Education and ethnic minorities in Malta

Abstract

This study, which forms part of the e-Spices learning partnership (acting as background data) was inspired by an earlier study commissioned by The European Racism and Xenophobia Information Network (RAXEN). Unfortunately in this earlier study only a very restricted statistic would be published in the final publication, a statistic that would not do justice to the actual situation and could be interpreted differently by the different parties concerned with the issue. This was one reason why we thought that it would be a good idea to publish the research that was behind the official statistic. We would like the general public to be exposed to a deeper analysis of the situation, how (or if) students from different ethnic backgrounds are being integrated within the local educational set-up.