Editing Model minority (section)

== Israel ==
{{See also|Christianity in Israel|Palestinian Christians}}In [[Israel]], [[Christian Arabs]] are one of the most educated groups. [[Maariv (newspaper)|Maariv]] has described the Christian Arab sectors as "the most successful in education system,"<ref name="המגזר הערבי נוצרי הכי מצליח במערכת החינוך">{{cite web|url=http://www.nrg.co.il/online/1/ART2/319/566.html|title=חדשות – בארץ nrg – ... המגזר הערבי נוצרי הכי מצליח במערכת|date=2011-12-25|publisher=Nrg.co.il|access-date=2015-02-24}}</ref> since Christian Arabs fared the best in terms of education in comparison to any other group receiving an education in [[Israel]]<ref name="Christians in Israel: Strong in education">{{cite news|url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4323529,00.html|title=Christians in Israel: Strong in education – Israel News, Ynetnews|newspaper=Ynetnews|date=1995-06-20|publisher=Ynetnews.com|access-date=2015-02-24|last1=Druckman|first1=Yaron}}</ref> and they have attained a [[bachelor's degree]] and [[academic degree]] more than the [[Demographics of Israel|median Israeli population]].<ref name="Christians in Israel: Strong in education" />

=== Education ===
[[File:Saint Joseph's Latin Parish.JPG|thumb|200px|[[Catholic school]] in [[Haifa]]: High level [[Christian school]]s are among Israel's best performing educational institutions.<ref>[http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-1.676300 Why Angry Christians in Israel Are Crying Discrimination], ''Haaretz''.</ref>]]
According to the study "Are Christian Arabs the New Israeli Jews? Reflections on the Educational Level of Arab Christians in Israel" by Hanna David from the [[University of Tel Aviv]], one of the factors why [[Christianity in Israel|Israeli Arab Christians]] are the most educated segment of Israel's population is the high level of the Christian educational institutions. [[Christian school]]s in Israel are among the best schools in the country, and while those schools represent only 4% of the Arab schooling sector, about 34% of [[Arab citizens of Israel|Arab]] university students come from [[Christian school]]s,<ref>{{cite web |url= http://hcef.org/790796657-demonstration-of-christian-schools-in-jerusalem/ |title= Demonstration of Christian Schools in Jerusalem – Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation |website=Hcef.org |date= 10 September 2015 |access-date=5 September 2016}}</ref> and about 87% of the [[Arab citizens of Israel|Israeli Arabs]] in the [[high tech]] sector have been educated in Christian schools.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/schools-starved-funds-christians-question-their-future-israel-1522645081 |title=With schools starved of funds, Christians question their future in Israel |website= Middleeasteye.net |access-date=5 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-1.676300 |title=Why Angry Christians in Israel Are Crying Discrimination – Features |newspaper=Haaretz |access-date=5 September 2016}}</ref> A 2011 Maariv article described the Christian Arab sector as "the most successful in the education system,"<ref name="המגזר הערבי נוצרי הכי מצליח במערכת החינוך"/> an opinion supported by the [[Israel Central Bureau of Statistics]] and others who point out that Christian Arabs fared best in terms of education in comparison to any other group receiving an education in Israel.<ref name="Christians in Israel: Strong in education"/>

===High school and matriculation exams===
The [[Israel Central Bureau of Statistics]] noted that when taking into account the data recorded over the years, Christian Arabs fared the best in terms of education in comparison to any other group receiving an education in Israel.<ref name="StrongInEducation">{{cite news |url= http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4323529,00.html |title= Christians in Israel: Strong in education |newspaper= Ynetnews |date= 23 December 2012 |access-date=5 September 2016|last1= Druckman |first1= Yaron }}</ref> In 2016 Christian Arabs had the highest rates of success at [[matriculation examination]]s, namely 73.9%, both in comparison to [[Muslims|Muslim]] and [[Druze in Israel|Druze]] Israelis (41% and 51.9% respectively), and to the students from the different branches of the [[Hebrew]] (majority [[Jewish]]) education system considered as one group (55.1%).<ref>{{cite web |date=December 24, 2017 |url=http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/239745 |title=An inside look at Israel's Christian minority |website=Arutz Sheva 7 |access-date=24 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="TOI2013">{{cite web |url= http://www.timesofisrael.com/christian-arabs-top-countrys-matriculation-charts/ |title= Christian Arabs top country's matriculation charts |website=The Times of Israel|access-date=24 December 2013}}</ref>

===Higher education===
[[Arab Christians]] are one of the most educated groups in Israel.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303849604579278722657163880 |title= Christians in Israel: A minority within a minority |newspaper=WSJ |access-date=4 May 2009 |last1= Schwartz |first1= Adi }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303849604579278722657163880 |title= Israel's Christian Awakening |newspaper=WSJ |access-date=27 December 2013 |last1= Schwartz |first1= Adi }}</ref> Statistically, Arab Christians in Israel have the highest rates of [[educational attainment]] among all religious communities, according to a data by [[Israel Central Bureau of Statistics]] in 2010, 63% of Israeli Arab Christians have had college or [[postgraduate education]], the highest of any religious and [[ethno-religious]] group.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bokra.net/Article-1155836 |title= المسيحيون العرب يتفوقون على يهود إسرائيل في التعليم |website=Bokra |access-date=28 December 2011}}</ref> Despite the fact that Arab Christians only represent 2.1% of the total Israeli population, in 2014 they accounted for 17.0% of the country's [[university]] students, and for 14.4% of its [[college]] students.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.walla.co.il/|title=חדשות מהארץ ומהעולם: כתבות ודיווחים שוטפים 7\24 &#124; וואלה! חדשות|website=וואלה!News}}</ref> There are more [[Christians]] who have attained a [[bachelor's degree]] or higher [[academic degree]]s than the median Israeli population.<ref name="Christians in Israel: Strong in education"/>

The rate of students studying in the field of [[medicine]] was higher among Arab Christian students than that of all other sectors.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jpost.com/National-News/CBS-report-Christian-population-in-Israel-growing|title=CBS report: Christian population in Israel growing|last=Sharon|first=Jeremy|date=25 December 2012|website=The Jerusalem Post|access-date=27 December 2013}}</ref> and the percentage of Arab Christian women who are receiving higher education is also higher than that of other groups.<ref name="המגזר הערבי נוצרי הכי מצליח במערכת החינוך"/>

In 2013, Arab Christian students were also the vanguard in terms of eligibility for [[higher education]],<ref name="Christians in Israel: Strong in education"/> as the Christian Arab students had the highest rates of receiving [[Psychometric Entrance Test]] scores which eligible them to be accepted into universities, data from the [[Israel Central Bureau of Statistics]] show that 61% of Christian Arabs were eligible for university studies, compared to 50% of Jewish, 45% of Druze, and 35% of Muslim students.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.breakingisraelnews.com/8421/christian-arabs-likely-graduate-high-school-israel/#Yw4jp6yTtgoxsjcA.97 |title= Christian Arabs Most Likely to Graduate High-School in Israel |website= Breaking Israel News |date= 25 December 2013 |access-date=25 December 2013}}</ref>

=== Socio-economic ===
In terms of their socio-economic situation, [[Arab Christians]] are more similar to the Jewish population than to the Muslim Arab population.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.terrasanta.net/tsx/articolo.jsp?wi_number=3483&wi_codseq=&language=en|title=Israeli Christians Flourishing in Education but Falling in Number|website=Terrasanta.net|access-date=5 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171018134644/http://www.terrasanta.net/tsx/articolo.jsp?wi_number=3483&wi_codseq=&language=en|archive-date=18 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> They have the lowest incidence of poverty and the lowest percentage of unemployment which is 4.9% compared to 6.5% among Jewish men and women.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/163468|title=Christians in Israel Well-Off, Statistics Show: Christians in Israel are prosperous and well-educated – but some fear that Muslim intimidation will cause a mass escape to the West|website=Arutz Sheva|date=24 December 2012 |access-date=5 September 2016}}</ref> They have also the highest [[median household income]] among [[Arab citizens of Israel]] and second highest median household income among the Israeli ethno-religious groups.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.abrahamfund.org/webfiles/fck/%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%A7%204%20-%20%D7%A4%D7%A2%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%9D%20%D7%97%D7%91%D7%A8%D7%AA%D7%99%D7%99%D7%9D%20%D7%9B%D7%9C%D7%9B%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%99%D7%9D.pdf |title=פרק 4 פערים חברתיים-כלכליים בין ערבים לבין יהודים |website=Abrahamfund.org |access-date=2016-09-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171018134742/http://www.abrahamfund.org/webfiles/fck/%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%A7%204%20-%20%D7%A4%D7%A2%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%9D%20%D7%97%D7%91%D7%A8%D7%AA%D7%99%D7%99%D7%9D%20%D7%9B%D7%9C%D7%9B%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%99%D7%9D.pdf |archive-date=2017-10-18 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Also Arab Christians have a high presentation in [[science]] and in the [[White-collar worker|white-collar]] professions.<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.academia.edu/7603271|title=David, H. (2014). Are Christian Arabs the New Israeli Jews? Reflections on the Educational Level of Arab Christians in Israel|journal=International Letters of Social and Humanistic Studies, 21(3) 175–187|access-date=5 September 2016|last1=David|first1=Hanna}}</ref> In Israel Arab Christians are portrayed as a hard working and [[upper middle class]] educated [[ethno-religious]] minority.