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
	924,464 Primary - 602,292 Secondary - 322,172	68,636 Primary - 49,760 Secondary - 18,876	993,100	2002 - 2003	Source: Greek Ministry of Education NB: Secondary sector covers Lower secondary education only.
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	0	18,585	2002 - 2003	Source: Greek Ministry of Education (Sector of Special Education)
Pupils with SENs in segregated settings	Public Sector	Private Sector	Total	Year of reference	Notes and Source
Pupils with SENs in segregated settings	6,233	0	6,233	2002 - 2003	Source: Greek Ministry of Education (Sector of Special Education)
Pupils with SENs in inclusive settings	Public Sector	Private Sector	Total	Year of reference	Notes and Source
Pupils with SENs in inclusive settings	13,352	0	13,352	2002 - 2003	Source: Source: Greek Ministry of Education (Sector of Special Education)
Compulsory age phase	The compulsory age phase is 6 - 15 years old.
Clarification of Public - Private sector education	Special Schools and other settings for special education are all under the authority of public sector.
Legal Definition of SEN	Law L.2817/2000: identifies the categories of pupils who are considered as those with SEN as the following: - Pupils with mental disabilities - Pupils with severe visual or hearing impairment - Pupils with severe neurological or orthopaedic impairment or severe health problems - Pupils with speech and communication difficulties - Pupils with special learning disabilities such as dyslexia, etc - Pupils with severe cognitive, emotional and social difficulties, autism and developmental disorders (par. 1, article 1) Pupils with special educational needs can be also preschool aged children or adolescents who do not match with one of the above categories but they do need special education and care for a small period or even throughout all their lives( par. 3, article 1) Reference: Law. 2817/2000.