2.1.2 Dropout
By definition, dropout is a person who has abandoned a course
of study or who has rejected conventional society to pursue an alternative
lifestyle.
School dropout, also, in its simplest meaning is the untimely
withdrawal from school. These students who withdraw from school prematurely end
up not obtaining any certificate of graduation (Ajaja. 2012). However in this
study student dropout refers to the situation in which students fail to
complete a course of study within the usual time.
School dropout can be defined in different manner according to
the field in which the study is based on. In such way CALD3
dictionary defines it as a person who leaves school,
college or university before finishing a course, or a person who leaves in an
unusual way.
2.1.1.2 Drop-out Rate (DR)
The percentage of pupils who leave the school without
completing the grade they were enrolled in during the school year. Dropout rate
can also be obtained by subtracting the sum of promotion rate and repetition
rate from 100 in a given school year. (MINEDUC 2013)
DRt-1
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