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Wales: languages used by deaf pupils in schools in 2016/17

Proportion of deaf school children in Wales in 2016/2017, by main language

The data displays the proportion of deaf pupils in Wales in the academic year 2016/2017 by their main language. 58% of pupils use a spoken English, whereas 7% of deaf pupils in Wales use spoken Welsh or another language, and 24% of pupils use spoken English in conjunction with sign language.

Spoken English 58
Spoken Welsh 7
British Sign Language 7
Spoken English together with signed support 24
Spoken Welsh together with signed support 3
Other combination 2