Understanding why some students leave school early [Independent.ie]
- Published: 05 May 2010
The majority of school leavers are now concentrating on the start of the written Leaving Certificate exams in five weeks' time.
However, each year 9,000 pupils leave school without completing the Leaving Certificate examination.
There has never been a situation where 100pc of students complete the secondary cycle. Figures 30 years ago showed over 30pc of secondary pupils left after completing their Intermediate / Junior Certificate. Between 1980 and the mid 1990s, that dropped to 15pc leaving school without completing the Leaving Certificate cycle. The figures for the past 15 years have been relatively stable.
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