There has for many years been a big debate about whether students should leave school at the age of 16 following their GCSE exams. Students can currently chose to stay on in to sixth form, go on to college or start an apprenticeship, all of which are classed as further education.
Some pupils however, decide they do not want to carry on with further education and want to leave to start working straight away. There an be many reasons for doing this and that is why I believe that for some, leaving school is the right option. Some people do not suit school lifestyle and would actually do better in a job based environment. You they can find a job that pays well and is what they want to do then why not? Others may start to work in the family business, this may have been something that was on the cards for a while and if that is what they want to do then why put themselves in thousands of pounds of debt for no reason.
Each student is different and therefor I think each case should be accessed individually.