Young people who leave school will face a myriad of problems in later life, unless of course they get lucky and end up like Bill Cullen. There are, as we know, very few Bill Cullens around!o Early school leavers are 3 to 4 times more likely to be unemployed than their more educated peers.
o The majority of Irish prisoners have never sat s State exam with over half having left school before the age of 15.
o Early school leavers are more likely to report poorer health, long term illness, experience depression and are 4 times more likely to be in receipt of a medical care.
o Early school leavers are also likely to suffer from low self-esteem, may abuse some substance, have family conflict and experience poverty at some stage in their lives.
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