AQW 32711/22-27

Mr Nick Mathison
Alliance Party
Strangford

Tabled Date: 03/10/2025
Answered On Date: 15/10/2025
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Education to provide a breakdown of the number of children attending each specific type of specialist provision in mainstream schools.

Answer:

Please see below the breakdown of the number of children attending each specific type of specialist provision in mainstream schools;

Specialist Provision (Special) – SPS- 564

Specialist Provision (Behavioural) – SPB- 31

Specialist Provision (Hearing) – SPH- 14

Specialist Provision (Learning) – SPL- 2,074

Specialist Provision (Physical) – SPP- 16

Specialist Provision (Social Communication) -SPSC- 2,124

Specialist Provision (Speech and Language) – SPSL- 196

TOTAL- 5,019