Not exact matches
Adamu, whose mother sells soft drinks in the camp, said she
dropped out of school when she was in
Primary 5 class.
Dropping out of school at secondary and even
primary level is rampant.
The scheme includes new
school buildings to the front
of the Simon Balle
school site offering accommodation for the
primary aged pupils along with outdoor play facilities, improved on - site car parking with a revised in and
out scheme and an on - site
drop off area.
Adding latrines also decreased dropout rates, reducing the fraction
of students who
dropped out by 5.3 percentage points in the middle
schools and by 12.2 percentage points in
primary schools.
One
of the focus areas
of universal
primary education is to increase access, enrollment
of all children and reduce
school drop outs.
Providing the best possible classroom environment from the early childhood years throughout the
primary and secondary years is one
of the most effective way
schools can reduce the number
of children who will ultimately
drop out.
Research shows that chronic absenteeism in
schools is a
primary cause
of low academic achievement and a powerful predictor
of which students are at a higher risk for
dropping out.
The Home
School Community Liaison Scheme is targeted at children in primary and post-primary schools who are at risk of dropping out of school or of not reaching their potential in the education system because of economic or social disadva
School Community Liaison Scheme is targeted at children in
primary and post-
primary schools who are at risk
of dropping out of school or of not reaching their potential in the education system because of economic or social disadva
school or
of not reaching their potential in the education system because
of economic or social disadvantage.