Select Committee on Education and Skills Minutes of Evidence

ANNEX G

  Data from PLASC shows that the proportion of pupils achieving 5+ A*-C GCSEs in maintained schools in 2002 by ethnic group is:

Chinese	73%
Indian	64%
White	51% (Average achievement across all ethnic groups is 51%)
Bangladeshi	45%
Black African	40%
Pakistani	40%
Black Other	37%
Black Caribbean	30%

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Prepared 15 October 2003