ANGLOPHONE WEST INDIAN STUDENTS IN THE QUEBEC SCHOOL SYSTEM: CHARACTERISTICS AND EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE (1994-1995-1996 cohorts)

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ANGLOPHONE WEST INDIAN STUDENTS IN THE QUEBEC
SCHOOL SYSTEM CHARACTERISTICS AND EDUCATIONAL
EXPERIENCE(1994-1995-1996 cohorts)

• Marie Mc AndrewDirectorChair in Ethnic
  StudiesUniversity of MontrealMay 11th 2006

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PLAN

• Overview of the research
• Social and educational characteristics of
  anglophone West Indian students
• Educational mobility
• Academic performance
• Conclusion

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SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF
ANGLOPHONE WEST INDIAN STUDENTS
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Table 1Mother tongue, region of origin and
geographical distribution, students from Black
communities (1994, 1995, 1996 cohorts)

1. French sector

Population Whole of Quebec Montreal region Laval/Montérégie regions
Students from Black communities 5 747 4 436 917
Caribbean (French mother tongue) 2 179 1 369 599
Caribbean (English mother tongue) 515 459 47
Caribbean (Creole mother tongue) 2 393 2 168 176
Africa (French mother tongue) 531 328 83
Africa (English mother tongue) 117 104 9
Students of immigrant origin 40 026 25 444 6 935
Entire population 270 445 48 875 61 808
12 students were not attributed to either of
these groups, since their parents were born in
two different countries from the different
groups.
b) English sector
Population Whole of Quebec Montreal region Laval/Montérégie regions
Students from Black communities 870 662 162
Caribbean (English mother tongue) 710 557 129
Africa (English mother tongue) 106 68 25
Students of immigrant origin 8 561 5 502 1 718
Entire population 30 716 15 563 7 168
6 students were not attributed to either of
these groups, since their parents were born in
two different countries from the different
groups.
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Table 2Gender and place of birth, Anglophone
West Indian students(1994, 1995, 1996 cohorts)
(whole of Quebec)
Population Gender Gender Place of birth Place of birth
Population Boys () Girls () Born in Quebec () Born outside Quebec ()
French sector French sector French sector French sector French sector
Anglo West Indian students 47.0 53.0 19.2 80.8
Students of immigrant origin 51.2 48.8 34.3 65.7
Entire population 51.4 48.6 88.3 11.7
English sector English sector English sector English sector English sector
Anglo West Indian students 54.5 45.5 77.9 22.1
Students of immigrant origin 51.5 48.5 60.8 39.2
Entire population 52.0 48.0 77.8 22.2
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Table 3Level of entry into the Quebec school
system, Anglophone West Indian students(1994,
1995, 1996 cohorts) (whole of Quebec)
Population Former1 secondary 1() New2 secondary 1 () During secondary schooling3 ()
French sector French sector French sector French sector
Anglo West Indian students 50.9 28.7 20.4
Students of immigrant origin 62.6 17.1 20.3
Entire population 90.4 2.9 6.6
English sector English sector English sector English sector
Anglo West Indian students 84.4 2.0 13.7
Students of immigrant origin 74.2 4.6 21.1
Entire population 86.5 2.9 10.7
1  Students graduating from primary
school) 2  Students entering into secondary
1 3  Students entering into secondary 2, 3, 4
and 5
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Table 4Socioeconomic rank index, Anglophone West
Indian students (1994, 1995, 1996 cohorts)
(whole of Quebec)
Population Decile ranks 1 to 7 () Decile ranks 8 to 10 ()
French sector French sector French sector
Anglo West Indian students 50.9 49.1
Students of immigrant origin 57.7 41.8
Entire population 69.1 30.6
English sector English sector English sector
Anglo West Indian students 71.4 27.9
Students of immigrant origin 77.0 19.3
Entire population 75.1 22.8
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Table 5Contrasting West Indian anglophone
students with other Black students (French
sector)
a) French sector
Language of students Born in Quebec () Arrived at the primary level () With low socioeconomic rank index ( middle or high ses) ()
West Indies West Indies West Indies West Indies
Francophones 75.4 83.8 57.4
Anglophones 19.2 50.9 50.9
Creolophones 16.3 43.5 29.3
Africa Africa Africa Africa
Francophones 14.9 39.9 59.5
Anglophones 5.1 24.8 34.2
b) English sector
Language of students Born in Quebec () Arrived at the primary level () With low socioeconomic rank index ( middle or high ses) ()
West Indian 77.9 84.4 71.4
African 47.2 65.1 89.6
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EDUCATIONAL MOBILITY
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Table 6Age upon entry into high school,
Anglophone West Indian students (1994, 1995,
1996 cohorts) (whole of Quebec)
Population Normal age1 (T1) () With lag2(gt T1) ()
French sector French sector French sector
Anglo West Indian students 75.5 24.5
Students of immigrant origin 82.3 17.7
Entire population 94.0 6.0
English sector English sector English sector
Anglo West Indian students 94.9 5.1
Students of immigrant origin 96.6 3.4
Entire population 97.3 2.7
1  Up to one year of school lag 2  Two or more
years of school lag
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Table 7School lag accumulated in secondary 3,
Anglophone West Indian students (1994, 1995,
1996 cohorts) (whole of Quebec)
Population Students entering at normal age, secondary 1 Students entering at normal age, secondary 1 Students entering with lag, secondary 1 Students entering with lag, secondary 1
Population With no lag in sec. 3 () With lag or absent in sec. 3 () With no extra lag in sec. 3 () With extra lag or absent in sec. 3 ()
French sector French sector French sector French sector French sector
Anglo West Indian students 56.9 43.1 28.3 71.7
Students of immigrant origin 71.1 25.9 35.6 64.4
Entire population 80.2 19.8 37.2 62.8
English sector English sector English sector English sector English sector
Anglo West Indian students 81.7 18.3 80.8 20.0
Students of immigrant origin 84.2 15.8 57.1 42.9
Entire population 84.3 15.7 48.6 51.4
  Total number of students less than 10.
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Table 8 Anglophone West Indian students declared
SHSMLD, integrated or non-integrated (1994,
1995, 1996 cohorts) (whole of Quebec)
Population Declared SHSMLD () Integrated () Non integrated ()
French sector French sector French sector French sector
Anglo West Indian students 14.4 4.5 9.9
Students of immigrant origin 9.4 3.0 6.4
Entire population 12.6 3.7 8.9
English sector English sector English sector English sector
Anglo West Indian students 22.3 13.0 9.3
Students of immigrant origin 10.8 7.0 3.8
Entire population 16.3 11.7 4.6
SHSMLD Students with Handicaps, Social
Maladjustments or Learning Difficulties.
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Table 9High school graduation rate of Anglophone
West Indian students(1994, 1995, 1996 cohorts)
(whole of Quebec)
Population After five years () After six years (cumulative) () After seven years (cumulative) ()
French sector French sector French sector French sector
Anglo West Indian students 27.4 35.0 41.2
Students of immigrant origin 45.5 53.7 57.4
Entire population 57.8 65.7 69.0
English sector English sector English sector English sector
Anglo West Indian students 47.2 55.4 58.3
Students of immigrant origin 59.0 64.9 66.9
Entire population 59.6 65.8 68.0
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Table 10Sector attended and type of diploma,
Anglophone West Indian students with a high
school diploma (1994, 1995, 1996 cohorts) (whole
of Quebec)
Population Youth sector Youth sector Adults sector Adults sector
Population General () Professional () General () Professional ()
French sector French sector French sector French sector French sector
Anglo West Indian students 61.3 0.0 38.7 0.0
Students of immigrant origin 91.2 0.4 7.8 0.6
Entire population 90.9 2.4 5.3 1.3
English sector English sector English sector English sector English sector
Anglo West Indian students 88.2 1.2 10.4 X
Students of immigrant origin 94.2 0.3 5.2 0.0
Entire population 94.3 0.3 5.0 0.4
X  Total number of students less than 10.
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Table 11 CEGEP access and language of
instruction, Anglophone West Indian students
(1994, 1995, 1996 cohorts) (whole of Quebec)
Population CEGEP attendance () Language of instruction Language of instruction Language of instruction
Population CEGEP attendance () French () English () Bilingual ()
French sector French sector French sector French sector French sector
Anglo West Indian students 33.2 8.8 90.1 1.2
Students of immigrant origin 52.8 62.6 35.2 2.2
Entire population 54.8 89.7 8.7 1.5
English sector English sector English sector English sector English sector
Anglo West Indian students 51.5 X 97.3 X
Students of immigrant origin 58.6 1.6 97.7 0.7
Entire population 56.4 4.1 95.0 0.9
X  Total number of students less than 10
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Table 12CEGEP graduation rate and type of
training, Anglophone West Indian students
(1994, 1995, 1996 cohort) (whole of Quebec)
Population Graduates from initial cohort () Graduates having reached CEGEP () Type of training Type of training
Population Graduates from initial cohort () Graduates having reached CEGEP () General () Technical ()
French sector French sector French sector French sector French sector
Anglo West Indian students 8.2 24.5 91.7 8.3
Students of immigrant origin 26.2 48.2 78.7 21.3
Entire population 29.7 53.2 67.0 33.0
English sector English sector English sector English sector English sector
Anglo West Indian students 24.2 43.4 73.2 26.8
Students of immigrant origin 35.6 58.2 86.3 13.7
Entire population 32.9 56.5 86.6 13.4
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Table 13Contrasting Anglophone West Indian
students with other Black students

1. French sector

Language of students Enter high school at normal age () Do not accumulate more delay () Never identified as at risk students () Get a high school diploma () Get a college diploma ()
West Indies West Indies West Indies West Indies West Indies West Indies
Francophones 88.8 76.2 86.0 65.4 22.0
Anglophones 75.5 56.9 85.6 41.2 8.2
Creolophones 64.3 49.8 82.3 39.5 7.9
Africa Africa Africa Africa Africa Africa
Francophone 81.7 78.6 93.0 62.3 23.7
Anglophones 59.0 56.3 93.2 47.0 18.9
b) English sector
Origin of students Enter high school at normal age () Do not accumulate more delay () Never identified as at risk students () Get a high school diploma () Get a college diploma ()
West Indian 94.9 81.7 77.7 58.3 24.2
African 99.1 85.9 93.4 68.9 35.1
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Table 14Factors positively linked to high school
graduation among Anglophone West Indian students
French sector () English sector ()
Place of birth Place of birth Place of birth
Born in Quebec Born outside Quebec 54.5 38.0 64.0 38.2
Level of entry Level of entry Level of entry
Former secondary 1 (students graduating from primary school) New secondary 1 (students entering into sec. 1) During secondary schooling (students entering into sec. 2,3,4, 5) 48.1 38.5 27.6 64.3 X 27.8
Gender Gender Gender
Boys Girls 31.0 50.2 52.7 65.0
Socioeconomic rank index Socioeconomic rank index Socioeconomic rank index
Decile ranks 1 to 7 Decile ranks 8 to 10 43.9 38.3 59.8 54.0
Age at arrival into high school Age at arrival into high school Age at arrival into high school
Normal age (T 1) (up to one years lag) With school lag (gt T 1) (over two years lag) 40.4 43.7 60.5 X
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Table 14 (cont.) Factors positively linked to
high school graduation among Anglophone West
Indian students
School lag in secondary 3 School lag in secondary 3 School lag in secondary 3 School lag in secondary 3 School lag in secondary 3
Students entering at normal age, secondary 1 Students entering at normal age, secondary 1 Students entering with lag, secondary 1 Students entering with lag, secondary 1
With no lag, secondary 3 () With lag or absent, secondary 3 () No extra lag, secondary 3 () With extra lag or absent, secondary 3 ()
French sector French sector French sector French sector French sector
Anglo West Indian students 64.4 18.7 53.6 40.8
English sector English sector English sector English sector English sector
Anglo West Indian students 74.4 13.5 X X
X Total number of students less than 10
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ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
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Table 15Presence of Anglophone West Indian
students at secondary 4 and 5 Ministerial exams,
youth sector (1994, 1995, 1996 cohorts) (whole
of Quebec)
French-language exams History () Physical science () Written French, language of instruction () Written English, second language ()
Anglo West Indian students 36.1 34.0 29.1 25.6
Students of immigrant origin 63.4 57.7 58.5 58.0
Entire population 74.7 71.4 68.5 67.2
English-language exams History () Physical science () Written English, language of instruction () Written French, second language ()
Anglo West Indian students 60.8 68.9 64.4 62.3
Students of immigrant origin 66.8 73.0 70.8 67.4
Entire population 66.1 74.0 71.1 68.9
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Table 16Success rate and average of Anglophone
West Indian students at secondary 4 and 5
Ministrial exams, youth sector (1994, 1995,
1996 cohorts) (whole of Quebec)
Secondary 4 History History Physical science Physical science
Secondary 4 success rate Average () success rate Average ()
French sector French sector French sector French sector French sector
Anglo West Indian students 88.2 68.7 77.1 67.1
Students of immigrant origin 94.4 75.5 89.6 75.9
Entire population 94.8 75.6 90.2 76.2
English sector English sector English sector English sector English sector
Anglo West Indian students 84.3 67.3 75.7 66.4
Students of immigrant origin 91.3 73.1 85.4 73.7
Entire population 90.6 72.5 83.0 72.3
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Table 16 (cont.) Success rate and average of
Anglophone West Indian students at secondary 4
and 5 Ministrial exams, youth sector(1994,
1995, 1996 cohorts) (whole of Quebec)
Secondary 5 Written French, language of instruction Written French, language of instruction Written English, second language Written English, second language
Secondary 5 success rate Average () success rate Average ()
Anglo West Indian students 67.3 65.5 98.5 92.1
Students of immigrant origin 85.1 73.4 97.1 85.1
Entire population 89.6 76.2 95.0 80.5
Written English, language of instruction Written English, language of instruction Written French, second language Written French, second language
success rate Average () success rate Average ()
Anglo West Indian students 94.1 70.1 80.8 69.0
Students of immigrant origin 97.1 72.8 85.3 73.4
Entire population 96.4 72.5 85.4 73.8
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CONCLUSION