Social Position Indices of ERAs (2016-2021)

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The Social Position Index (SPI) makes it possible to apprehend the social status of pupils from the professions and social categories (PCS) of their parents. For each PCS, the numerical value of the IPS corresponds to a quantitative summary of a set of socio-economic and cultural attributes related to academic success. Specifically, to determine the values associated with each CSP, we considered the weighted average of characteristics such as diplomas, cultural practices, material conditions, cultural capital and parental involvement in schooling. This statistical methodology is described in Rocher’s article (2016) and is based on a data analysis method (multiple correspondence analysis) carried out from the DEPP panel of students who entered sixth grade in 2007. The IPS reference values are available for each PCS and for each PCS (mother-father) cross, see Rocher (2016) (passing table available in attachment below). Thus, once the parents’ GCPs have been collected, it is sufficient to apply the GPI reference values. The social level of a school is assessed through the calculation of the average PSI of the students who attend it. It should be recalled that, like any synthetic index, it is a simplified summary of reality, which cannot by itself account for the complexity of the socio-economic and cultural situation of pupils in an establishment. Finally, since the IPS is based on the PCS declared by families and registered by establishments, it is subject to a certain margin of error: Thus, it is advisable not to over-interpret differences of 3 points or less concerning the average IPS of institutions. The social heterogeneity index of an institution corresponds to the standard deviation of the social position index (SPI) of its pupils. The higher it is, the more diverse the social profile of students. This index has been calculated since the start of the 2019 school year, only for secondary schools. Field: The file provides the average IPS within an institution as well as the standard deviation of the IPS of its students for the EREA of France under the supervision of the National Education, public and private under contract, calculated from the data of the school year N and for all students of the institution. In the file made available, each line corresponds to an EREA for a given school year. Reference: Rocher, T. (2016). Construction of a social position index for pupils. _Education & Training_, DEPP, 90, pp.5-27. Dauphant F., Evain F., Guillerm M., Simon C., Rocher T. (2023), The Social Position Index (SPI): a statistical tool to describe social inequalities between institutions. _Depp information note No 23.16._ Find out more about the Social Position Index: [ https://www.education.gouv.fr/l-indice-de-position-sociale-ips-357755] (https://www.education.gouv.fr/l-indice-de-position-sociale-ips-357755)

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0 https://www.data.gouv.fr/api/1/datasets/r/0bc8fd0c-2354-4776-b7f7-da2d7a60f208
0 https://www.data.gouv.fr/api/1/datasets/r/b6ab03aa-4c55-40ab-9145-f0a87dd6de22

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