Chapter 10: Education - Equality and Human Rights Commission
Chapter 10: Education - Equality and Human Rights Commission
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<strong>Chapter</strong> <strong>10</strong>: <strong>Education</strong> 329<br />
When analysing how ethnicity, gender <strong>and</strong> FSM eligibility affect GCSE<br />
performance, the National <strong>Equality</strong> Panel found that the FSM effect was larger<br />
than any of the other associations shown, with the exception of the higher<br />
performance of Chinese pupils, <strong>and</strong> the lower performance of Gypsy <strong>and</strong> Traveller<br />
children. 74<br />
Figure <strong>10</strong>.4.1 Percentage of pupils achieving 5 A*-C GCSEs including English<br />
<strong>and</strong> Maths 2009 by gender, FSM status <strong>and</strong> ethnic group in Engl<strong>and</strong>,<br />
2008-09 75<br />
Percentage of pupils achieving 5 A*-C GCSEs<br />
including English <strong>and</strong> Maths<br />
<strong>10</strong>0<br />
90<br />
80<br />
70<br />
60<br />
50<br />
40<br />
30<br />
20<br />
<strong>10</strong><br />
0<br />
White British<br />
Irish<br />
Traveller of Irish Heritage<br />
Gypsy/Roma<br />
Any other White background<br />
White <strong>and</strong> Black Caribbean<br />
White <strong>and</strong> Black African<br />
White <strong>and</strong> Asian<br />
Any other mixed background<br />
Indian<br />
Pakistani<br />
Bangladeshi<br />
Any other Asian background<br />
Black Caribbean<br />
Black African<br />
Any other Black background<br />
Chinese<br />
Any other ethnic group<br />
All pupils<br />
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Ethnicity<br />
Girls not eligible for free school meals<br />
Girls eligible for free school meals<br />
Boys not eligible for free school meals<br />
Boys eligible for free school meals<br />
Source: Key Stage 4 attainment by Pupil Characteristics, in Engl<strong>and</strong> 2008/09.<br />
Pupils entitled to FSM in Wales are less than half as likely to achieve 5+ good<br />
GCSEs as those not entitled to FSM – 20% compared to 52%. This compares to<br />
47% of all pupils in Wales. 76<br />
74<br />
Hills, J. et al. 20<strong>10</strong>. Figure 11.14, page 349.<br />
75<br />
DSCF 20<strong>10</strong>b.<br />
76<br />
<strong>Equality</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Human</strong> <strong>Rights</strong> <strong>Commission</strong> analysis of Key stage 4 attainment<br />
data provided by the Welsh Assembly Government.
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