This chapter discusses ways of improving poor secondary education achievement and reducing drop-out rates, especially in the French Community where sorting into schools along socio-economic lines, excessive grade repetition and early streaming lead to poor educational prospects for students, especially in technical and vocational branches. The authorities are trying to increase the quality and attractiveness of these branches and to refocus school curricula on core skills. There is a need to use the education budget more efficiently by reallocating means to...