Grammar students turn out no richer or healthier.
Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2019 10:02 am
Grammar school does not make you healthier or wealthier in later life, research has found.
The in-depth analysis of people who went to selective schools in the 1970s concluded that the only advantage was a higher likelihood of achieving A levels and a degree, but now that those are taken by teenagers from a range of backgrounds, even this may disappear.
Wages, employment and quality of physical and mental health up to the age of 55 were not directly affected by whether a person had gone to a grammar or comprehensive school, according to the report.
Other background and family characteristics, such as having well-off parents, were more important determinants of success and health, the authors from York University suggested.
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The in-depth analysis of people who went to selective schools in the 1970s concluded that the only advantage was a higher likelihood of achieving A levels and a degree, but now that those are taken by teenagers from a range of backgrounds, even this may disappear.
Wages, employment and quality of physical and mental health up to the age of 55 were not directly affected by whether a person had gone to a grammar or comprehensive school, according to the report.
Other background and family characteristics, such as having well-off parents, were more important determinants of success and health, the authors from York University suggested.
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