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Publicly funded special schools, summary information
Table 7
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1996 |
1997 |
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| Number of schools |
158 |
158 |
| Number of pupils |
8087 |
8056 |
| Number of pupils as a % of all school pupils |
1.0 |
1.0 |
| Number of Teachers (FTE) |
1677 |
1699 |
| Pupil/teacher ratio |
4.8 |
4.7 |
Impairment of pupils attending publicly funded special schools
Table 8
| IMPAIRMENT |
1996 |
1997 |
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Number |
Percentage |
Number |
Percentage |
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| Total |
8087 |
100.0 |
8056 |
100.0 |
| Hearing impairment |
210 |
2.6 |
195 |
2.4 |
| Visual impairment |
96 |
1.2 |
80 |
1.0 |
| Physical or motor impairments |
492 |
6.1 |
496 |
6.2 |
| Language and communication disorder |
292 |
3.6 |
415 |
5.2 |
| Social and emotional difficulties |
866 |
10.7 |
931 |
11.6 |
| Learning difficulties: | ||||
| Moderate |
2559 |
31.6 |
2348 |
29.1 |
| Severe |
857 |
10.6 |
675 |
8.4 |
| Profound |
123 |
1.5 |
107 |
1.3 |
| Specific |
23 |
0.3 |
33 |
0.4 |
| Complex or multiple impairments | ||||
| Dual sensory impairments |
22 |
0.3 |
23 |
0.3 |
| Moderate learning difficulties & other |
806 |
10.0 |
994 |
12.3 |
| Severe learning difficulties & other |
827 |
10.2 |
963 |
12.0 |
| Profound learning difficulties & other |
786 |
9.7 |
759 |
9.4 |
| Other |
128 |
1.6 |
37 |
0.5 |
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