Kammekor wrote: ↑Tue Aug 25, 2020 5:00 pm

explorer wrote: ↑Tue Aug 25, 2020 4:35 pm

AndyKK wrote: ↑Tue Aug 25, 2020 12:34 am I would have been under the impression that the majority of university students came from that of a wealthy or middle class family background.

There are a lot of university students from poor families. They work and study.

From my personal experiences with BBU in Ratanakiri I have to say the statement is wrong. it's all middle and upper class. My guess is less than 10% come from poor families, with poor families making up the majority of the population.

There's two major hurdles:

- A grade 12 certificate is required
- Tuition fees are about 600$ a year for the bachelor course, learning materials not included.

On the other hand, they offer part time programs (weekend classes only) so students can work during the weekdays.

But most kids from poor families simply don't make it to grade 12. My guess is a large part won't even make it to (lower) high school.