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The majority of music students drop out before the end of high school – is the ATAR to blame?

  • Written by Rachel White, PhD candidate and sessional lecturer, University of Sydney
The majority of music students drop out before the end of high school – is the ATAR to blame?More than half of students who took music in year 10 in NSW had dropped out by year 12.from shutterstock.com

More than half of year 10 music students in NSW dropped the subject by the time they reached year 12. Their teachers said this was so they could choose subjects that would help them get a higher ATAR.

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