Department for Education-commissioned research on strategies to raise aspirations of high-achieving disadvantaged pupils to pursue higher education highlighted a number of steps schools and colleges should take.
Besides employing specialist staff including trained careers officers, the report suggests that young people are given advice and support on university applications and subject choice.
Meanwhile the importance of information and guidance at an early stage on financial issues for both students and parents was stressed.
The report states that sessions need to address not only issues of fees and loans, but also broader concerns about living costs and the potential risks and advantages of attending higher education.
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