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However, there are those who are now in a different position. They find themselves pondering what the future holds for them. These are those who did not do well in their studies. While there are students who are not necessarily academically gifted and might be talented in other areas, a big portion of those who did not do well could have done better.

It is easy to make generalisations when dealing with such matters as the results of a nation-wide exam, however, it is true that many of our young people who did not do well in their studies could have been helped. There are many causes of poor performance at schools. Schools with limited resources, especially in the rural areas, often lag behind their counterparts in the urban areas in performance. Overcrowded schools often do worse than schools with smaller classes.  All these are dynamics at the heart of academic performance for students.