SNE data

SNE Data

	Data available
Number of compulsory school aged pupils (including those with SENs)	Public Sector	Private Sector	Total	Year of reference	Notes and Source
	Primary: 55,855 Secondary: 51,491 Total: 107,346	Primary: 3,094 Secondary: 8,800 Total: 11,894	Primary: 58,949 Secondary: 60,291 Total: 119,240	2006	Source: Ministry of Education data.
Number of compulsory school aged pupils who have SENs (in all educational settings)	Public Sector	Private Sector	Total	Year of reference	Notes and Source
	Primary: 2,941 Secondary: 1,247 Total: 4,188	No data available	4,188	2006	Source: Ministry of Education data.
Pupils with SENs in segregated settings	Public Sector	Private Sector	Total	Year of reference	Notes and Source
Pupils with SENs in segregated settings	317	No data available	317	2006	Source: Ministry of Education data
Pupils with SENs in inclusive settings	Public Sector	Private Sector	Total	Year of reference	Notes and Source
Pupils with SENs in inclusive settings	Primary: 2,624 Secondary: 1,247 Total: 3,871	No data available	3,871	2006	Source: Ministry of Education data
Compulsory age phase	The age range is from 4.8 to 15 years old.
Clarification of Public - Private sector education	Public Sector: refers to the education provided by the State, free of charge. Private Sector: refers to the education that is provided by non-governmental institutions. Individuals run these institutions, after gaining license to work by the State.
Legal Definition of SEN	A child with special needs, according to the Law for Education and Training of Children with Special Needs 113(I)1999, means a child having a serious learning or special learning functioning or adjusting difficulty, caused by physical, mental or other gnostic or psychological deficiencies and having need of special education and training. A child shall have a learning, special learning, functioning or adjusting difficulty if: - he/she has a seriously greater difficulty comparing with the majority of the children of the same age; or - he/she has a disability which excludes or hinders him from using the educational means of the sort the schools for children of the same age generally provided.