Summary
The Department of Education is committed to the protection of privacy and must comply with the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) contained in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (Privacy Act) when handling any personal information and sensitive information.
Related resources
Link to aedc-data-guidelines
Technical resources
AEDC Data Guidelines 2025
The AEDC Data Guidelines outline the protocols for managing, accessing, using and disseminating the AEDC data.
Link to about-the-aedc-data-collection
Fact sheet
About the AEDC data collection
This resource provides information about how AEDC data is collected on children in Australia who are in their first year of full-time school.