School dropout rates before the end of year 12 have reached a 10-year high, with one in every five students nationally not completing their full 13 years of basic education.
At the same time, attendance rates of students in years 7 to 10 have declined dramatically, particularly in government schools.
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correction —
An earlier version of the article incorrectly stated the proportion of children who did not finish Year 12.
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