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3 Grade I, 8 Grade II, 9 Grade HI, 5 Grade IV, and 1 Grade V.
(Grade I being equivalent to G.C.E. '0' level pass).
Swimming was a major activity during the year with 149 swimmers
in the school. In the Amateur Swimming Association Personal Survival
Tests, the school gained 9 Gold, 14 Silver and 31 Bronze Awards.
This year has seen the introduction of golf as a school activity,
offering greater opportunity to the more heavily handicapped to participate
in games.
It was with much regret that the school said good-bye to Dr. Hegarty
after her long and devoted service to the children. Dr. Wield has taken
over the routine medical inspections in the school. During the year 304
children were seen, 129 parents being present.
At the Specialist Medical Examinations 32 children were seen by
Dr. Fearnley and Mr. MacQueen, 12 parents were present. The School
Nursing Sister and her staff were responsible for the preparation and the
follow-up of all these medical examinations; the maintenance of records
and treatment of minor ailments and dealing with 147 major epileptic fits.
Despite difficulties due to building work, the Physiotherapy Department
gave 9,218 treatments to 48 postural cases and 60 orthopaedic
cases.
Speech therapy also suffered due to building work but 479 treatments
were given in addition to the assessment of new admissions.

PUPILS SUFFERING FROM SPEECH DEFECT
In Day Special Schools - 15
In Residential Special Schools - 2