selablad said:
Single-sex school, with strong links to the corresponding boys' school. It's a nice compromise I think, because we can do academic stuff on our own but we have lots of musical groups and things together, and most people have heaps of friends at the other school anyway. So it's good
Aren't all single-sex schools like this though? Brother / sister schools that have musicals, dances, and formals together?
Traditionally single-sex schools have created the most 'successful' people in life (just look at the alumni list at Sydney Grammar, Sydney Girls and the like). However in the academic context (which is where this thread is moving in the direction of) then generally:
Girls perform better at all-girl schools than in co-ed.
Boys perform better at co-ed schools than in all-boys.
Just look at the top 15 list of schools in SMH/DT each year. I think it goes (for all-girls schools)
North Sydney Girls, Sydney Girls, Hornsby Girls, Ascham, SCEGGS Darlinghurst
Whereas all-boys only have: Sydney Boys, Sydney Grammar, North Sydney Boys.
I might have missed some out, so cross-reference if you wish