The school leaver retention rate in 2021 was the lowest on record since 2013
The school leaver retention rate in 2021 was the lowest on record since 2013
29 July 2022
Education Ministry data shows around 81 percent of school leavers stayed in school until their 17th birthday last year.
It's a decrease of 2.6 percent since 2020.
The figure is influence by lower retention in Year 11 and 12 students.
8.9 percent of Year 11s left school in 2021 and 20 percent of Year 12s - both figures increased since 2020.
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