Nghe An: Why did more than 2,000 students drop out of school in the 2016-2017 school year?

(Baonghean.vn) - According to the synthesis of the Department of Education and Training of Nghe An, in the 2016 - 2017 school year, the whole province had 2,080 students drop out of school, 300 more than the previous school year. The largest number of students dropping out of school was concentrated in secondary school.

In the 2016-2017 school year, nearly 6,000 9th grade students did not take the entrance exam to 10th grade. Photo: My Ha

Notably, while in previous years, school dropouts were mainly concentrated in mountainous and coastal areas, this phenomenon occurred in most localities last school year. The locality with the highest number of dropouts was Quynh Luu with 291 students. Next was Con Cuong with 219 students, and Yen Thanh with 212 students.

In addition, some other localities have quite high dropout rates such as Tuong Duong: 150 students, Thanh Chuong: 178 students, Nghi Loc 125 students, Tan Ky: 104 students, Quy Hop: 86 students, Hoang Mai town: 94 students, Thai Hoa town: 64 students, Vinh city: 57 students. The only locality with no dropout students is Nam Dan district.

Class time of 9th grade students at Tra Lan Secondary School (Con Cuong). Photo archive.

The main reasons leading to students dropping out of school are poor academic performance, dropping out to work or dropping out to get married (in mountainous districts).

My Ha