Duncraig Secondary Snapshot

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.dese.gov.au/about-us/resources/department-education-skills-and-employment-complete-privacy-policy-0).

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 school. 

Mateo and Noa Langhi (Year 8)and the whole WA State Judo Team did incredibly well in the 70^th National Championship on the Gold Coast.

Noa get the bronze and Mateo finished 5^th in the most disputed Junior Boys category.

Matt Richmond

Head of Learning Area – Health & Physical Education

Year 10 Sport Science students from Duncraig Campus had a day at the Rugby WA performance Centre in Floreat as part of their LIFT week

They were treated to expertise lectures and practical session by the Western Force Coaching Staff & players on:

Life as Professional Athlete

Video Analysis of Performance

Fitness Testing

Touch Skill Session

Matt Richmond

Head of Learning Area – Health & Physical

The Y12 Biology ATAR students have had some glowing results! They inserted a gene from a jelly fish and inserted them into E.coli using transgenics to express the GFP to make them GLOW, well done on becoming genetic engineers!!

Nicola Ross

Teacher – Science/Assistant Dean Timae

These wonderful Year 7 students participated in a Service Learning experience at the Heathridge Salvation Army Op Shop today.

They were busy helping the staff sort clothes, build displays, spruce up the consultation rooms with decorations, serve food and drinks to those in need and even join in a community dance session!

They did an outstanding job and we are very proud of them all.

Bailey de Chalain

Toby Passamani

Matilda Raymond

Emily Spinks

Monty Weston

Jesse Whyte

Ben Nicholson

Teacher Science

The Year 11 Marine and Maritime Studies students spent some time at the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) – Fisheries office at Hillarys Boat Harbour to learn about overfishing, fisheries management and the science involved. The students were able to dissect a fish, determine its sex and extract the otoliths. It was a great opportunity for the students to get a taste (and smell!) of what fisheries scientists actually do to ensure there will be fish for the future.

Ben Nicholson

Teacher Science

We are very fortunate to be able to host Professor Sophia Nimphius PhD at Athletic Institute.
Professor Sophia will discuss the menstrual cycle and how it can be seen as a barometer for health.
This important seminar is highly valuable for all females who will benefit from the science and psychology behind the menstrual cycle and how to control it to your benefit.
This one-off special event is free for AI members and only $20 for non-members.

To book, visit https://athleticinstitute.com.au/product/sophia_nimphius_seminar/

On Friday, students from C1 homeroom braved the rain and walked to the Hepburn Heights Conservation Area to help The Friends of Hepburn & Pinnaroo Bushland with their annual native shrub planting.  City of Joondalup and Friends group representatives spoke to the students about the importance of urban bushland areas to preserve native flora and fauna, and how voluntary groups play a vital role in protecting and rehabilitating the bushland and conserving biodiversity. They then joined forces in planting around 200 seedlings.  Students hope to return later in the year to check on the progress of their plants.