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Asked by Kellie

AQW 49028/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Education

To ask the Minister of Education whether all children with special educational needs in the Strangford Constituency, who are due to start a primary or post-primary school, have been allocated and notified of their school place for the start of the school year in September 2026

Asked by Kellie Armstrong MLA on 18 June 2026

  • Answered
  • Written
Tabled
18 June 2026
Answer due by
3 July 2026
Answered
25 June 20267 days after tabling
Department
Department of Education
Priority question
No

Answer

The Education Authority (EA) has advised that 210 out of 217 children with Special Educational Needs (SEN) in the Strangford Constituency have been allocated and notified of their school place for the start of the school year in September 2026.

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