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
	226,729	-	226,729	2005 / 2006	Source: This concrete data is available in the statistics report of the Ministry of Education and Science. In the report there is no official data about private sector in education, it lacks also data about those students of compulsory school age who receive their education in part time schools or so called “evening schools”. The data is available on the web site: www.izm.gov.lv
Number of compulsory school aged pupils who have SENs (in all educational settings)	Public Sector	Private Sector	Total	Year of reference	Notes and Source
	9,691	-	9,691	2005 / 2006	Source: Statistical report of the Ministry of Education and Science.
Pupils with SENs in segregated settings	Public Sector	Private Sector	Total	Year of reference	Notes and Source
Pupils with SENs in segregated settings	9,691	-	9,691	2005 / 2006	Source: Statistical report of the Ministry of Education and Science. The available data is only about children with SEN in special schools and special classes, there is no data about children with SEN in private schools.
Pupils with SENs in inclusive settings	Public Sector	Private Sector	Total	Year of reference	Notes and Source
Pupils with SENs in inclusive settings	-	-	-	-	At this point there is no official data about children with SEN in inclusive settings.
Compulsory age phase	Primary education is compulsory in Latvia, it is from the age of 7 till 15 (9 years), but it is allowed to acquire primary education till the age of 18 (Law of Education, article 4, 1999).
Clarification of Public - Private sector education	According to the Law of Education, Article 23 (1999): (1) State educational institutions are founded, reorganized or closed by the Cabinet of Ministers following the motion of the minister of Education and Science or the minister of other field. (2) Municipality educational institutions are founded, re-organized or closed by municipalities conforming with the Ministry of Education and Science or the Ministry of respective field and the Ministry of Education and Science. (3) Private educational institutions are founded, re-organized and closed by juridical person or private person. State and municipalities may take part in the foundation of private institutions. (4) Foreign juridical persons may found, re-organize or close educational institutions in accordance of this law and other law, as well as with international agreements.
Legal Definition of SEN	Law of Education, Article 1, paragraph 24 states that Special Education is available for persons with SEN and health impairments or it can be an adapted general or vocational education for persons with SEN and health impairments. The Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers Nr. 579 of October 21, 2003 lists diagnoses of impairments and suggested educational curricula according to which a person can acquire his/her education. These regulations include wide spectrum of impairments and provisions the institutions should provide for a person with SEN.