Hampshire Ethnic Minority and Traveller Achievement Service (EMTAS)

Possible situations of ethnic backgrounds

Our chart represents possible situations that may occur in schools in Hampshire. School staff can use this for guidance only to help parents or pupils who are unsure. It remains the parent/child's choice, even if the school does not ultimately agree with the final choice.

Who chooses the ethnic background category?

Guidance states:

  • for pupils under 11 the parent or those with parental responsibility determines the Ethnic Background Group
  • for pupils aged 11 - 15 the parent, or those with parental responsibility, and child should choose the Ethnic Background Group together
  • for pupils aged 16 or over the pupil should make his or her own decision.
ChildCountry of originParents' country of originMost obvious choice of ethnic backgroundOther possible choices
AUKJamaicaBlack CaribbeanNo other obvious choice
BUKUK (white) + TrinidadWhite and Black CaribbeanBlack Caribbean
CTurkeyTurkeyAny Other White BgdAny Other Ethnic Bgd
DUKBangladesh + PakistanAny Other Asian BgdEither Pakistani OR Bangladeshi
ENepalNepalAny Other Asian BgdAny Other Ethnic Bgd
FSouth AfricaPortugal and S Africa (white)Any Other White BgdNo other obivious choice
GSaudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaAny Other Ethnic BgdNo other obvious choice
HUKHong Kong + UK (white)Any Other Mixed BgdChinese OR White
IZimbabweZimbabweBlack AfricanNo other obvious choice
JItalyItaly + LibyaAny Other Mixed BgdAny Other White Bgd
KBangladeshBangladesh + UK (White and Asian)BangladeshiAny Other White Bgd OR White and Asian
LVietnamChina + VietnamAny Other Mixed BgdChinese OR Any Other Ethnic Bgd
MLibyaLibyaAny Other Ethnic BgdNo other obvious choice
NHong KongHong Kong + TaiwanChineseNo other obvious choice
OSri LankaSri LankaAny Other Asian BgdNo other obvious choice
PAfghanistanAfghanistanAny Other Ethnic BgdNo other obvious choice
QUKUK (White) + White EuropeanAny Other White BgdNo other obvious choice
RThaiUK (White) + ThaiAny Other White BgdAny Other Ethnic Bgd
SKoreaKoreaAny Other Ethnic BgdNo other obvious choice