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
	921,366	74,091	995,457	2005	Source: Data base of the Swedish National Agency for 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
	14,510	487	*14,997	2005	Source: Swedish National Agency for Education. * Breakdown: 14,394 - pupils with cognitive disabilities who are enrolled in the special programmes. These programmes are offered in every municipality and students are more or less included in the mainstream school. 603 - these pupils attend a state school for the deaf. NB: In Sweden, there is an unknown proportion of pupils with SEN who are fully included in mainstream classes.
Pupils with SENs in segregated settings	Public Sector	Private Sector	Total	Year of reference	Notes and Source
Pupils with SENs in segregated settings	*603	-	603	2005	Source: Swedish National Agency for Education. * These students attend a state school for the deaf.
Pupils with SENs in inclusive settings	Public Sector	Private Sector	Total	Year of reference	Notes and Source
Pupils with SENs in inclusive settings	13,907	487	*14,394	2005	Source: Swedish National Agency for Education. * These figures cover pupils with cognitive disabilities who are enrolled in the special programmes. These programmes are offered in every municipality and students are more or less included in the mainstream school. NB: In Sweden, there is an unknown proportion of pupils with SEN who are fully included in mainstream classes.
Compulsory age phase	The compulsory age phase is 7-16 years.
Clarification of Public - Private sector education	Private schools in Sweden are called Independent schools. They are free of charge for students and open to everyone. The municipality where the student lives pays the school a per student, per year grant.
Legal Definition of SEN	The basic principle guiding all Swedish education is ‘a school for all’ – access to equivalent education for all. This means that pupils in need of special support should not be treated or defined as a group that is any different from other pupils and their rights are not stated separately. The obligation for schools to attend to all pupils’ needs is, however, emphasised. Pupils in need of special support have the right to specialist provision. All education corresponds as far as possible to the National curricular, but with the emphasis upon meeting individual learning needs. In a few circumstances, this provision is offered in special settings. Special schools with sign language communication are available for pupils with severe hearing impairments. All pupils have the right to choose their school – either municipal or independent – as long as it can demonstrate that that school meets the pupils’ educational needs. Reference: All information is taken from Swedish school law and National curriculum documents.