London: Indians and other ethnic minority students in Britain are doing far better that their British counterparts in mastering the three R's (reading, writing and 'rithmetic).
The trend means that ethnic minority children are getting better grounding in the basics, according to new statistics released on Thursday.
The stats also said that white students are making less progress in obtaining the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) in the crucial subjects of English and Mathematics than Indians and other Asian students, according to Daily Mail.
The proportion of white students achieving five A* to C at GCSE this summer rose by 2.1 percentage points from 55.1 per cent in 2005 to 57.2 per cent, while Indian pupils increased their performance by 1.5 points to 58.9 per cent.
When English and maths GCSEs are taken into account, white students' progress slows down even further. Only 44.2 per cent gained five good GCSEs including English and maths this year - a rise of just 1.2 points on last summer.
On the other hand Indian students increased their performance by 1.5 points to 58.9 per cent; Bangladeshi (up 4.1 points to 38.6 per cent); Pakistani (up 1.9 points to 34.4 per cent); Black African (up 2.2 points to 37.2 per cent) and Black Caribbean (up 2.1 points to 29.2 per cent).
Only Chinese students fare worse, slipping back slightly, but they continue to gain the best GCSE grades overall even when English and maths are taken into account.
The proportion of Chinese students who gained five A* to C including maths and English fell by 3.4 points to 65.4 per cent. However this still remained the highest proportion out of all ethnic groups.
"It's welcome that those minorities are doing well. But it remains a huge concern that so many white children are not improving in the core academic subjects of English and maths, which are the foundations for lifelong learning," said Nick Gibb, spokesperson for Tory schools.
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