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EVALUATE THE IMPACT OF ETHNICITY ON EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT The term ethnicity refers to the culture of a group of people. The achievement level of different ethnic groups varies greatly in Great Britain. This may be due to factors such as home background, class, language, in-school factors and racism. It is believed that the ethnicity influences these factors which then leads on to an impact in their education. Statistics collected by the government in 2003 show that 64% of Indian's and 51% of White students gain 5 or more A-C GCSE qualifications in comparison with only 45% of Bangladeshi students, 40% of Pakistani students and 37% of Afro Caribbean Black students. There are many explanations for these differences in achievement which are going to be examined. One explanation for under-achievement in Pakistani ad Bangladeshi children, is the cultural deprivation theory. This refers to how the culture of Pakistani and Bangladeshi children can have an...

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