Question | ISCED 1 | ISCED 2 | Sources used | Notes |
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1 How many pupils have an official decision of SEN in: | 40,385 | 22,900 | Directorate-General for Education and Science Statistics (data for mainland Portugal) | Pupils with SEN enrolled in 'regular or special schools'. |
2 How many pupils with an official decision of SEN are educated in formal mainstream educational settings with their non disabled peers of the same age for at least 80% of the time in: | 35,017 | 17,098 | Directorate-General for Education and Science Statistics (data for mainland Portugal) | |
3 How many pupils with an official decision of SEN are educated in separate special classes in mainstream schools in: | 5,144 | 4,874 | Directorate-General for Education and Science Statistics (data for mainland Portugal) | It is now possible to report information about this indicator because Portugal changed the way of collecting data, during the 2014/2015 school year. |
4 How many pupils with an official decision of SEN are educated in separate special schools in: | 224 | 928 | Directorate-General for Education and Science Statistics (data for mainland Portugal) | The curriculum in special schools is not related to the curriculum for mainstream schools. However, the data has been calculated according to the pupils' ages: ISCED 1: ages 6 to 11; ISCED 2: ages 12 to 18. |
5 How many pupils with an official decision of SEN are educated in non-formal educational provision maintained by the education, health, social or justice sectors in: | M | M | Pupils in this situation may be those who are excused from school attendance due to health problems, according to legislation. The Directorate-General of Education and Science Statistics does not collect this information. |