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Special units attached to publicly funded mainstream secondary schools
Table 5
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1997
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| Number of Behavioural Support Units |
55 |
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| Number of Special Units * |
100 |
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| Number of pupils based in Special Units |
829 |
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| Catering for pupils with: | |||
| Hearing impairment |
41 |
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| Visual impairment |
34 |
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| Physical or motor impairments |
56 |
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| Language and communication disorder |
52 |
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| Social and emotional difficulties |
59 |
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| Learning difficulties: | Moderate |
76 |
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| Severe |
34 |
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| Profound |
14 |
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| Other |
26 |
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* Some units care for more than one impairment; therefore;
the total is not the sum of the breakdown
Integration of pupils with special educational needs into Publicly funded secondary schools
Table 6
| Nature of attendance |
1997 |
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Total |
With a Record of Needs |
Without a Record of |
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| Pupils spending some or all the time in a special unit | |||
| Total |
3072 |
1546 |
1461 |
| Up to 1/3 of the time |
2015 |
752 |
1263 |
| Between 1/3 and 2/3 of the time |
399 |
267 |
132 |
| More than 2/3 of the time but not full-time |
301 |
256 |
45 |
| All the time in a special unit |
292 |
271 |
21 |
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