Disadvantaged Catholics more likely to attend university than Protestants

DISADVANTAGED CATHOLICS are twice as likely to attend university as Protestants, according to a new report commissioned by Independent unionist Assembly member Dawn Purvis.

Protestant children from disadvantaged backgrounds are more likely to leave school without qualifications than their Catholic counterparts, the Working Group on Educational Disadvantage and the Protestant Working Class also found.

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