AQW 9868/22-27
Mr Nick Mathison
Alliance Party
Strangford
Tabled Date: 11/04/2024
Answered On Date: 17/04/2024
Priority Written: No
Question:
To ask the Minister of Education (i) how many pupils have had a statement of special educational needs; and (ii) what percentage of the total pupil population this reflects, in each of the last five years.
Answer:
The table below provides the number and percentage of pupils who had a statement of special educational needs in each of the last five years. Academic Year | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | (i) Number of pupils with a statement | 19,208 | 20,505 | 22,198 | 24,291 | 26,964 | (ii) % Pupils with a statement | 5.5% | 5.8% | 6.3% | 6.8% | 7.6% |
Source: Annual School Census
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