University students who flunk half of their first-year subjects could lose financial support under a federal government proposal to curb soaring debts. The government is targeting students who amass debts by over-enrolling in subjects, sometimes at multiple institutions. Universities will have to make greater efforts to assess academic suitability for selected courses and monitor students’ ongoing progress. Education Minister Dan Tehan claims six per cent of university students fail all of their first year subjects. “What we don’t want is students enrolling in courses and then doing subjects which they’re clearly not prepared for, or don’t have the right attitude to complete, and they’re failing,” he said on Thursday. Under the prop…
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