Ethnic Differences in Achievement

Question 1

Give statistics for the ethnic differences in average grade for attainment 8

Answer 1

• Chinese have the highest attainment 8 (70%)
• Indian (62%)
• White British (50%)
• Black Caribbean (44%)
• Gypsy/Roma have the lowest (22.7%)

Question 2

Give evidence for gender gap in ethnicities in achievement

Answer 2

• Black girls do 7.5% better black boys (highest gap)
• Chinese girls do 3.4% better than Chinese boys (lowest gap)

Question 3

Give evidence for class differences in ethnicities in achievement

Answer 3

• White kids on FSM do 17% worse than middle class white kids (highest gap)
• Chinese kids on FSM do 2.9% worse than middle Chinese kids (lowest gap)