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href="#Section1">About the collection</a><br /> <a href="#Section2">Data utilisation</a><br /> <a href="#Section3">What information is collected</a><br /> <a href="#Section4">How to submit your SBD</a><br /> <a href="#Section5">Submission due date</a><br /> <a href="#Section6">Contact us</a><br /> <a href="#faq">Frequently asked questions</a><br /> <p> </p> <p> </p> <section class="main-content-text"> <h2>Downloads</h2> <section> <p><a href="https://dataandreporting.blob.core.windows.net/anrdataportal/SBD-Images/data-standards-manual---student-background-characteristics---2022-edition.pdf" target="_blank">Data standards manual: Student background characteristics - 2022 edition</a><br /> <br /> <a href="022e2f40-4c94-637e-ad88-ff00003e0139" title="Independent SBD Process overview">Independent SBD Process overview</a><br /> <br /> <a href="https://dataandreporting.blob.core.windows.net/anrdataportal/SBD-Images/SBD_submission_instructions.pdf" target="_blank">SBD submission instructions</a><br /> <br /> <a href="https://dataandreporting.blob.core.windows.net/anrdataportal/SBD-Images/Independent_SBD_Template.xlsx">Independent SBD Template </a></p> </section></section> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="main-content"> <div class="col-md-9"> <section class="main-content-text divSubPage"> <div class='sfContentBlock'><section class="main-content-text"> <h1>Student background data collection for independent schools</h1> </section> <p> </p> <h2 id="Section1">About the collection</h2> <p>ACARA collects student background data (SBD) for all Australian schools to calculate Socio-Educational Advantage (SEA) and Disadvantaged Language Background other than English (DLBOTE).  The <a href="https://dataandreporting.blob.core.windows.net/anrdataportal/SBD-Images/data-standards-manual---student-background-characteristics---2022-edition.pdf" target="_blank">Data standards manual: Student background characteristics – 2022 edition (PDF 301 kb)</a> provides guidance on the collection of student background data.<br /> <br /> </p> <h2 id="Section2">Data utilisation</h2> <p>The <a href="https://dataandreporting.blob.core.windows.net/anrdataportal/SBD-Images/guide-to-understanding-icsea-values-2023.pdf" target="_blank">Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (ICSEA)</a> is used to report school NAPLAN performance against students with similar backgrounds.</p> <p>The proportions of students in the lower two quarters of Socio-Educational Advantage are used by the Australian Government Department of Education (AGDE) to calculate the socio‑educational disadvantage loadings. The proportion of DLBOTE students is used to calculate the low English proficiency loading. For further information, please see Section 18 of the <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2019C00086" target="_blank"><em>Australian Education Regulation 2013</em></a>.  </p> <p>ICSEA values for schools are increasingly being used by government and non-government organisations for determining which schools qualify for special assistance.<br /> <br /> </p> <h2 id="Section3">What information is collected</h2> <p>Each students’ date of birth, gender, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander status and Language other than English spoken at home.<br /> Each parent/guardian/carers’ school education, non-school education, occupation group and Language other than English spoken at home.<br /> <br /> </p> <h2>How to submit your student background data</h2> <p>To submit your data, please follow the 5 steps below. More detailed instructions can be found in the <a href="https://dataandreporting.blob.core.windows.net/anrdataportal/SBD-Images/SBD_submission_instructions.pdf" target="_blank">SBD submission instructions document</a>.</p> <p style="margin-left: 40px;">1. Download the <a href="https://dataandreporting.blob.core.windows.net/anrdataportal/SBD-Images/Independent_SBD_Template.xlsx">template</a> </p> <p style="margin-left: 40px;">2. Extract data for all students in all schools/campuses into the template</p> <p style="margin-left: 40px;">3. Request a <a href="https://www.acara.edu.au/reporting/student-background-data-collection-for-independent-schools/ftp-request-form">Kiteworks FTP account</a>/ login in if you already have an account</p> <p style="margin-left: 40px;">4. Upload your file to the <a href="https://pluto.acara.edu.au/#/folder/37f00f93-a610-4fa3-8587-0f9b5bd59c59">SBD folder</a> in Kiteworks (<strong>Please do not email this information from your email or within Kiteworks</strong>)</p> <p style="margin-left: 40px;">5. Check the confirmation email from ACARA detailing if your data has been accepted. This automated email can take up to 20 minutes to be received.</p> <h2 id="Section3"> Submission due date</h2> <p>This years SBD collection for Independent schools will be open from 29 February to 2 May 2024.</p> <h2 id="Section6">Contact us</h2> <p>For assistance in preparing the template or submitting the data, please review the frequently asked questions below or contact ACARA via: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ee87808a8b9e8b808a8b809a9d8c8aae8f8d8f9c8fc08b8a9bc08f9b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="234a4d474653464d47464d575041476342404251420d4647560d4256">[email protected]</span></a> or <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" title="tel:1300895563" tabindex="-1">1300 895 563 </a>  (extension <strong>2</strong> for <em>My School</em> including Principals Portal).</p> <p id="Section7"> </p> </div><div class='sfContentBlock'><h2 id="faq">Frequently asked questions</h2> <h3 id="faq-general">General</h3> <div class="accordion"> <div class="panel panel-default"> <div class="panel-heading" role="tab"> <h4 class="panel-title"><a class="collapsed" role="button" aria-expanded="false" href="#collapse1" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion">Is this compulsory?<span class="glyphicon panel-status glyphicon-plus" aria-hidden="true"> </span></a></h4> </div> <div class="panel-collapse collapse" id="collapse1" role="tabpanel" aria-expanded="false" style="height: 0px;"> <div class="panel-body">The submission of student background data to ACARA is mandatory, as of 2020 under an amendment of the <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2019C00086" target="_blank"><em>Australian Education Regulation 2013</em></a>, with a new section 56(f) added, that works in conjunction with section 52(3) requiring all schools provide ACARA with all student information. <br /> Schools are asked to participate in order to improve the quality of the socio-educational and language background other than English estimates for schools that are used both in school funding and reporting. <br /> In previous years, NAPLAN enrolment data (for years 3, 5, 7, and 9) has been used to estimate these parameters for the whole school community. Participating in this collection is beneficial as these results will not only reflect the entire school, but ensure estimates become more stable over time.</div> </div> </div> <div class="panel panel-default"> <div class="panel-heading" role="tab"> <h4 class="panel-title"><a class="collapsed" role="button" aria-expanded="false" href="#collapse2" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion">How frequently should Student Background Data be collected?<span class="glyphicon panel-status glyphicon-plus" aria-hidden="true"> </span></a></h4> </div> <div class="panel-collapse collapse" id="collapse2" role="tabpanel" aria-expanded="false" style="height: 0px;"> <div class="panel-body">For many schools it is impractical and resource-intensive to continually update the student background data for all students. Ideally, schools should attempt to update parental information for existing students every few years, particularly if the school profile is changing over time. However, it is more important that every effort is made to collect data where it is missing. It is more likely that data is not being accurately collected from parents with poor English skills and low education levels. Therefore, whilst the model used to calculate the SEA distribution for all schools will compensate for missing data to some degree, there is a likelihood that large numbers of missing values may overstate the socio-educational advantage at such schools.</div> </div> </div> <div class="panel panel-default"> <div class="panel-heading" role="tab"> <h4 class="panel-title"><a class="collapsed" role="button" aria-expanded="false" href="#collapse3" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion">Is this compulsory for Majority Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander schools (MATSIS), special schools and special assistance schools?<span class="glyphicon panel-status glyphicon-plus" aria-hidden="true"> </span></a></h4> </div> <div class="panel-collapse collapse" id="collapse3" role="tabpanel" aria-expanded="false" style="height: 0px;"> <div class="panel-body">From 2021, all schools are expected to provide their full cohort SBD to ACARA, to abide with the <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2019C00086" target="_blank"><em>Australian Education Regulation 2013</em></a>. In 2019 and 2020 the department did not strictly enforce compliance as it recognised schools needed additional time to obtain this data and the additional burden that the schools were facing due to COVID-19. MATSIS, special schools and special assistance schools will receive the same treatment of their SEA and disadvantaged LBOTE (DLBOTE) values as previous years, but to receive this treatment they must still provide their SBD data to ACARA.</div> </div> </div> <div class="panel panel-default"> <div class="panel-heading" role="tab"> <h4 class="panel-title"><a class="collapsed" role="button" aria-expanded="false" href="#collapse4" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion">Is there a manual that provides guidance on the collection of student background data?<span class="glyphicon panel-status glyphicon-plus" aria-hidden="true"> </span></a></h4> </div> <div class="panel-collapse collapse" id="collapse4" role="tabpanel" aria-expanded="false" style="height: 0px;"> <div class="panel-body"> The <a href="7e252f40-4c94-637e-ad88-ff00003e0139" title="Data standards manual: Student background characteristics – 2022 edition (PDF 301 kb)">Data standards manual: Student background characteristics – 2022 edition (PDF 301 kb)</a>  provides guidance on the collection of student background data. the <a href="4d162f40-4c94-637e-ad88-ff00003e0139" title="2022 SBD submission instructions">2022 SBD submission instructions</a> provides details how to submit your data.</div> </div> </div> </div> <h3 id="faq-include">What students to include</h3> <div class="accordion"> <div class="panel panel-default"> <div class="panel-heading" role="tab"> <h4 class="panel-title"><a class="collapsed" role="button" aria-expanded="false" href="#collapse5" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion">Does this request include all students in all grades?<span class="glyphicon panel-status glyphicon-plus" aria-hidden="true"> </span></a></h4> </div> <div class="panel-collapse collapse" id="collapse5" role="tabpanel" aria-expanded="false" style="height: 0px;"> <div class="panel-body">Yes. All students in all grades must be included in the template to ensure that the data reflect the entire school community. </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel panel-default"> <div class="panel-heading" role="tab"> <h4 class="panel-title"><a class="collapsed" role="button" aria-expanded="false" href="#collapse6" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion">Do we include exchange students and/or full-fee paying overseas students in our SBD template?<span class="glyphicon panel-status glyphicon-plus" aria-hidden="true"> </span></a></h4> </div> <div class="panel-collapse collapse" id="collapse6" role="tabpanel" aria-expanded="false" style="height: 0px;"> <div class="panel-body">Yes, if they meet the following 2 conditions: <li>If immediately prior to coming to Australia, a student was enrolled and active at a school in their own (or another) country </li> <li> AND they are in Australia for a 12-month (or longer) period</li> </div> </div> </div> </div> <h3 id="faq-privacy">Privacy</h3> <div class="accordion"> <div class="panel panel-default"> <div class="panel-heading" role="tab"> <h4 class="panel-title"><a class="collapsed" role="button" aria-expanded="false" href="#collapse8" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion">Should a privacy notice about the data collected be provided to parents? <span class="glyphicon panel-status glyphicon-plus" aria-hidden="true"> </span></a></h4> </div> <div class="panel-collapse collapse" id="collapse8" role="tabpanel" aria-expanded="false" style="height: 0px;"> <div class="panel-body">ACARA does not issue a privacy notice for distribution to parents regarding the annual SBD collection. Schools or school systems must have their own privacy policies in order to collect personal information from students. This policy must also state what will be done with the data collected, including sharing de-identified personal information with a Commonwealth Agency such as ACARA. When collecting student information at the time of enrolment or during their schooling, schools must comply with Federal privacy legislation and the associated Australian Privacy Principles that apply to nongovernment schools. The Privacy Compliance Manual jointly published by the National Catholic Education Commission and Independent Schools Australia provides guidance. A copy of the manual can be downloaded from the <a href="https://isa.edu.au/">Independent Schools Australia site</a>. The collection of this information should be accompanied by a privacy notice advising parents of the collection, storage, use and disclosure of personal information about them and their children.</div> </div> </div> <div class="panel panel-default"> <div class="panel-heading" role="tab"> <h4 class="panel-title"><a class="collapsed" role="button" aria-expanded="false" href="#collapse9" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion">We have parents who have requested that their child’s data be omitted from our school’s submission, how can we do this?<span class="glyphicon panel-status glyphicon-plus" aria-hidden="true"> </span></a></h4> </div> <div class="panel-collapse collapse" id="collapse9" role="tabpanel" aria-expanded="false" style="height: 0px;"> <div class="panel-body">In the first instance, schools should encourage parents to provide the information as it is completely anonymous, and exclusion of data could result in reduced funding for the school their child attends. Records for such students should be included in the submission without the student and parent attributes, only the school ID, school name, calendar year, student ID and grade of enrolment. All other fields can remain unknown or missing. The modelling process will allow for missing information.</div> </div> </div> </div> <h3 id="faq-data">Data related questions</h3> <div class="accordion"> <div class="panel panel-default"> <div class="panel-heading" role="tab"> <h4 class="panel-title"><a class="collapsed" role="button" aria-expanded="false" href="#collapse11" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion">Completeness rates<span class="glyphicon panel-status glyphicon-plus" aria-hidden="true"> </span></a></h4> </div> <div class="panel-collapse collapse" id="collapse11" role="tabpanel" style="height: 0px;"> <div class="panel-body"> <div class="accordion"> <div class="panel-heading" role="tab"> <h4 class="panel-title"><a class="collapsed" role="button" aria-expanded="false" href="#collapse111" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion">More than 50% completeness rate requirement<span class="glyphicon panel-status glyphicon-plus"> </span></a></h4> </div> <div class="panel-collapse collapse" id="collapse111" role="tabpanel" aria-expanded="false" style="height: 0px;"> <div class="panel-body">From 2022, AGDESE expects all schools to provide SBD on every enrolled student, to ensure compliance with the <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2019C00086" target="_blank"><em>Australian Education Regulation 2013</em></a>, and has agreed with ACARA to a requirement for completeness rates of 50% or more to ensure estimates are reliable. Completeness rates refer to the percentage of fields completed (without not-stated/unknown codes entered) for parent 1, parent 2 and Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander status. </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel-heading" role="tab"> <h4 class="panel-title"><a class="collapsed" role="button" aria-expanded="false" href="#collapse211" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion">More than 5 complete student records<span class="glyphicon panel-status glyphicon-plus"> </span></a></h4> </div> <div class="panel-collapse collapse" id="collapse211" role="tabpanel" aria-expanded="false" style="height: 0px;"> <div class="panel-body">A minimum of 5 complete student records are required to calculate a schools ICSEA and SEA quarters. A complete student record has at least one parent with all information provided (level of school education, level of non-school education and occupation). The examples below show;<br /> Row 2 - Complete data on both parents (resulting in a complete student record)<br /> Row 3 - Complete data on one parent (resulting in a complete student record)<br /> Row 4 & 5 - Incomplete student data on both parents (resulting in an incomplete student record) <img alt="" src="https://dataandreporting.blob.core.windows.net/anrdataportal/SBD-Images/parent-record-example.jpg" /></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel panel-default"> <div class="panel-heading" role="tab"> <h4 class="panel-title"><a class="collapsed" role="button" aria-expanded="false" href="#collapse12" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion">ACARA SML ID<span class="glyphicon panel-status glyphicon-plus" aria-hidden="true"> </span></a></h4> </div> <div class="panel-collapse collapse" id="collapse12" role="tabpanel" aria-expanded="false" style="height: 0px;"> <div class="panel-body">Your schools ACARA SML ID can be found on the <a href="https://asl.acara.edu.au/school-search">Australian Schools List site</a> under the ID heading. </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel panel-default"> <div class="panel-heading" role="tab"> <h4 class="panel-title"><a class="collapsed" role="button" aria-expanded="false" href="#collapse13" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion">School Name<span class="glyphicon panel-status glyphicon-plus" aria-hidden="true"> </span></a></h4> </div> <div class="panel-collapse collapse" id="collapse13" role="tabpanel" aria-expanded="false" style="height: 0px;"> <div class="panel-body">If you are getting a data error relating to your school’s name, please ensure it matches the school name listed on the <a href="https://asl.acara.edu.au/school-search">Australian Schools List site</a> exactly. </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel panel-default"> <div class="panel-heading" role="tab"> <h4 class="panel-title"><a class="collapsed" role="button" aria-expanded="false" href="#collapse14" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion">Jurisdiction Student IDs<span class="glyphicon panel-status glyphicon-plus" aria-hidden="true"> </span></a></h4> </div> <div class="panel-collapse collapse" id="collapse14" role="tabpanel" aria-expanded="false" style="height: 0px;"> <div class="panel-body">“Jurisdiction Student ID” is the school or system student ID that uniquely identifies a student. It can be the student ID issued by the school or a system-level identifier. It must uniquely identify a student at each school or campus (i.e. only one instance of a Student ID per ACARA_SML_ID). If your school doesn’t have such identifiers, a row number from 1 to the total count of students can be used. However, if you need to correct any data after your submission has been made, it will be necessary to link this number to your database of students. </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel panel-default"> <div class="panel-heading" role="tab"> <h4 class="panel-title"><a class="collapsed" role="button" aria-expanded="false" href="#collapse15" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion">Grade<span class="glyphicon panel-status glyphicon-plus" aria-hidden="true"> </span></a></h4> </div> <div class="panel-collapse collapse" id="collapse15" role="tabpanel" style="height: 0px;"> <div class="panel-body"> <div class="accordion"> <div class="panel-heading" role="tab"> <h4 class="panel-title"><a class="collapsed" role="button" aria-expanded="false" href="#collapse115" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion">Does this collection include all students in all grades? <span class="glyphicon panel-status glyphicon-plus"> </span></a></h4> </div> <div class="panel-collapse collapse" id="collapse115" role="tabpanel" aria-expanded="false" style="height: 0px;"> <div class="panel-body">Yes. All students in all grades must be included in the template to ensure that the data reflects the entire school community.</div> </div> </div> <div class="panel-heading" role="tab"> <h4 class="panel-title"><a class="collapsed" role="button" aria-expanded="false" href="#collapse215" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion">Should students in year one minus one, year one minus two and year one minus three be included in the student background data? <span class="glyphicon panel-status glyphicon-plus"> </span></a></h4> </div> <div class="panel-collapse collapse" id="collapse215" role="tabpanel" aria-expanded="false" style="height: 0px;"> <div class="panel-body">The year prior to Year One (year one minus one) has different names in different jurisdictions. It is nationally referred to as Foundation and is also known as Kindergarten (ACT and NSW), Preparatory or Prep (Qld, Tas and Vic), Reception (SA), Pre-Primary (WA) or Transition (NT). <br /> All students in year one minus one should be included in the student background data. <br /> Some schools will also offer a year prior to Foundation (year one minus two). In most jurisdictions, year one minus two students form a separate stream that is funded by both State and Commonwealth departments as “childcare” and the students are not eligible to receive funding as school students. In these jurisdictions, year one minus two students should not be included in the student background data. However, in some schools - particularly in WA, these students receive state funding as school students, as they are regarded as part of the school community. In this situation, year one minus two students should be included in the student background data. <br /> Year one minus three (3 year olds) are out of scope for this collection.</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel panel-default"> <div class="panel-heading" role="tab"> <h4 class="panel-title"><a class="collapsed" role="button" aria-expanded="false" href="#collapse16" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion">Gender<span class="glyphicon panel-status glyphicon-plus" aria-hidden="true"> </span></a></h4> </div> <div class="panel-collapse collapse" id="collapse16" role="tabpanel" aria-expanded="false" style="height: 0px;"> <div class="panel-body">The terms “Sex” and “Gender” are often used synonymously. From 2023, the word “Gender” should be used in the question wording for enrolment questionnaires.</div> </div> </div> <div class="panel panel-default"> <div class="panel-heading" role="tab"> <h4 class="panel-title"><a class="collapsed" role="button" aria-expanded="false" href="#collapse17" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion">Language other than English spoken at home<span class="glyphicon panel-status glyphicon-plus" aria-hidden="true"> </span></a></h4> </div> <div class="panel-collapse collapse" id="collapse17" role="tabpanel" aria-expanded="false" style="height: 0px;"> <div class="panel-body">This field refers to the ‘Language other than English spoken at home’. If there are several languages other than English spoken, list the one spoken most often. More information on languages can be found in  The <a href="7e252f40-4c94-637e-ad88-ff00003e0139" title="Data standards manual: Student background characteristics – 2022 edition (PDF 301 kb)">Data standards manual: Student background characteristics – 2022 edition (PDF 301 kb)</a> and in the DataDictionary Tab of the Student Background Template.</div> </div> </div> <div class="panel panel-default"> <div class="panel-heading" role="tab"> <h4 class="panel-title"><a class="collapsed" role="button" aria-expanded="false" href="#collapse18" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion">Parental Data<span class="glyphicon panel-status glyphicon-plus" aria-hidden="true"> </span></a></h4> </div> <div class="panel-collapse collapse" id="collapse18" role="tabpanel" style="height: 0px;"> <div class="panel-body"> <div class="accordion"> <div class="panel-heading" role="tab"> <h4 class="panel-title"><a class="collapsed" role="button" aria-expanded="false" href="#collapse118" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion">Are we penalised in any way when the information for only 1 parent/guardian is supplied as opposed to 2?<span class="glyphicon panel-status glyphicon-plus"> </span></a></h4> </div> <div class="panel-collapse collapse" id="collapse118" role="tabpanel" aria-expanded="false" style="height: 0px;"> <div class="panel-body">If data is not available or difficult to obtain for one parent, the socio-educational model uses whatever data is available to produce estimates of students in each SEA quarter. However, having the most complete set of data will more accurately reflect the socio-educational background of students at the school, which is why ACARA request that every effort is made to provide complete data. If data cannot be obtained, please enter the ‘unknown/not stated’ codes detailed in the DataDictionary tab of the Student Background Template.</div> </div> </div> <div class="panel-heading" role="tab"> <h4 class="panel-title"><a class="collapsed" role="button" aria-expanded="false" href="#collapse218" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion">Parental data for students not living with biological parents<span class="glyphicon panel-status glyphicon-plus"> </span></a></h4> </div> <div class="panel-collapse collapse" id="collapse218" role="tabpanel" aria-expanded="false" style="height: 0px;"> <div class="panel-body">Parental background data is collected to assess the impact of each student’s natural parents on their learning outcomes, therefore ACARA’s preference is to receive the background data of the parents if it is known (including if the student does not live with the parents or if the parents are deceased). If information is not available for the natural parents’, the background data of the custodial guardian(s) should be provided. In instances where this is also unavailable, please enter the ‘unknown/not stated’ codes detailed in the DataDictionary tab of the Student Background Template.</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel panel-default"> <div class="panel-heading" role="tab"> <h4 class="panel-title"><a class="collapsed" role="button" aria-expanded="false" href="#collapse19" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion">Late submissions<span class="glyphicon panel-status glyphicon-plus" aria-hidden="true"> </span></a></h4> </div> <div class="panel-collapse collapse" id="collapse19" role="tabpanel" aria-expanded="false" style="height: 0px;"> <div class="panel-body">To ensure the SEA loading continues to be included in payments to schools from AGDESE, a completed student background data (SBD) template must be submitted to ACARA by the deadline. Data submitted after the deadline may be used later to inform potential adjustments to school payments. 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