Hi Sisters!
So the time has come for me to start applying for high school for my eldest... And I'm a little undecided.. Our kids go to a Catholic Primary school & will continue onto a Catholic high school (purely due to those are the schools I prefer in my area) my decision I'm struggling with is do I send him to the all boys school which has an amazing reputation & great programs created specifically for boys, or the local co-ed school, which is also a good school but not quite the same as the boys school. My main issue with going to a single sex school is socialisation with girls, as in interacting with girls... I have 3 sons & they are surrounded by other boys.. Ie; they have 14 cousins & only 4 of them are girls but 1 lives quite far away, 2 are much older so they really only interact with 1 & almost all of my friends have boys also. So my question is what are your experiences?
Co-Ed or Single Sex high school?
Co-Ed or Single Sex high school?
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My husband went to an all boys boarding School. He also has no sisters etc. He finds it really hard to communicate and relate to females. We have trouble at times as he says he just doesn't know what to say or how to handle my emotions to things, he fully believes it's because he was never around females. He is becoming more sensitive, understanding etc to females since we had a daughter. He does say he probably would not of had as good as a education if he didn't go to all boys school. He has a great job that supports our family. My personal opinion I think education and getting a good job out of that is more important.
My husband and I went to single sex catholic schools and both enjoyed them.
I found it freeing to not have to worry about boyfriends and the like, and really enjoyed my time at school.
There are plenty of opportunities to interact with the opposite sex with sister/brother schools (which we attended). Dances, feast days etc.
We met in our final year of school, through mutual friends, and married 10 years later. I think it was great that we had all that time to just worry about our studies, sports and hobbies without dating involved! Made us more interesting adults, better students and more confident in ourselves as people, without the need to HAVE to be in a relationship.
Each child is different and different schools suit different children. In saying that single sex school separate genders and form an unnatural environment. Your school reputation lasts until your first job or uni entry but social skills last forever.