2025 Review of the Disability Standards for Education - Consultation
The Australian Government Department of Education is pleased to announce that consultation for the 2025 Review of the Disability Standards for Education 
is now open. The 8-week consultation period will run until 21 November 2025.
The Disability Standards for Education 2005 (the Standards) outline the rights of students and their families, and the obligations of education providers to support students with disability to access and participate in education on the same basis as students without disability. The Standards are reviewed every five years to make sure they continue to meet the needs of students with disability.
The 2025 Review of the Standards will focus on 3 main topics:
- How well the Standards are being implemented,
- What more can be done to support inclusive decision-making and complaints handling, and
- Whether responsibilities for assessment authorities and course developers are clear.
Feedback on the Standards can be made through an online submission (written, video or audio files are accepted), completing an online survey, leaving an anonymous contribution on the Ideas Wall, or by participating in a consultation workshop.