What do young Australians think about single-sex education?

Last week, The Daily Aus asked you for your thoughts on single-sex education.

More than 4,500 people responded – 56% of whomattend a single-sex high school.

Here’s what you told us.

Results

About 71% of respondents said theysend theirto a single-sex school.

This is compared to the 53% of respondents who said theysend theirto a single-sex school.

Out of the respondents who said theysend their child to a single-sex school, three out of four of them attended a single-sex school themselves.

Will single-sex education still exist in 20 years?

About half of respondents said they thought single-sex schoolsstill exist in 20 years.

Of those who said theybelieve single-sex education will still exist, about 70% did not attend a single-school sex themselves.

General sentiments

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Here are some of the comments inof single-sex education from the audience:

“My single sex school was an incredibly empowering environment to have grown up in as a young girl. I would want my daughter to have the same experience.”

“I went to a public single sex school which I found very open and accepting. I found that the absence of boys allowed me to concentrate better.”

Here are some of the commentssingle-sex education from the audience:

“Single-sex education creates an environment that doesn’t reflect society. Men and women work and live together. Single-sex schools do not prepare students for this.”

“[Single-sex schools are] an incredibly alienating and dangerous environment for non-gender conforming children.”

Other comments said:

“Ultimately, it depends very much on the child; some need co-ed while others will flourish more in a single-sex setting.”

“I think single-sex schools are only appropriate if the child has exposure to friends of both sexes outside of the school environment. Otherwise, it inhibits some of their development.”