Guidance on privacy and information sharing
Adopting and following the Schools’ privacy enables schools to meet their legal obligations.
By implementing the policy and good privacy practices, schools can protect individuals’ personal and health information. This also helps schools to maintain trust with parents and students.
When the term ‘school staff’ is used, it includes:
- contractors
- service providers
- volunteers of the department
- all Victorian government schools.
All school staff share the responsibility and obligations of protecting privacy.
Guidance topics
- How to implement the Schools' privacy policy
- Protecting personally identifiable information guideline
- Collection notices
- Consent
- Photographs, filming and recording
- Sharing information
- Privacy impact assessments
- Health information
- Biometric information and technologies
- Information security
- Privacy incidents
- Complaints
Table of contents for the Guidance on Privacy and Information Sharing
Reviewed 08 October 2025