Portugal - 2014_2015 - Table 3

Question ISCED 1 ISCED 2 Sources used Notes
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.