AQW 3830/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Education
To ask the Minister of Education how many school age children have been diagnosed with dyslexia in each of the last five years.
Asked by John Blair MLA on 30 September 2022
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 30 September 2022
- Answer due by
- 17 October 2022
- Answered
- 17 October 202217 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Education
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The Department does not hold information on when a pupil received their diagnosis. The total number of school age children recorded by primary, post primary and special schools with dyslexia for the last five years can be found in the table below.
| Academic Year | Pupils recorded as dyslexic |
| 2021/22 | 8,239 |
| 2020/21 | 9,310 |
| 2019/20 | 9,861 |
| 2018/19 | 10,121 |
| 2017/18 | 9,803 |
Source: Annual School Census