The lower performers leave school at 15 with a basic qualification, usually in practical skills.
Too many leave school without the skills they need to get a job that pays.
Some leave school far too early, or go out of education far too early.
Unsurprisingly, many leave school early, without the skills they need to compete in the job market.
"We would like to see screening introduced for all children before they leave school, " she explains.
According to the film, more than 1m students in China leave school each year due to poverty.
More than three-fourths of children who leave school after being displaced never return.
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And they were more likely to leave school at 16 because their family and friends did the same, they said.
The goal is that more young Scots leave school able to think for themselves and deal with a fast-changing world.
Growing up, some of her HIV-positive friends were told to leave school, asked to change churches or barred from swimming pools.
White youngsters who think they can leave school with few or no qualifications and walk into a job are not wholly deluded.
Many of the children repeating grades leave school before completing primary education.
According to a 2006 study (PDF), 22% of high school dropouts in the United States leave school to care for a family member.
It is far more difficult and costly to reach children once they leave school than to address the barriers and bottlenecks in the systems.
The people who were hurt by recession, those who lost their jobs or had to leave school, are innocent victims, undeserving of punishment, said Abhisit.
"It is important that changes - obviously they'll need reading when they leave school, not just as an interest but in their everyday work, " she said.
To deepen the skills of the work force Ms Williams believes that no one should leave school at 16 without basic numeracy, writing and reading skills.
The age of pupils can be another determining factor: under-age pupils are more likely to repeat a grade, while over-age pupils tend to leave school early.
Many of California's Latino students, who make up by far the biggest share of children in bilingual classes, leave school unable to read or write English.
If he hadn't given me his blessing to leave school at 15 and start the magazine, I wouldn't have had the fascinating life that I've had since.
Liberal Democrat leader Ming Campbell wanted to know how the curriculum would be made relevant for those who had expected to leave school when they were 16.
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She often spoke of having to leave school for periods of time telling those in her class that she was leaving on a mission to Iraq or Afghanistan.
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In particular, it emphasises the importance of work as a route out of poverty, both for parents on low incomes and for their children once they leave school.
Every year 130, 000 leave school without any diploma at all.
The aim is for pupils to get an insight into the application of science and engineering in industry in the hope of making them more employable when they leave school.
In the immediate future, Ehrenberg said maintaining low interest rates will help students leave school with lower debt, which will give them more freedom to consider occupations for reasons other than salaries.
The aim of UTCs is for pupils to get an insight into the application of science and engineering in industry in the hope of making them more employable when they leave school.
In general, poor children living in rural areas are more likely than urban children from rich households to repeat grades and leave school before completing primary education and attaining basic foundational skills.
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