Intellectually impaired students were far more likely to sit for O-levels than a decade ago, thanks to the assistance being offered, but the number of them making it to university was disappointing, a conference heard yesterday. Carmen Sammut, the University of Malta's Pro-rector for Student Affairs, told an education accessibility conference that the number of students receiving assistance to sit for their O-levels had shot up from just under 100 to more than 600 in the past decade. More such students were also sitting for A-levels, with the number requesting special access arrangements having grown from around 20 to 120 in recent years. The situation at university, however, was not reflective of society. Dr Sammut said there were fewer than 100 receiving assistance for their learning difficulties. Interjecting, Mental Health Commissioner John Cachia insisted the number was "certainly too low". "If the campus is really going to reflect society as a whole, then it needs to be accessible, and more needs to be done," Dr Cachia said. While sharing the sentiment, Dr Sammut added that it would be unfair to depict the university as doing nothing to improve the campus' intellectual...
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