Fewer than two in 10 - or 15 per cent - of students who graduate from special education schools go on tomainstream post-secondary schools, according to the latest figures from the Ministry of Education (MOE). This means that about 5,100 out of the current 6,000 students who are studying in special education schools now are unlikely to continue their studies in junior colleges, polytechnics or the Institute of Technical Education after they leave school at the age of 18. Some 35 per cent will join the workforce, while the rest will go to sheltered workshops that train and provide job opportunities for those who are not ready for open employment, spend their time at day activity centres or remain at home.