Provision of places in Special Education
Education
Appendix C(3)
1972/73
1977/78
1978/79 1979/80
1980/81 1981/82
1982/83 1983/84 1984/85
1985/86
I. Special Schools
Deaf
410
740
740
850
880
1140
1140
1140
1140
1140
Blind
210
210
210
285
285
285
285
285
285
285
Mentally retarded
300
940
2204/
3560
4600
5332
5942
6874
7674
8598
Maladjusted
1196
1300
1455
1555
1690
1810
1810
1810
1810
1810
Physically handicapped 285
450
460
560
690.
690
690
690
690
690
II. Special Classes
Partially hearing
80
270
280
320
360
360
360
360
360
360
Partially sighted
30
75
90
135
195
225
240
240
240
240
Slow-learning
860
3700
4460
5780
6860
7960
9220
10380
11460
12600
Maladjusted
645
810
930
1050
1125
1155
1215
1275
1275
III. Resource Classes
Slow-learners
120
5580
8580
9000
9840
11880
14700
17460
20700
23940
IV. Hospital Schools
375
460
500
540
540
540
540
640
740
740