AQW 23584/22-27
Mr Nick Mathison
Alliance Party
Strangford
Tabled Date: 28/02/2025
Answered On Date: 05/03/2025
Priority Written: No
Question:
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of young people with special educational needs (i) that left a special school at 19 years of age in the 2023-24 academic year; and (ii) that are projected to leave a special school at 19 years of age in the 2024-25 academic year.
Answer:
School Census information below shows the number of pupils enrolled in special schools who were recorded as being 18. Age is recorded at 1 July, so the pupils below will turn 19 before the end of the academic year. All young people in special schools have special educational needs. Census Year | Number of pupils aged 18 | 2023/24 | 284 | 2024/25 | 250 |
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