High numbers of pupils still leaving school early [Independent.ie]
- Published: 30 December 2009
SIGNIFICANT numbers of students are continuing to drop out of school before their Junior Certificate.
Despite a range of initiatives to tackle educational disadvantage, early school leaving persists. And many of those who leave early regret their decision, new research has found.
The lack of qualification reduces their career choices and they also regret missing rites of passage like the Debs Ball. According to the latest figures, in 2005, 1,402 students left school before their Junior Certificate.
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