and special which provided 2014-15, there were 855 2014 the number of schools 118 an additional 746 – special classes in new special classes new special student places. mainstream schools with remained the same. classes were At the end of June over 5,700 places However, from 2014 established in 2014, special available. This is a net to 2015 was when the mainstream classes in schools and 20 increase of 118 new number of special mainstream extra teachers special classes and over classes increased by schools totalled were allocated 737 with 4,997 700 additional places in 17.8%. to places available. 2014-15. special schools during 2013. Special In the 2012-13 In the 2014-15 school year, From 2013 to 2014 school year, there Schools there were over 7,500 the number of were students enrolled in special students enrolled in approximately schools supported by the special schools 7,300 students NCSE. The NCSE increased by 2.7%. enrolled in special schools. In the allocated 1,145 teachers Then in 2015 it 2013-14 school and 2,222 SNAs to special exceeded 7,500 year, overall schools in 2014-15. The students. numbers enrolled corresponding figures in in special schools the previous school year rose to 7,500. 2013-14 were 1,107 teachers and 2,149 SNAs. SNA In 2012, the By the end of the By the end of the 2014-15 SNA support for NCSE allocated 2013-14 school Supports school year, over 27,000 students rose by resource year, about students were granted 4.3% from 2013 to teaching hours 24,000 students SNA support. The number 2014. Then from for over 39,000 were granted of SNA posts allocated to 2014 to 2015 the students. The access to SNA equivalent support. The primary, post primary and number of students number for number of SNA special schools by the end granted SNA support 2013 is over posts allocated to of that school year was increased by 12.5%. 42,000 an primary, post – 11,174. increase of primary and In terms of SNA posts about 8%. special allocated to primary, In 2012, the schools was post primary and NCSE allocated 10,671. special schools they SNA posts to increased by 4.7% support over from 2014 to 2015. 22,000 students. This year, the equivalent number is over 23,000 an – increase of about 4.5%.
and special schools – 118 new special classes were established in mainstream schools and 20 extra teachers were allocated to special schools during 2013. which provided an additional 746 student places. At the end of June 2014, special classes in mainstream schools totalled 737 with 4,997 places available. 2014-15, there were 855 special classes in mainstream schools with over 5,700 places available. This is a net increase of 118 new special classes and over 700 additional places in 2014-15. 2014 the number of new special classes remained the same. However, from 2014 to 2015 was when the number of special classes increased by 17.8%. Special Schools In the 2012-13 school year, there were approximately 7,300 students enrolled in special schools. In the 2013-14 school year, overall numbers enrolled in special schools rose to 7,500. In the 2014-15 school year, there were over 7,500 students enrolled in special schools supported by the NCSE. The NCSE allocated 1,145 teachers and 2,222 SNAs to special schools in 2014-15. The corresponding figures in the previous school year 2013-14 were 1,107 teachers and 2,149 SNAs. From 2013 to 2014 the number of students enrolled in special schools increased by 2.7%. Then in 2015 it exceeded 7,500 students. SNA Supports In 2012, the NCSE allocated resource teaching hours for over 39,000 students. The equivalent number for 2013 is over 42,000 – an increase of about 8%. In 2012, the NCSE allocated SNA posts to support over 22,000 students. This year, the equivalent number is over 23,000 – an increase of about 4.5%. By the end of the 2013-14 school year, about 24,000 students were granted access to SNA support. The number of SNA posts allocated to primary, post primary and special schools was 10,671. By the end of the 2014-15 school year, over 27,000 students were granted SNA support. The number of SNA posts allocated to primary, post primary and special schools by the end of that school year was 11,174. SNA support for students rose by 4.3% from 2013 to 2014. Then from 2014 to 2015 the number of students granted SNA support increased by 12.5%. In terms of SNA posts allocated to primary, post primary and special schools they increased by 4.7% from 2014 to 2015.