Poverty among causes of student dropout, says Fadhlina

TUMPAT: Poverty has been identified as one of the causes of students dropping out of school, says Fadhlina Sidek (pic).

The Education Minister also said that her ministry was working with non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to collect data and address the issue, adding that the issue was not only the responsibility of her ministry, schools and teachers but needed support from an ecosystem of all parties including parents and the community.