Program for students with disabilities : program accountability
Overview
The Program for Students with Disabilities (PSD) supports the education of more than 17 000 Victorian school students with disabilities, or just over 3 per cent of the government school population. The significance of the program within the school education system is underlined by the growing recognition of the importance of intervening early to improve outcomes for children with disabilities, the high level of public investment in the program and its reach cross a majority of government schools.
This audit sought to determine the extent to which the accountability framework for the PSD provides clear measures of performance and an appropriate level of accountability. The audit also examined how the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development is working to further develop the accountability framework for the PSD.