Just How Multicultural IS St. Joseph High School?? Survey Completed and Data Complied by All of Ms. Duff’s Geography Classes

During Nov./Dec. of 2013, 700 SJH students completed surveys for us. The results are in! Check it out!

Do you think St. Joes is a multicultural community? Y: 612 (91%) N: 62 (9%)

**41 Different Countries!! 82% of Jags (577 students) were born in Canada. Almost 20% of our students were not born in Canada. Number of Students Born in These  Countries 12USA 11Philippines 7Each of China and Pakistan (Lists of countries are from largest to smallest in representation.) 6Each of Egypt and South Korea 5Saudi Arabia 4Each of India and the UK 3Venezuela 2Each of Bermuda, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Serbia, and Syria 1Each of Benin, Costa Rica, Czech Rep., Dubai, Ethiopia, Germany, Haiti, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Qatar, Somalia, Spain, Thailand, the UAE, and Zimbabwe Where were you born?

Where were your parents born? This is where it gets really interesting! Though 370 respondents have parents who were both born in Canada, 47% of Jags have one parent who was not born in Canada!

Number of Students with Parents Born in These  Countries 26Each of Philippines and the UK 21India 19China 11-15Each of Vietnam, Pakistan, Lebanon, Egypt and Italy (Lists of countries are from largest to smallest in representation.) 6-10Each of Germany, the USA, Ghana, Haiti, Ethiopia, Ireland, Poland, and South Korea 3-5Each of Cambodia, Nigeria, France, Romania, Barbados, Czech Rep., Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Palestine, Portugal, Russia, Serbia, Sri Lanka, Uganda, and Venezuela 1-2Bangladesh, Cameroon, Cuba, Iran, Japan, Kuwait, Somalia, St. Lucia, Syria, Ukraine, Afghanistan, Bahamas, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, El Salvador, Eritrea, Greece, Guyana, Hungary, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Laos, Peru, South Africa, Taiwan, Trinidad, and Zimbabwe **69 Different Countries!! Where were your parents born?

We asked you where your grandparents were born; almost 70% of Jags had at least one grandparent born in another country. Jag Grammies & Grampas 84 Different Countries!!

Number of Students with Grandparents Born in These  Countries 76The United Kingdom 63Italy 33Germany 21-29Each of Ireland, India, Philippines, and China (Again, listed from largest to smallest.) 11-20Each of Poland, the USA, Lebanon, Egypt, Vietnam, France and Portugal 6-10Each of Czech Rep., Pakistan, Ethiopia, Greece, Haiti, Palestine, Ghana, Russia, the Netherlands, and South Korea 1-5Each of Hungary, Nigeria, Ukraine, Cambodia, Belgium, Romania, Switzerland, Barbados, Jamaica, Mexico, Serbia, Slovakia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Uganda, Venezuela, Bangladesh, Cameroon, Croatia, Guyana, Iran, Japan, Nicaragua, Somalia, Spain, St. Lucia, Afghanistan, Australia, Armenia, Austria, Bahamas, Benin, Bosnia, Papau New Guinea, Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cypress, Denmark, Suriname, El Salvador, the former Yugoslavia, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Laos, Latvia, Mali, Morocco, Norway, Peru, Sweden, Syria, Taiwan, Tanzania, Trinidad, Turkey and Zimbabwe Breaking Down the Grammie & Grampa Numbers

58% of respondents stated that they still had family members living in other countries. Bangladesh Peru Ghana

Imagine All the Festivals We Could Have!!! When asked if they identified with more than one culture, Jags declared that they celebrate traditions that come from over 85 countries! Other cultural connections, beyond those directly linked to countries, include Canadian Aboriginal, Acadian, Persian, and Habesha traditions.

Many students are also involved in activities that connect to their culture, such as language, music, and traditional dance classes.

Canadian Aboriginal Identity We Asked:  Do you identify as being of Canadian Aboriginal descent (Inuit, Métis, or First Nation) ? Y: 63 (10%)N: 582  Do any of your relatives identify as being Canadian Aboriginal? Y: 84 (14%)N: 531  Do you have any ancestors that were Canadian Aboriginal? Y: 103 (22%) N: 476 **A significant portion of students acknowledged that they probably have ancestors of Aboriginal decent but that they are unaware of that portion of their family’s history.

What’s That, You Say? What is your FIRST language? 556 say English, but… French: 22Italian: 3Créole: 1 Arabic: 21Serbian: 3Farsi: 1 Chinese: 12 (Mandarin, Cantonese, etc.) Cambodian: 2German: 1 Tagalog/Ilocano: 8Croatian: 2Hungarian: 1 Spanish: 7Inuktitut: 2Japanese: 1 Urdu: 7Regional Dialects of Ghana: 2Persian: 1 Punjabi: 5Polish: 2Swahili: 1 Vietnamese: 5Russian: 2Shona: 1 Amharic: 4Somali: 2Ukrainian: 1 Korean: 4Bengali: 1 That’s 29 languages OTHER than English that are FIRST languages at St. Joes!

Do you speak any languages other than English or French at home?

Jags in Celebration Most Jags celebrate the Christian holidays (Easter, Christmas, etc.). However, other holidays that Jags celebrate are: Islamic holidays (Eid, Ramadan, etc.), Jewish holidays (Chanukah, Passover, etc.), Sikh holidays (Vaisakhi, etc.), Hindu holidays (Diwali, Navaratri, etc.), and national Filipino, Vietnamese, Korean, Cambodian, Pakistani, German, Ukrainian, Chinese, Nigerian, Haitian, Latin American and Serbian holidays (eg. Independence Days, New Years, Posada, Day of the Dead, Saint Nicolas Day, Slava, etc.)

Together, We Celebrate Our Faith Though, some respondents did identify as being Agnostic or Atheist, the overwhelming majority of Jags celebrate their faith with their families and communities. Other than Catholicism, we have many students of other faiths: Other Christian Faiths: 35 Islam: 29 Orthodox: 26 Buddhism: 7 Judaism: 3