PHILIPSBURG--A low percentage of study financing recipients have reported back to authorities that they have completed the studies.
In 2013, approximately 39 students notified the Division Study Financing that they completed their studies. The number of expected graduates for that year was approximately 132, meaning that approximately 30% of the study financing recipients reported to have graduated in 2013.
In 2014, approximately 48 study financing recipients notified the Division Study Financing that they completed their studies. The number of expected graduates for 2014 was approximately 136. “As such, it can be concluded that approximately 35% of the study financing recipients reported to have graduated in 2014,” Education Minister Wycliffe Smith told Members of Parliament (MPs) during the continuation of a meeting of the Central Committee of Parliament on the draft national ordinance on study financing on Monday.
In 2015, approximately 80 study financing recipients notified the Division Study Financing that they completed their studies. The number of expected graduates for 2015 was approximately 152. This means that approximately 53% of the study financing recipients reported to have graduated in 2015.
In 2016, approximately 67 study financing recipients notified the Division Study Financing that they completed their studies. The number of expected graduates for 2016 was approximately 149. This means that approximately 45% of the study financing recipients reported to have graduated in 2016.
In 2017, approximately 64 study financing recipients notified the Division Study Financing that they completed their studies. The number of expected graduates for 2017 was approximately 80. This means that approximately 80 % of the study financing recipients reported to have graduated in 2017.
