The purpose of the study is to assess whether the Ministry of Children and Education and the Ministry of Higher Education and Science have ensured that pupils in upper secondary education and students in higher education can receive special educational support when they need it.
Rigsrevisionen assesses that the Ministry of Higher Education and Science and the Ministry of Children and Education have not sufficiently ensured that pupils and students can receive special educational support at the time when they need it. Rigsrevisionen does not find this satisfactory. The consequence is that half of the new students, who need special educational support in higher education do not receive their support in time when they begin their studies. The same applies to one out of three new pupils who needs support in upper secondary education. When the support is not ready from the beginning of the educational programme, pupils and students may find it more difficult to participate in classes and are therefore at greater risk of dropping out.
Rigsrevisionen initiated the study in June 2024.
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