Disaggregated Results
About self-identification for students with Mi'kmaq or other Indigenous ancestry and students of African descent
Self-identification for ancestry or heritage is a voluntary part of the school registration process in Nova Scotia. As of 2017-18, 70% of the student population has some self-identification information recorded. Of the total enrolled population, about 5% self-identified as having Mi'kmaq or other Indigenous ancestry and about 6% self-identified as being of African descent. This is higher representation for both groups than we would predict based on the last National Household Survey (2011) and we will cross-reference with census 2016 when these datasets are released.
| Year | NS Public School Enrolment |
Students with any response in self-identification section |
Self-identified Mi'kmaq or other Indigenous ancestry |
Self-identified African descent |
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| # |
% of enrolment |
# |
% of enrolment |
# |
% of enrolment |
||
| 2013-14 | 120882 | 46400 | 38% | 4252 |
4% |
4790 |
4% |
| 2014-15 | 119243 | 53023 |
44% |
4666 |
4% |
5143 |
4% |
| 2015-16 | 118152 | 65237 |
55% |
5491 |
5% |
5855 |
5% |
| 2016-17 | 118569 | 75834 |
64% |
5978 |
5% |
6201 |
5% |
| 2017-18 |
118962 |
83700 | 70% | 6346 | 5% | 6559 | 6% |
Note: self-identified students with Mi'kmaq or other Indigenous ancestry and students of African descent are compared to a reference group that includes all students who have not self-identified as the specified group.
2016-2017 Nova Scotia Assessments and Examinations – Disaggregated Results