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Mixed or single sex Secondary school?

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Secondaryeducation · 23/05/2025 20:18

Just that really. What are your thoughts?

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Secondaryeducation · 23/05/2025 20:28

Thepeopleversuswork · 23/05/2025 20:24

It depends on whether its a boy or a girl.

Girls do much better academically and probably socially in single-sex environments because they don't have to deal with the disruption and attention seeking that boys create and they also focus less on how boys see them, which is disastrous at that age. I was desperate to avoid having my DD in a mixed sex secondary.

I think boys probably do better in a mixed sex environment because girls tend to be better socialised, work harder at school and have more self control.

Did you manage to get your daughter in a single sex school? Did she want single sex or mixed?

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Thepeopleversuswork · 23/05/2025 20:24

It depends on whether its a boy or a girl.

Girls do much better academically and probably socially in single-sex environments because they don't have to deal with the disruption and attention seeking that boys create and they also focus less on how boys see them, which is disastrous at that age. I was desperate to avoid having my DD in a mixed sex secondary.

I think boys probably do better in a mixed sex environment because girls tend to be better socialised, work harder at school and have more self control.

Raquelos · 23/05/2025 20:21

If I had a girl, all other things being equal, I would choose single sex. All studies show that girls do better in a single sex school environment. Opposite for boys, I think.

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