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(a) Blind Pupils, that is to say pupils who have no sight or whose sight
is, or is likely to become, so defective that they require education by
methods not involving the use of sight.
Number of blind pupils newly assessed 3
Number of blind pupils admitted to special schools during
the year 2
Total number of blind pupils in special schools for the
blind as at 31st December, 1972 6
(b) Partially-Sighted Pupils, that is to say, pupils who by reason of
defective vision cannot follow the normal regime of ordinary schools
without detriment to their sight or to their educational development, but
can be educated by special methods involving the use of sight.
Number of partially sighted pupils newly assessed 1
Number of partially-sighted pupils admitted to special
schools during the year 1
Total number of partially-sighted pupils in special schools
for partially-sighted children as at 31st December, 1972 9
(c) Deaf Pupils, that is to say, pupils who have no hearing or whose
hearing is so defective that they require education by methods used for
deaf pupils without naturally acquired speech or language.
Number of deaf pupils newly assessed 3
Number of deaf pupils admitted to special schools during
the year —
Total number of deaf pupils in special schools for the deaf
as at 31st December, 1972 4
(d) Partially Deaf Pupils, that is to say, pupils who have some naturally
acquired speech and language but whose hearing is so defective that
they require for their education special arrangements of facilities, though
not necessarily all the educational methods used for deaf pupils.
Number of partially deaf pupils newly assessed 4
Number of partially deaf admitted to special schools
during the year 3
Total number of partially deaf pupils in special schools/
classes for partially deaf children as at 31st December,
1972 17
(e) Educationally Subnormal Pupils, that is to say, pupils who, by
reason of limited ability or other conditions resulting in educational
retardation, require some specialised form of education wholly or partly
in substitution for the education normally given in ordinary schools.
Number of educationally subnormal pupils newly assessed 7
Number of educationally subnormal pupils admitted to
special schools during the year 20
Total number of educationally subnormal pupils in special
schools/classes for educationally subnormal children as
at 31st December, 1972 149