ERO evaluated the extent to which schools provided an inclusive environment for students with high needs during Terms 3 and 4, 2009. Thirty secondary schools and 199 primary schools were included in this report.
This evaluation included 19 Years 9 to 15 schools, nine Years 7 to 15 schools and two composite Years 1 to 15 schools. Twenty of these schools were from main urban centres, three were from secondary urban centres, six were from small provincial centres and one was based in a small rural community. There were 15 large schools, nine medium-sized schools and six small schools.
There were 109 contributing schools in the sample, 80 full primary schools and 10 intermediate schools. One hundred and one of these schools were in main urban centres, 13 were in secondary urban centres, 23 were in small urban centres and 62 schools were based in small rural communities. The primary schools were a variety of sizes with 54 large schools, 99 medium-sized schools and 46 small schools.