Those students who do not receive parental support are likely to fall further behind their peers. Research from other countries shows that many immigrant parents are likely to encounter difficulties of a linguistic or cultural nature, (Eurydice, 2009) or because of resource constraints, lower levels of education or lack of knowledge of the school system (Field et al., 2007).They may also feel alienated and unwelcome in a foreign school environment (Desforges and Abouchaar, 2003).