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Since 2020, the EASIE data collection has taken place annually. Before 2020, it took place every two years. The default view below is the most recent school year available.

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2021/2022 Data:

Question ISCED 02 ISCED 1 ISCED 2 ISCED 3
Boys: Girls: Total: Boys: Girls: Total: Boys: Girls: Total: Boys: Girls: Total:
1.1 Actual population of children/learners in the typical ISCED age ranges
92,627
87,872
180,499
1.1
118,973
113,025
231,998
1.2
144,748
138,349
283,097
1.3
107,311
101,843
209,154
1.4
1.2 All children/learners enrolled in any form of recognised education
75,572
72,043
147,615
2.1
114,997
109,337
224,334
2.2
140,028
133,906
273,934
2.3
94,681
90,106
184,787
2.4
1.3 All children/learners enrolled in mainstream (pre-)schools
74,669
71,582
146,251
3.1
111,496
107,276
218,772
3.2
134,370
130,184
264,554
3.3
90,573
87,121
177,694
3.4
1.3a All children/learners educated with their peers in mainstream groups/classes for 80% or more of the time
74,539
71,493
146,032
4.1
110,214
106,304
216,518
4.2
131,528
127,732
259,260
4.3
89,982
86,606
176,588
4.4
1.3b All children/learners educated in separate groups/classes, spending less than 80% of the time with their peers in mainstream groups/classes
130
89
219
5.1
1,282
972
2,254
5.2
2,842
2,452
5,294
5.3
591
515
1,106
5.4
1.4 All children/learners educated outside of mainstream (pre-)schools
903
461
1,364
6.1
3,501
2,061
5,562
6.2
5,658
3,722
9,380
6.3
4,108
2,985
7,093
6.4
1.4a All children/learners educated in separate special (pre-)schools or units organised by the ministry of education
704
364
1,068
7.1
2,972
1,821
4,793
7.2
5,081
3,431
8,512
7.3
3,750
2,767
6,517
7.4
1.4b All children/learners educated in separate special (pre-)schools or units organised by other sectors/ministries
199
97
296
8.1
529
240
769
8.2
577
291
868
8.3
358
218
576
1.4c All children/learners educated in other recognised forms of alternative education
M
M
M
9.1
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
1.4d All children/learners educated in recognised forms of home schooling
M
M
M
10.1
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
1.5 All children/learners who should, by law, be in some form of recognised education, but who are out of any form of recognised education.
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
Question ISCED 02 ISCED 1 ISCED 2 ISCED 3
Boys: Girls: Total: Boys: Girls: Total: Boys: Girls: Total: Boys: Girls: Total:
2.1 Actual population of children/learners with an official decision of SEN in the typical ISCED age ranges
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
2.2 All children/learners with an official decision of SEN in any recognised form of education
1,927
1,167
3,094
2.1
17,514
13,206
30,720
2.2
31,104
21,189
52,293
2.3
14,107
8,388
22,495
2.4
2.3 All children/learners with an official decision of SEN educated in mainstream (pre-)schools
1,034
718
1,752
3.1
14,035
11,159
25,194
3.2
25,537
17,530
43,067
3.3
10,090
5,441
15,531
3.4
2.3a All children/learners with an official decision of SEN educated with their peers in mainstream groups/classes for 80% or more of the time
942
676
1,618
4.1
12,809
10,234
23,043
4.2
22,711
15,092
37,803
4.3
9,522
4,942
14,464
4.4
2.3b All children/learners with an official decision of SEN educated in separate groups/classes, spending less than 80% of the time with their peers in mainstream groups/classes
92
42
134
5.1
1,226
925
2,151
5.2
2,826
2,438
5,264
5.3
568
499
1,067
5.4
2.4 All children/learners with an official decision of SEN educated outside of mainstream (pre-)schools
893
449
1,342
6.1
3,479
2,047
5,526
6.2
5,567
3,659
9,226
6.3
4,017
2,947
6,964
6.4
2.4a All children/learners with an official decision of SEN educated in separate special (pre-)schools or units organised by the ministry of education
694
352
1,046
2,950
1,807
4,757
5,049
3,404
8,453
3,713
2,745
6,458
2.4b All children/learners with an official decision of SEN educated in separate special (pre-)schools or units organised by other sectors/ministries
199
97
296
529
240
769
518
255
773
0
0
0
2.4c All children/learners with an official decision of SEN educated in other recognised forms of alternative education
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
2.4d All children/learners with an official decision of SEN educated in recognised forms of home schooling
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
2.5 All children/learners with an official decision of SEN who should, by law, be in some form of recognised education, but who are out of any form of recognised education
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M

Slovakia - Country Background Information

Describing the forms of education in the country

The EASIE data collection covers all recognised forms of education at ISCED levels 02, 1, 2 and 3.

This means any type of education organised by or approved by any recognised educational provider in the public or private sector: municipality, local or regional educational provider from the public or private sector, working with/for ministries responsible for education and areas such as health, social, welfare, labour, justice, etc.

What is the compulsory education age range in the country?

5-16

What are the typical age ranges for the ISCED levels?

ISCED LEVEL 02 ISCED LEVEL 1 ISCED LEVEL 2 ISCED LEVEL 3
3-5 6-9 10-14 15-18
Is private sector education covered by the data provided for the country?
Yes

In Slovakia, there are state and non-state schools. Non-state schools include private and church schools. Non-state schools have to follow the National Education Programme.

Is recognised public or private education organised by sectors other than education (i.e. health, social, welfare, labour, justice, etc.) in the data provided for the country?
No
Are there recognised forms of alternative education covered by the data provided for the country?
No
Are there recognised forms of home schooling covered by the data provided for the country?
No
Identifying an ‘inclusive setting’ in the country

In the EASIE data collection, an inclusive setting is operationally defined as:

A recognised form of education where the child/learner follows education in mainstream classes alongside their peers for the largest part – 80% or more – of the school week.

The 80% time placement benchmark clearly indicates that a child/learner is educated in a mainstream class for the majority of their school week. At the same time, it acknowledges possibilities for small group or one-to-one withdrawal for limited periods of time (i.e. 20% or one day a week).

Very few participating countries can provide exact data on children/learners spending 80% of their time in a mainstream group/class. However, all countries can apply one of three agreed proxies that provide an approximation to this benchmark:

  • Placement in a mainstream class implies over 80% or more
    Data is available on the number of hours of support allocated to a child/learner
    Placement in a mainstream class implies over 50% or more.
Are you able to provide actual data to verify the 80% placement benchmark?
No
If no, which proxy are you using
Placement in a mainstream class implies 80% or more
What an ‘official decision of SEN’ means in the country

In the EASIE data collection, the agreed operational definition is:

An official decision leads to a child/learner being recognised as eligible for additional educational support to meet their learning needs.

Countries may have different types of official decision, but for all official decisions:

  • There has been some form of educational assessment procedure involving different people. This procedure may involve the child/learner, parents, school-based team members, as well as professionals from multi-disciplinary teams from outside the child’s/learner’s (pre-)school.
  • There is some form of legal document (plan/programme, etc.) that describes the support the child/learner is eligible to receive, which is used as the basis for decision-making.
  • There is some form of regular review process of the child/learner’s needs, progress and support.
Please describe what an ‘official decision’ is in the country.

An official decision leads to a child/learner being recognised as eligible for additional educational support to meet their learning needs.

What educational assessment procedures are carried out and who is involved?

Children/learners with disabilities, intellectually gifted children/learners and those from socially disadvantaged environments are considered to have SEN (245/2008 Education Act, Section 2, Subparagraph j). Special educational needs are diagnosed by the Educational Counselling and Prevention Centres (245/2008 Education Act, Section 2, Subparagraph j).

The child/learner’s legal representatives or the school may propose initiation of the assessment procedure. However, the legal representatives must approve the school’s proposal for the child/learner to undergo assessment. If the legal representatives do not approve, the assessment cannot take place (325/2008 Order on the Educational Counselling and Prevention Centres, Section 2).

The educational assessment procedure at the centres involves a multi-disciplinary team. The outcome of the procedure is the proposal on the education of a child or learner in kindergarten, primary or secondary school (245/2008 Education Act, Section 11). The proposal stipulates the form of education proposed by the centre’s experts (integration, special class or special school) and states whether or not the legal representatives agree with the proposal.

The proposal is accompanied by a report from a psychological, special-pedagogical and medical examination (if necessary), the individual education plan and other documents (if necessary).

What legal documents (plans, programmes, etc.) that describe the support a child/learner is eligible to receive are linked to an official decision?

The 245/2008 Education Act and the education programmes for intellectually gifted children/learners and for children/learners with disabilities outline the support these children/learners are supposed to receive.

Children/learners with SEN are entitled to have modified educational content, forms, methods and approaches (245/2008 Education Act, Section 2, Subparagraph j). They should have access to special curricula, special textbooks, special aids and the support of counselling centres, including specialists available within them, e.g. special teacher, psychologist, speech therapist (245/2008 Education Act, Section 6, Paragraph 4, Subparagraph p; Section 144, Paragraph 2 and 3). Children/learners might be supported by a teaching assistant (245/2008 Education Act, Section 30, Paragraph 6).

More details on the support that children/learners are supposed to receive is outlined in the education programmes for children/learners with disabilities (245/2008 Education Act, Section 94) and for intellectually gifted children/learners (245/2008 Education Act, Section 103). However, their implementation might be affected by the decisions of school founders and head teachers and by the availability of the funding.

Children/learners from socially-disadvantaged environments do not have special education programmes. However, they are entitled to:

  • adjustments in the organisation of their education;
    adjustments in the environment;
    the application of special methods and forms of education (245/2008 Education Act, Section 107)
What formal, regular review processes of a child/learner’s needs, progress and support are linked to an official decision?

By law, there is no obligation to regularly review the decision of SEN (re-assessment). However, as per the Education Act (Section 130, Paragraph 6), the child/learner’s parents/legal representatives may file a motion to review the decision with the Ministry.

The individual education plan may be reviewed during the school year. This is at the discretion of the class teacher/head teacher.

What ‘out-of-education’ means in the country

Within the EASIE data collection, specific questions examine children/learners who are out of education. This means children/learners who should, by law, be in some form of recognised education, but who are out of any form of recognised education. A recognised form of education is any type of education organised by or approved by any recognised educational provider in the public or private sector.

Is there a formal definition of ‘out-of-education’ in the country?
No
Please describe which learners are considered ‘out-of-education’ in the country

The group of young people aged 16 – 24 who are not in employment, education or training (NEET) are considered out of formal education.

Please describe any specific country issues you think are relevant for understanding the data you have provided

Since 09/2021, compulsory pre-school attendance has been introduced for children aged 5 years old. Pre-school is still not compulsory for ages 3 and 4. 

If there is a discrepancy between age and typical ISCED level, children/learners are reported in the ISCED level according to their age, and the discrepancy is reported as a percentage of learners in other ISCED levels in the note. 

The highest possible ISCED level for special curricula for some SEN is ISCED 2 (for some, even ISCED 1 after completing full compulsory education). 

The statistics according to the whole population in respective age groups are as of 30.6.2021, and the age in the internal ministry system is as of 1.9.2021.

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