Student Census Update
May 2022
Rossana Bisceglia, PhD
Research & Accountability Department
© Halton District School Board (2021)
Disaggregation by Race
Black students are slightly overrepresented (1.3 times) among students who reported low ratings of positive school climate, a low sense of belonging, and low ratings of positive representation in school pictures, materials, topics, and events.
Indigenous students are 1.5 times more likely to report a low sense of belonging and are slightly more likely (1.2 times) to report low ratings of positive school climate than their presence in the overall HDSB student population would predict.
Latinx students are slightly more likely (1.2 times) to report low ratings of positive representation in school pictures, materials, topics, and events than their presence in the overall HDSB student population would predict.
Low Ratings of Positive School Climate
Low Sense of Belonging
Low Ratings of Positive Representation in School Pictures, Materials, Topics and Events
Disaggregation by Gender Identity
Gender diverse students are approximately 2 times more likely to report low ratings of positive school climate, a low sense of belonging, and low ratings of positive representation in school pictures, materials, topics, and events compared to their representation in the overall HDSB student population and compared to their girl/woman and boy/man students.
Low Ratings of Positive School Climate
Low Sense of Belonging
Low Ratings of Positive Representation in School Pictures, Materials, Topics and Events
Disaggregation by Sexual Orientation
Students who selected options in the sexual diversity* category are 1.5 times more likely to report low ratings of positive school climate, low ratings of positive representation in school pictures, materials, topics, and events, and are almost 2 times more likely to report a low sense of belonging compared to their representation in the overall HDSB student population and compared to heterosexual students.
Low Ratings of Positive School Climate
Low Sense of Belonging
Low Ratings of Positive Representation in School Pictures, Materials, Topics and Events
Disaggregation by IEP
Students with an IEP are 1.5 times more likely to report a low sense of belonging and are slightly more likely (1.2 times) to report low ratings of positive school climate and low ratings of positive representation in school pictures, materials, topics, and events than their presence in the overall HDSB population would predict.
Low Ratings of Positive School Climate
Low Sense of Belonging
Low Ratings of Positive Representation in School Pictures, Materials, Topics and Events
Next Steps
Disaggregation of perceptual and achievement data
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