| Study Title |
A6 Annual Return for Schools (Special Schools) |
| Data Owner |
Department of Education and Skills (www.education.ie) |
| Description |
Summary data of primary special schools aided by the Department of Education and Skills. |
| Primary Function |
Data used for service planning, to determine payments and allocations (Social Inclusion, Schools Administration Division), and also for reporting of statistics (national and international). |
| Key Variables |
ID Other; County; Disability |
| Themes |
Education; Demographics |
| Unit Of Observation |
Primary school |
| Start Date |
Not available |
| Frequency |
Annual, data collected on last working day of September every year with a return deadline of 31 October. |
| Target Population |
Primary school |
| Format |
Data are stored at school and class level. Database is not an individualised pupil one. |
| Method |
Census forms may be downloaded from Department of Education website and returned via e-mail (from 2009). A minority of schools returns are made by paper mail. Data are then integrated into Oracle database. |
| Most Recent Publication |
September 2011. See:
- Key Statistics 2010/2011. Available at: www.education.ie/home/
home.jsp?pcategory=17216&ecategory=17241&language=EN
- Key Statistics reports for other years also available at same website. |
| Access Further Information |
Department of Education and Skills (www.education.ie) |
| Notes |
Title of the overall Department of Education and Skills’ database to which this source contributes is the Annual Census of National Schools. |