Social fragmentation and the public–private school divide: the case of high-achieving high schools in Mexico City

Figures & data

Table 1. USE models.

Model	Provision	Leaving certificate	Enrolment rate
1	General	Bachelor’s certificate	57.7%
2	Bivalent	Bachelor’s certificate and specialisation title	41.7%
3	Vocational	Diploma of technical professional	0.6%

Table 2. Participating institutions.

Model	Quantity	High school type	Language of instruction	Students	Staff
1	1	Public Scientific and Humanistic College – CCH (UNAM)	Spanish	2 students	1 pastoral officer
	1	Public National College – ENP (UNAM)	Spanish	3 students	n/a
	7	Private/Secular/IB Diploma regulated by UNAM	Bilingual (Spanish–English)	2 students	2 senior tutors
		Private/Secular regulated by a European agency based in Mexico	Bilingual (Spanish–French)	n/a	1 senior tutors
		Private/Faith-based regulated by UNAM	Bilingual (Spanish–English)	2 students	1 tutor
		Private/Faith-based regulated by UNAM	Bilingual (Spanish–English)	2 students	n/a
		Private/Secular Regulated by UNAM	Bilingual (Spanish–English)	2 students	Head Teacher
		Private/Secular regulated by UNAM	Bilingual (Spanish–English)	1 student	n/a
		Private/Secular regulated by UNAM	Bilingual (Spanish/English)	1 student	n/a
2	1	Public Centre of Scientific and Technological Studies – CECyT (IPN)	Spanish	2 students	1 senior tutor

Table 3. Students’ demographics.

School type	Family type	Mother’s education	Father’s education	Mother’s employment	Father’s employment	Basic education	Grade repetition	School interruption	Works and studies
Private	Single parent	High school	High school	Employee	Employee	Private	Yes	No	No
Private	Both parents	Degree	Masters	Housewife	Owns company	Private	No	No	No
Private	Divorced	Masters	Masters	Professional	Employee	Private	No	No	No
Private	Divorced	Degree	Degree	Housewife	Owns company	Private	No	No	No
Public	Lives alone	High school	Degree	Housewife	Employee	Public	No	No	Yes
Public	Both parents	Degree	Degree	Self-employed	Employee	Public	No	No	Helps with family business
Public	Both parents	Degree	High school	Professional	Employee	Private	No	No	No
Public	Both parents	Masters	Degree	Professional	Unemployed	Public	No	No	No
Private	Both parents	Masters	Masters	Own company	Employee	Private	No	No	No
Private	Divorced	Degree	Masters	Employee	Senior management	Private	No	No	No
Private	Both parents	Degree	Degree	Housewife	Senior management	Private	No	No	No
Private	Both parents	Degree	Degree	Part-time	Owns company	Private	No	No	Summer job
Private	Divorced	Phd	Degree	Professional	Owns company	Private	No	No	Voluntary job
Private	Both parents	Degree	Degree	Housewife	Self-employed	Private	No	No	No
Public	Both parents	Masters	Degree	Professional	Professional	Private	No	No	No
Public	Both parents	Degree	High school	Professional	Employee	Private	No	No	No
Public	Both parents	Degree	Degree	Housewife	Professional	Private	No	No	No