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Early Childhood Care and Education

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 February 2024

Tuesday, 20 February 2024

Questions (291)

Matt Carthy

Question:

291. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education the number of children at each school that have been enrolled in early intervention classes in the school years 2019-2020, 2020-2021, 2021-2022, 2022-2023 and 2023-2024, in tabular form; the number therein that were subsequently enrolled in formal education in the same school; the number therein that moved school after early intervention; the number therein that remain within early intervention for which there is currently a plan to provide for the continuance of their education at the same school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7742/24]

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Please find attached requested data.

The National Council of Special Education has Special Educational Needs Organisers who are available to work with families to support the transition of students from early intervention classes to primary special or mainstream classes as appropriate.

Academic Year

Total in ASD IE

Retained in ASD IE from previous year

Moved to a Special class other than ASD IE

Moved to mainstream class

Moved to Special school

Cohort Previous year in the same school

Cohort Previous year moved to MS school

Enters ASDIE Class

Previous year with no record in following academic year

2019/20

654

2020/21

714

268

305

40

28

466

147

446

13

2021/22

805

288

324

39

47

489

162

517

16

2022/23

917

299

408

34

39

523

219

618

25

Notes: Data is taken from the Primary Online Database, (POD) and represents enrolment of pupils for each year with ASD Early Intervention as their class type in POD and there movement in subsequent years.

Using 2019 as an example it shows the outcomes of pupils enrolled in 2019, 654, in the following year 2020-21, with 641 pupils subsequently enrolled across class and school categories in 2020-21. There are no special class categories in special schools in POD. 2022-2023 is the latest year we have final enrolment data and we expect final enrolments for 2023-2024 to be published in June 2024

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