Lacking the support of family members nearby, faced with cultural and lifestyle differences, and frequently unable to keep up with their schoolwork, Aboriginal children frequently end up dropping out of junior high.
親族不在身邊，乏人照顧、文化差異，再加上生活形態不同、課業趕不上等諸多問題，讓國中階段的原住民孩子們輟學問題嚴重。