§ Mr. BeggsTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many pupils aged 16 and over with moderate learning disabilities are enrolled in Northern Ireland schools, broken down by(a) age, (b) school and (c) education and library board area. [144220]
§ Jane KennedyInformation for the 2003–04 school year is not yet available. From the 2002–03 school census, the numbers of pupils with statements of special educational need who had moderate learning difficulties were as follows:
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Number of pupils with MLD (a) Age at 1 July 2002 16 30 17 12 Total 42 (b) School name Ashfield boys' high school 1 Ashfield girls' high school 1 Ballymoney high school 1 Banbridge high school 1 Beechlawn special school 3 Belmont house special school 1 City of Armagh high school 6 Clounagh junior high school 1 Craigavon senior high school 1 Donaghadee high school 1 Fleming Fulton special school 6 Forthill college 1 Lakewood special school 1 Limegrove special school 4 Longstone special school 1 Maghera high school 1 Mitchell house special school 1
Number of pupils with MLD Monkstown community school 1 Orangefield high school 2 St. Columbanus's college 1 St. Eugene's high school 1 St. Genevieve's high school 1 St. Louise's comprehensive 1 St. Patrick's high school, keady 3 Total 42 (c) Education and library board Belfast 13 Western 6 3 8 Southern 12 Total 42