Actually, regarding boys and single sex education, it can make a significant difference as boys and girls learn differently.
There is an excellent book called Why Gender Matters by Dr Leonard Sax that talks about it.
There are a few schools (private and public, single sex and co-ed) in Melbourne that are introducing single sex classes for some subjects and co-ed for others as well.


...but the school does seem to offer more in terms of extra carricular activities and class sizes were smaller and they encourage alot of parent involvement than our local public school. I think at the end of the day, education is the best gift we can give our children and public or private doesn't matter. You need to do the research and find out what is best for your family.
That's exactly what it comes down to for me to Jo.