Bahamas: 50% of students leave school without diploma

While thousands of students leave high schools around the country each year, fewer than 50 percent of them actually graduate, and that number is falling, according to top education officials.

Many Bahamian high school students have already donned the famous cap and gown this month, but according to recent graduation statistics, fewer than 50 percent of these students are making the minimum required 2.0 grade point average to obtain a diploma.

Minister of Education Carl Bethel said this is the sad reality that the country's educational system has faced for years. Read More