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The provision of different types of special school places including the class size and the number of classes for each of the last 10 years is set out at Annex B. Skills opportunity schools have not been included because they are not classified as special schools. With the exception of blind children with mental handicap, multi- handicapped children are placed in special schools appropriate to their major handicap. Their provision is, therefore, not shown separately.

The wastage rates of physiotherapists, occupational therapists and speech therapists for the past three years are as follows:

Wastage Rates

91/92

92/93

93/94

Physiotherapist

41.7%

73.4%

69.6%

Occupational therapist

12.5%

22.6%

49.4%

Speech therapist

33.3%

42.9%

33.3% :

In this context, wastage rate is defined as the number of staff who have left their posts during the school year expressed as a percentage of the strength in their relevant grade at the beginning of that school year.