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
	943,996	15,568	959,564	2005 / 2006	Source: IIE (Institute for Information on Education) database. Data about “compulsory school aged pupils” is not available. Provided data refers to pupils in compulsory education. There are about 31,000 pupils 15 years and older attending basic schools included. There are 21,000 pupils in pre-primary education. These are not included here as since pre-primary education is not compulsory.
Number of compulsory school aged pupils who have SENs (in all educational settings)	Public Sector	Private Sector	Total	Year of reference	Notes and Source
	86,497	2,582	89,079	2005 / 2006	Source: IIE (Institute for Information on Education) database. Data refers to pupils with SEN in compulsory education. Socially disadvantaged pupils, as well as gifted and talented pupils are not included. (*) The numbers refer to pupils with SEN with physical, intellectual, sensory, speech and language impairment, specific learning and/or behavioural difficulties, autism and children with severe multiple needs. For these groups of children with SEN special schools and/or units/classes are organised as an alternative to mainstream education.
Pupils with SENs in segregated settings	Public Sector	Private Sector	Total	Year of reference	Notes and Source
Pupils with SENs in segregated settings	41,518	1,874	43,392	2005 / 2006	Source: IIE (Institute for Information on Education) database. Data refers to pupils with SEN in compulsory education (see note * above). Pupils in segregated settings are those with the physical, intellectual, sensory, speech and language impairment, specific learning and/or behavioural difficulties, autism and children with severe multiple needs. For these groups of pupils with SEN special schools and/or units/classes can be organised as an alternative to mainstream education. The pupils in this section are those attending special classes and/or special schools.
Pupils with SENs in inclusive settings	Public Sector	Private Sector	Total	Year of reference	Notes and Source
Pupils with SENs in inclusive settings	44,979	708	45,687	2005 / 2006	Source: IIE (Institute for Information on Education) database. Data refers to pupils with SEN in compulsory education – pupils from socially disadvantaged background, as well as gifted and talented pupils are not included. These pupils attend mainstream classes fulltime.
Compulsory age phase	6-14/15 years of age (nine years of compulsory education).
Clarification of Public - Private sector education	Public sector – schools established by Ministries, municipalities and regions. Private sector – schools established by private and church based institutions; all schools are government dependent. All schools are provided with Government funding.
Legal Definition of SEN	A child/pupil/student with SEN is according to the law a child/pupil/student who is or is likely to be, unable without the provisions of additional support to benefit from school education made generally for children/pupils/students of the same age. The School Act specifies the group of children/pupils/students with special needs: a) Children/pupils/students with impairment - physical, mental, sensory, speech and language impairment, specific learning and/or behavioural difficulties, autism and children with severe multiple needs. b) Children/pupils/students with health risk conditions. c) Children/pupils/students socially disadvantaged. Sources: School act No. 561/2004. Regulation on education of children, pupils, students with special needs and of gifted and talented children, pupils and students, No 73/2005.