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MIXED GENDER
SCHOOLS OR SEPARATE
SCHOOLS

CLASS : English
Topics
• Mixed gender schools
(information)
• Separate schools (information)
• Pros and cons of mixed gender
schools
• Pros and cons of separate
schools
• Concuslion
 Mixed-sex education, also known as mixed-
Mixed gender education, co-education or

gender
coeducation (abbreviated to co-ed or coed), is
a system of education where males and

schools females are educated together. Whereas

single-sex education was more common up to
the 19th century, mixed-sex education has
since become standard in many cultures,
particularly in Western countries. Single-sex
education, however, remains prevalent in
many Muslim countries. The relative merits of
both systems have been the subject of debate.
The world's oldest co-educational school is
thought to be Archbishop Tenison's Church of
England High School, Croydon, established in
1714 in the United Kingdom, which admitted
boys and girls from its opening onwards.
 Single-sex education, also known as single-gender education

Separate and gender-isolated education, is the practice of conducting

education with male and female students attending separate

gender
classes, perhaps in separate buildings or schools. The
practice of single-sex schooling was common before the 20th
century, particularly in secondary and higher education.
schools Single-sex education in many cultures is advocated on the
basis of tradition as well as religion, and is practiced in many
parts of the world. Recently, there has been a surge of
interest and establishment of single-sex schools due to
educational research.[1] Single-sex education is practiced in
many Muslim majority countries; while in other parts of the
world it is most popular in Chile, Israel, South Korea, and
English-speaking countries such as Singapore, Ireland, the
United Kingdom, Hong Kong, New Zealand, South Africa and
Australia .In the Western world, single sex education is
primarily associated with the private sector, with the public
(state) sector being overwhelmingly mixed sex; while in the
Muslim world the situation is the opposite: public schools are
usually single sex, while many private schools are mixed sex.
Pros and cons
of separate
schools
Pros Cons
• Mixed genders can • Eventually, it could be
be a distraction. hard for students to
• Teachers can assimilate into "mixed
employ instruction gender" society.
• Many teachers may
techniques geared not have the training to
toward specific employ gender-specific
genders. teaching techniques.
• Girls mature faster, • Boys mature slower, so
so potentially boys potentially girls won't
won't hold them positively influence
back. (scientifically them.
proven)
Pros and
cons of
mixed Pros Cons

gender • It promotes
opportunities for
socialization.
• There is a risk of
encouraging intimate
relationships at an early
schools • Mixed-gender schools
can prepare students for
age.
• Students may encounter
the real world. issues with their self-
• Teaches Equality esteem or confidence.
 There are two types of schools:
Conclusion • The mixed-gender school
• The one-gender school
The one-gender schools were normal in
most of the countries in the 19th
century and still are in some muslim
countries. In the 20th century mixed-
gender schools started to get more
used and now only private schools can
offer a single gender education but in
the muslim countries is the opposite.
There only private schools are mixed-
gender.