Fewer dropouts – Financieele Dagblad (Registration)

Fewer dropouts – Financieele Dagblad (Registration)

The number of young people leaving high school without a diploma or vocational education (MBO), further decreases. Last year in 1970 left school less than in 2013 prematurely school. Especially successful MBO penetrates the base back, with a decrease of 5.2%.

That made Jet Bussemaker Minister of Education Monday announced during a visit to the ROC Central Netherlands, that of all vocational schools shows the largest absolute decline. At the Utrecht MBO school went through a solid approach to absenteeism than 170 students less school without qualifications. The most successful regions are North and Central Drenthe says Bussemakerhuis. Compared to 2013, the number of young people who drop out early there declined by as much as 25.7%.

Bussemakerhuis is pleased with the decline the number of early school leavers. “A good future begins with simply a diploma. Everyone benefits from. Not only young people but also the society as a whole. Because you stand at a job without a diploma immediately 1-0.

keep youth on right track ‘

The minister wants schools and communities, the future pay more attention to the group of young people who, because of an accumulation of problems fails. “They are particularly vulnerable. We must do everything in order to keep these young people on the right track. They should not run the risk of sliding into crime, drugs or even radicalization. So make them feel missed in school, find them and speak to them. “

Shortly will Bussemakerhuis again to table secondary vocational schools to talk about the distribution of financial resources. Schools that show that they are working on better education, are then rewarded. Tackling early school leaving is part of this.

The Netherlands leads EU

In the 2001-2002 school year were still some 71,000 young people leave school early. Now, almost twelve years later, the number has dropped by over 60% to 25 970, according to the Ministry of Education. This brings the government’s target of 25,000 dropouts in 2016 in sight.

In the European context, the Netherlands is among the leaders in reducing early leave school. Compared with the 27 EU Member States as a whole, where an average of 13.5% of students leaving school prematurely, the Netherlands with 9.1% a relatively low percentage of school dropouts.