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability (NCCD)
Every year, all schools in Australia participate in the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability (NCCD). The NCCD process requires schools to identify information already available in the school about supports provided to students with disability. These relate to legislative requirements under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 and the Disability Standards for Education 2005, in line with the NCCD guidelines (2019).
Information provided about students to the Australian Government for the NCCD includes:
- Year of schooling
- Category of disability: physical, cognitive, sensory or social/emotional
- Level of adjustment provided: support provided within quality differentiated teaching practice, supplementary, substantial or extensive.
This information assists schools to:
- Formally recognise the supports and adjustments provided to students with disability in schools
- Consider how they can strengthen the support of students with disability in schools
- Develop shared practices so that they can review their learning programs in order to improve educational outcomes for students with disability.
The NCCD provides state and federal governments with the information they need to plan more broadly for the support of students with disability.
The NCCD will have no direct impact on your child and your child will not be involved in any testing process. The school will provide data to the Australian Government in such a way that no individual student will be able to be identified – the privacy and confidentiality of all students is ensured. All information is protected by privacy laws that regulate the collection, storage and disclosure of personal information. To find out more about these matters, please refer to the Australian Government’s Privacy Policy: https://www.education.gov.au/privacy-policy.
Further information about the NCCD can be found on the NCCD Portal: https://www.nccd.edu.au.
If you have any questions about the NCCD, please contact the relevant staff on each campus:
- Junior Campus – Mrs Karen Chambers – Inclusive Education Coordinator
- Senior Campus – Ms Connie Larizza – Head of Inclusive Education
Catholic School Parents South Australia – Parenting Conference
Stronger Families: A Positive Parenting Conference
Presenters include: Maggie Dent, Wayne Holdsworth, Greg Attwells, and Madhavi Nawana Parker
Date: Saturday, August 16, from 9:30 am to 3:00 pm
Venue: The Sanctuary, Adelaide Zoo
Cost: $25 including lunch
Join us for a powerful day of insight, support, and community connection – featuring four inspiring speakers who are helping families navigate the challenges of raising resilient teens in today’s world.
Maggie Dent – Calming Teen Stress and Anxiety. Discover how stress and anxiety, when understood and managed, can become strengths. Maggie will share practical tools to help teens – and those who care for them – cope in healthy, empowering ways.
Wayne Holdsworth – Start a Conversation Now. After the heartbreaking loss of his son Mac, Wayne founded SmackTalk to raise awareness of suicide and online exploitation. His moving presentation is a call to action for all of us to listen, support, and protect our youth.
Greg Attwells – You Can’t Out-Parent an Algorithm. Greg exposes how social media is designed to shape teen behaviour – and how families, schools, and faith communities can respond. He’ll break down the upcoming law to raise social media access to age 16 in Australia, and what parents need to know before November 2025.
Madhavi Nawana Parker – Self-Regulation: Staying Connected, Calm and Influential in Your Child’s Life. Learn simple, evidence-based tools to stay grounded while guiding your children through emotional ups and downs – especially in the digital age.
More info or group bookings: trish.jarvis@cspsa.catholic.edu.au
Last year’s tickets sold out – don’t miss out this time.
Mr Cameron Alexander
Executive Deputy Principal
