glenny_c - I get it.

I would probably fit into this category. Last time I checked, I'm not racist.

The public schools in Melbourne's West, where a lot of migrant communities have made their homes are not the better performing schools. This is reflective of the areas socio-economic status and the number of parents that completed high school. I'm also a catholic and want my kids to go to catholic schools. There simply isn't the option of secondary boys catholic schools in this area. So it's likely (although very early to definitely say) that my boys will catch the train across town to the inner southern suburbs to go to school.

I'm exactly the type of person that this study reflects, but I would argue that race is not the significant factor here but the academic performance of the schools. The fact that schools that are largely comprised of migrant communities generally perform poorly is a whole new thread!