Les élèves de deuxième génération en Suisse : modes d’intégration scolaire et compétences acquises dans 13 systèmes éducatifs cantonaux

Abstract

This article focuses on the modes of schooling of second-generation students and their consequences in terms of inequalities in educational achievement. Using the “PISA Switzerland 2009” database, we show that at the end of compulsory education there are still strong differences between native and second-generation students in terms of academic achievement and access to the most demanding tracks. Our results indicate that the cantons which tend to relegate second-generation students to less demanding tracks are also those where the inequality in educational achievement between native and second-generation students is the most significant.