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Number of compulsory school aged pupils (including those with SENs) |
Public Sector |
Private Sector |
Total |
Year of reference |
Notes and Source |
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Pre-school:
137,059
Primary:
603,108
Secondary: 316,862
Total:
1,057,029 |
Pre-school:
4,595
Primary:
47,134
Secondary:
17,857
Total:
69,586 |
1,126,615 |
2005 |
Source: Ministry of National Education: more information can be found here www.ypepth.gr
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Number of compulsory school aged pupils who have SENs (in all educational settings) |
Public Sector |
Private Sector |
Total |
Year of reference |
Notes and Source |
| 18,585 |
No data available |
18,585 |
2005 |
Source: Ministry of National Education |
| Pupils with SENs in segregated settings |
Public Sector |
Private Sector |
Total |
Year of reference |
Notes and Source |
| 4,193 |
No data available |
4,193 |
2005 |
Source: Ministry of National Education |
| Pupils with SENs in inclusive settings |
Public Sector |
Private Sector |
Total |
Year of reference |
Notes and Source |
| 14,392 |
No data available |
14,392 |
2005 |
Source: Ministry of National Education |
| Compulsory age phase |
Compulsory education in the country covers ages between 6 to 15 years (six years for primary and three for secondary lower level education.
Primary Education (Dimotiko, 6 - 12 years) includes general and special schools (public and private).
Secondary education. low level (Gymnasio 12 - 15 years) includes general, special schools for music, religion, athletic activities and special education (public and private). |
| Clarification of Public - Private sector education |
Parallel to public schools, private schools operate as non-profit making organisations. Private schools provide compulsory education at all levels and accept fees that are subject to the state’s approval. Private schools are recognized as equivalent to state schools and follow the same procedures and curricula as the state schools. They operate within the framework of the Ministry of Education. This applies the same administrative and educational strategy (as applied in public schools) with regard to school programmes, examinations, assessment process, certificates, etc. In addition to the general school programmes, private schools may provide more teaching hours for other lessons and extra curricular activities. |
| Legal Definition of SEN |
According to Law 2817/2000, pupils with special educational needs are those with significant learning and adaptation difficulties due to physical, mental, psychological, emotional and social needs, such as: mental deficiency, vision disorders (blind, partially blind) or serious hearing disorders (deaf, hard-of-hearing), severe neurological and orthopaedic defects, speech and language disorders, reading or learning difficulties (dyslexia, dyscalculia), complex cognitive, emotional and social disturbances, autism or any other development disturbances.
more information can be found here: http://www.ypepth.gr/ktp/ktp_amea.htm
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