DStv Channel 403 Wednesday, 22 January 2025

Discussion | Concern over high pupil dropout rate

JOHANNESBURG - Four out of every ten pupils who enrol in Grade 1, exit the schooling system before finishing matric.

This is just one of the concerning findings of the Schools Dropout 2024 survey.

The main reasons are pregnancy, drug abuse, financial struggles, gangsterism and bullying.

To tell us more about the research is Zero Dropout Campaign's Colin Wardle.

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