Behavioural screening of 10- and 13-year-old pupils in selected schools in the Cape Peninsula.

The outcome of the behavioural screening of 10- and 13-year-old pupils in selected schools in the Cape Peninsula is reported and the implications discussed. According to parents' reports 21% of 10-year-old and 17.6% of 13-year-old children met the criteria for behaviour disorder. The rates according to teachers' reports were 9.5% and 10.5% respectively. Behaviour disorder occurred with significantly greater frequency among boys, pupils older than the expected age for their standard, pupils with an intelligence quotient below 100, and pupils who had a learning disability.