Academic Achievement in French-Language Secondary Schools: A Comparison Between First and Second Generation Québécois Youth of Immigrant Background
This article paints a portrait of the educational experience of Quebec students of immigrant background who began high school in the French sector in 1998 and 1999. Foreign-born students are compared with students having at least one foreign-born parent as well as those having two Canadian-born parents. We begin by drawing up a profile of these three groups with regards to their socio-demographic characteristics, their schooling process s and the characteristics of the school they attended. The students’ school careers are then examined on the basis of three indicators, the school delay accumulated after two years in high school, (2) graduation and (3) net drop-out adjusted for departure from the province and later attendance of adult education.