Principal/Business Manager 2015 CENSUS OF NON-GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS - Census on the Internet (COI) I am writing to inform you about the upcoming 2015 Census of non-government schools (the Census). The Census provides data for annual school funding calculations under the Australian Education Act 2013 (the Act) and fulfils an important Departmental responsibility to collect student and staff data from all non-government schools, for both funded and non-funded students, for annual national and international reporting purposes. The 2015 census data is collected via the Schools Service Point (SSP) portal at: . Note: The Schools Census Guidelines for Schools 2015 will be available on SSP by end May 2015. Important Dates Monday 3 August Census on the Internet opens on SSP Friday 7 August Census day Friday 14 August Census Declaration due Friday 21 August Special Circumstances application due a late or incomplete application – will not be accepted. Online Census Declaration - 2015 arrangements An Approved Authority signatory (AA sig)/key Individual (KI) must declare and submit the Online Declaration. In doing this, the AA sig/KI is confirming that the staff and student characteristics and numbers are reported in line with the Act, the Regulation and the 2015 Census Guidelines. In advance of this census date the Approved Authority and the school should ensure that the people responsible for completing the census and submitting the Online Declaration have access to SSP. The Approved Authority should have a minimum of two current signatories listed with the Department. To add a signatory a person, a person with AA Representative access in School Entry Point (SEP) must submit an Approved Authority Application (AAA) form via SEP at: . Reporting Student with a Disability (SWD) in the Census Only those students who satisfy the SWD definition in the Census Guidelines are to be reported in the school census. During the 2015 school census all schools will also be participating in the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on Students with Disability (NCCD). There is a definition of SWD for the census and a different definition for the NCCD. Schools will need to be particularly vigilant that the correct applicable definition is used in the appropriate collection. 2.
Principal/Business Manager 2015 CENSUS OF NON-GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS - Census on the Internet (COI) I am writing to inform you about the upcoming 2015 Census of non-government schools (the Census). The Census provides data for annual school funding calculations under the Australian Education Act 2013 (the Act) and fulfils an important Departmental responsibility to collect student and staff data from all non-government schools, for both funded and non-funded students, for annual national and international reporting purposes. The 2015 census data is collected via the Schools Service Point (SSP) portal at: . Note: The Schools Census Guidelines for Schools 2015 will be available on SSP by end May 2015. Important Dates Monday 3 August Census on the Internet opens on SSP Friday 7 August Census day Friday 14 August Census Declaration due Friday 21 August Special Circumstances application due – a late or incomplete application will not be accepted. Online Census Declaration - 2015 arrangements An Approved Authority signatory (AA sig)/key Individual (KI) must declare and submit the Online Declaration. In doing this, the AA sig/KI is confirming that the staff and student characteristics and numbers are reported in line with the Act, the Regulation and the 2015 Census Guidelines. In advance of this census date the Approved Authority and the school should ensure that the people responsible for completing the census and submitting the Online Declaration have access to SSP. The Approved Authority should have a minimum of two current signatories listed with the Department. To add a signatory a person, a person with AA Representative access in School Entry Point (SEP) must submit an Approved Authority Application (AAA) form via SEP at: . Reporting Student with a Disability (SWD) in the Census Only those students who satisfy the SWD definition in the Census Guidelines are to be reported in the school census. During the 2015 school census all schools will also be participating in the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on Students with Disability (NCCD). There is a definition of SWD for the census and a different definition for the NCCD. Schools will need to be particularly vigilant that the correct applicable definition is used in the appropriate collection. 2.
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