What language do you most often speak at home?

Language Elementary Secondary All
students
Girls Boys Girls Boys
%
English 76.44 77.05 58.14 58.27 73.05
French 7.28 5.85 28.26 26.75 10.74
Chinese 3.24 3.39 3.85 4.43 3.48
Punjabi 1.08 1.51 1.23 1.59 1.32
Arabic 1.38 1.41 0.73 1.03 1.29
Spanish 1.07 1.09 0.82 1.09 1.05
Vietnamese 0.73 0.80 0.28 0.34 0.68
Polish 0.47 0.46 0.38 0.53 0.46
German 0.36 0.32 0.22 0.19 0.31
Portuguese 0.27 0.33 0.16 0.34 0.29
Italian 0.21 0.27 0.25 0.22 0.24
Other 7.46 7.50 5.68 5.21 7.07
Note: Languages appear in order of importance for all students.
Source: Census at School – Canada, 2005/2006.