For those who went to single sex schools...

[STARRYSKY]

I went to co ed private till year 4, then co ed public till year 6, private all girls school till year 10.(with a year of co ed private school chucked in there when we moved to Darwin!) For me personally I loved the all girls school, I have 3 younger brothers who all remained at the co ed public school, then continued on to co ed public highschool, my mother is of the belief that boys do better with co ed education, whereas girls tend to excell in a single sex environment.
I think, high school is highschool, kwim? there are always gonna be *****es, I dont think it was any more than there was at the co ed one, the level of respect for teachers was very high at the all girls school, was a total eye opener for me going to the co ed one in Darwin, the teachers never had any time for the students as they were constantly trying to stop the troublemakers from shenanigans. (99% of them the boys)
I do feel though that at the all girls school there was a higher element of "boy craziness" due to them not being so accessible itms?

[Manhattan]

Hi Ang, both me and my brothers went to single sex schools, and here are my thoughts:

1. Honestly, as a kid I never thought about it. We caught the same bus to and from school, and we were together after school and on weekends. Still very close to my brothers, so I dont think it was detrimental to our relationship at all.

2. I think as a teenage girl, you always feel awkward, no matter who you are around (or was that just me??? ). Just because you go to a singel sex school doesnt mean you dont ever get to interact with the opposite sex. I got to hang out with boys on the bus, waiting for the bus, before and after school. My school also had a brother/sister school we did activities with such as learn to dance, and the formal and also stage productions etc. So plenty of time for interaction!

3. I think it depends on the girls. There are cliques at all girls schools, and at co ed schools. I loved my high school experience, and honestly couldnt imagine what it would be like to go to a co ed school now.

Hope that in some way helps with your decision

[tattoo_mama]

i went to a public primary school then an all girls high school.
i guess i hated it caus all my friends went to the local public school, my brother went to a special ed school so not sure about the sibling thing but my little sister going to the same school (she was yr 8 when i was yr 12) drove me nuts!!! (later on i found out it annoyed her too caus i was a terrible student and as soon as they saw the surname they were like , oh no another one!!)

i still hung out with my public school friends on weekends but i could see the girls who had been there since primary school were really 'boy crazy' and a bit OTT when they went to parties and stuff caus they never got to see guys!

it was very *****y but i think it was better than having to put on makeup and look hot everyday like my friends at public school did....more than anything going to an all girls school has made me realise there are alot of naive spoilt brats out there who wouldnt know what hit them if you took away thier money and daddys ferrari....

saying all this, i never went to a public high school so i cant compare, in hindsight it was an excellent education, but when u think about it all teenagers hate high school so if you have the money send them to a reputable school!!!

sorry if this is too harsh lol

[Lulu]

I would prefer single sex high schools for my kids.

I went to both - girls-only first. I loved it and there were no problems with social aspects at all. I second what the others have said.

Went I went to a co-ed in Yr 11, I couldn't believe the amount of cattiness going on. The BF/GF crapola *rolleyes. It felt like a huge distraction and a whole stupid aspect I never had to bother with at the girls school.