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
	1,283.730	129,549	1,413,279	2005	Source: School Census 2005/06, GIASE, Ministry of Education.
Number of compulsory school aged pupils who have SENs (in all educational settings)	Public Sector	Private Sector	Total	Year of reference	Notes and Source
	58,448	3,712	62,160	2005	Source: DGIDC (Innovation and Curricular Development Department), Ministry of Education.
Pupils with SENs in segregated settings	Public Sector	Private Sector	Total	Year of reference	Notes and Source
Pupils with SENs in segregated settings	1,802	* 3,712	5,514	2005	Source: DGIDC. * These are private special schools that are State funded.
Pupils with SENs in inclusive settings	Public Sector	Private Sector	Total	Year of reference	Notes and Source
Pupils with SENs in inclusive settings	56,646	-	56,646	2005	Source: DGIDC.
Compulsory age phase	Compulsory education covers from 6 to 15 years of age.
Clarification of Public - Private sector education	The data above refers to private special schools are funded by the State.
Legal Definition of SEN	Definition of SEN: children and young people receiving special education because they face difficulties in their learning process and their participation considering the interaction between inter-related factors (physical, social and attitudinal) and limitations in the level of their functioning in one or more of the following domains: sensory, motor, cognitive, speech, language, emotional and physical health.