There are many advantages to girls being educated in girls’ schools where there are no expectations to fulfil traditional gender stereotypes in the subjects they study, the activities they participate in or the careers they pursue.
In single-sex girls’ schools, every aspect is tailored towards the educational needs of girls, developing their confidence and empowering them to pursue excellence in any area they choose.
Girls hold every leadership position in girls’ schools – in the classroom, on the stage and on the sporting field. They achieve greater academic success, and are more confident and assertive in single-sex environments. They are also more likely to study in the areas of science, technology, engineering and maths, to pursue a career in these non-traditional areas, and to participate and perform at higher levels in sport and physical education.
In a learning environment dedicated to girls and without competition and social pressure from boys, girls are free to pursue academic excellence in any area they choose. Single-sex educated girls receive a less gender-stereotyped development than co-educated girls and engage in more healthy competition and risk-taking – skills that are advantageous for leadership and life success.
An all girls’ environment means that girls can do everything, and at Meriden they do.
Builds Self-Confidence
At girls’ schools, a girl
occupies every role.
over their co-education peers.
Source: Women Graduates of Single-Sex and Coeducational High Schools: Difference in Their Characteristics and the Transition to College © National Coalition of Girls’ Schools. Used with permission.
Dedicated to How Girls Learn
Girls’ schools capitalise on girls’ unique learning styles.
Students attending all-girls’ schools experience higher levels of support from their classmates and teachers than do their female peers at co-educational schools.
Source: Dr. Richard A. Holmgren, Steeped in Learning: The Student Experience at All-Girls Schools © National Coalition of Girls’ Schools. Used with permission.
Develops Leadership Skills
Girls’ schools empower students to become bold leaders.
Source: The Girls’ School Experience: A Survey of Young Alumnae of Single-Sex Schools © National Coalition of Girls’ Schools. Used with permission.
Challenged to Achieve More
Do girls give maximum effort in most of their classes?
Source: Dr. Richard A. Holmgren, Steeped in Learning: The Student Experience at All-Girls Schools © National Coalition of Girls’ Schools. Used with permission.
Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM)
Girls’ schools foster interest in underrepresented STEM subjects.
Girls’ school graduates are six times more likely to consider majoring in mathematics, science and technology compared to girls who attend co-educational schools.
Source: The Girls’ School Experience: A Survey of Young Alumnae of Single-Sex Schools © National Coalition of Girls’ Schools. Used with permission.
Further Information
Article by Loren Bridge, The Sydney Morning Herald, 15 July 2022
Article by Loren Bridge, The Sydney Morning Herald, 13 June 2022
Article by Brett Henebery, The Educator, 23 March 2022
Article by Brett Henebery, The Educator, 4 August 2021
Research from the Coalition of Girls’ Schools
International Coalition of Girls Schools
Alliance of Girls’ Schools
