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Fall in drop-out of students from deprived areas! - The Herald
24/02/2014 00:00Fall in drop-out of students from deprived areas
The Herald
Monday 24 February 2014
“DROP-OUT rates for college students from the most deprived backgrounds in Scotland have been slashed over the past few years, according to new figures.
Official statistics show three-quarters of students from the 20% most deprived postcodes stayed on at college last year - a nine percentage point improvement since 2006/07.
The Scottish Funding Council figures for 2012/13 also show successful completion of courses by those from the most deprived post codes has risen 12 percentage points from 2006/07 to 63%.
The improvement comes after a concerted effort by colleges to give extra support to students from deprived backgrounds as they begin courses.”
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