Health Issues, Study Commitments Among Reasons 30 Pct Skip PLKN 3.0
He said the main reasons cited were health issues and offers to pursue higher education.
'So far, each series of PLKN 3.0 has recorded an absentee rate of about 10 to 15 per cent, mostly due to valid reasons such as illness or having just offered a university placement.
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