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Roland Perry · October 1st 10, 12:15 PM posted to uk.railway,uk.transport.london

In message , at 11:59:59 on Fri, 1 Oct
2010, d remarked:
Is there something
special about that particular age group?

They are soon to be under school leaving age. And the majority will be
students of one kind or another, even if they've left school.

A student is someone who goes to university

No, a student is someone over the school leaving age who is being
educated.

and has to fork out (eventually one way or another) for their fees.
Last time I looked kids of 16 ot 17 could stay at school which is paid
for by the government.

Some stay at school to do their A-levels, while others go (free of
charge) to various alternative institutions - be they called 6th Form
College, Further Education College or whatever.
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Roland Perry