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Government Committee Says About 73% of Students Drop Out Before Finishing High School

The committee believes there is an urgent need to add many more secondary and senior secondary schools.

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Key Points

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Approximately 73% of students leave school before completing high school.

The committee calls for a rapid increase in the number of schools for older grades.

They consider the situation urgent and important.

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They say the high dropout rate shows the current school system is not reaching enough children.

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Parliamentary

Related to the group of people who make laws for the country

panel

A small group of people chosen to study a problem

higher secondary

The last two years of school before college

secondary

The middle years of school after primary school

urgent

Very important and needs to be fixed quickly

increase

Make more of something

committee

A group of people who work together to give advice

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Opinion or belief

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