There is little difference between the classroom performance of immigrant and non-immigrant children after taking into account, socio-economic status, language spoken at home and recency of arrival a study has shown.
The study looked at the areas of problem solving, mathematics and science.
Second generation immigrant children performed slightly better than their first generation counterparts.
There was significant difference in how immigrant students performed between schools, showing some schools provide better support for immigrant students.
Robert Attila
Business Analyst
Primary/Secondary school classes of most Euro & some Asian countries r at least one grade higher than those of Aus.
That is, when immigrant children arrive (such as my cousins & children of acquaintances) they find school here very easy for the 1st yr or 2 after arrival.
That may explain at least some of the results of the study.