Table 1.17a: Attendance and absence of pupils with additional support needs (1), primary and secondary schools
Occurrence data: Pupils with more than one reason for support will appear in multiple rows.
| Attendance | Absence (authorised and unauthorised) | Absence due to temporary exclusion | Average number of half days absence |
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Hearing impairment | 92.5 | 7.3 | 0.1 | 28.4 |
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Visual impairment | 92.0 | 7.9 | 0.1 | 30.5 |
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Physical or motor impairment | 91.6 | 8.4 | 0.1 | 32.0 |
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Language or speech disorder | 93.8 | 6.2 | 0.1 | 23.6 |
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Autistic spectrum disorder | 93.7 | 6.2 | 0.1 | 23.9 |
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Social emotional and behavioural difficulty | 87.2 | 11.7 | 1.1 | 48.7 |
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Specific learning difficulties (including dyslexia) | 91.1 | 8.7 | 0.3 | 33.9 |
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Learning disability | 90.7 | 9.1 | 0.3 | 35.5 |
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Moderate learning difficulty | 91.1 | 8.7 | 0.2 | 33.8 |
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Dual sensory impairment | 92.9 | 7.1 | - | 27.1 |
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Complex or multiple impairments - moderate learning difficulties and significant additional impairments or disorders (2) | ## | ## | ## | ## |
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Other | 89.2 | 10.6 | 0.3 | 41.2 |
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(1) These figures are indicative only. This information is affected by differing reporting practices across local authorities. This is the first year in which an updated categorisation of additional support needs was fully in place - annex B provides the mapping of the previous 'Combined categories' to the 'Reasons for Support' used in the above table.
(2) This category no longer exists in the A&A 2008/09 data.