Ministry of Education Special Education Categories and Funding Levels

Supplemental
Funding
Category Level Amount Description Examples
Total dependence in all areas –
cannot walk, feed self , toilet,
Physically Dependent / With
A 1 37,700 talk, profound cognitive
Multiple Needs
disability

B 1 37,700 Deaf/Blind Meets criteria for both Deaf and

Blind
Moderate to Profound
C 2 18,850 IQ below 50; low adaptive
Intellectual Disability

Chronic Illness, brain injury,

FAS, CP, severe diabetic. These
students have physical
D 2 18,850 Physical Disability /Chronic
disabilities that impact their
Health Impairment
ability to be successful in school
without support
E 2 18,850 Visual Impairment
F 2 18,850 Deaf/Hard of Hearing
G 2 Autism Spectrum Disorder
18,850 Autism, Asperger’s, PDD-NOS
Mental health/behaviour. Must
have ongoing outside agency
Intensive Behaviour/ Serious
H 3 9,500 support (e.g.: counselor,
Mental Health
Mental Health worker, social
worker, probation officer etc.)
Mild Intellectual Disability IQ is between 50 – 70; Low
K
(MID) adaptive
See information on Gifted on
P Gifted
Website
A significant gap between
cognitive ability and
Q Learning Disability
achievement scores in one or
more areas
Mental health or behavioural
R Moderate Behaviour Support issues; no outside agency
involvement
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