<![CDATA[Merits of single-sex school and mixed school]]>Would you like to share the merits of

i. single-sex school and
ii. mixed school

Should this be a criteria for school selection?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/topic/34079/merits-of-single-sex-school-and-mixed-schoolRSS for NodeSat, 16 May 2026 20:08:53 GMTMon, 09 Apr 2012 14:44:31 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Merits of single-sex school and mixed school on Fri, 27 Apr 2012 11:29:00 GMT]]>It is true that there’s outside-school classes and the internet that allows both girls and boys to interact. But i think single-sex schools prevent them from interacting during school time… less of a distraction. yup, out of sec sch the children will interact with the opposite gender but by then they’d be more mature and if you’re concerned that your kids don’t have the chance to know how to behave around the opposite gender, there are many opportunities to learn in sec sch (many interschool activities and competition, etc)


not saying that single-sex schs are definitely better tho. schools like RV also have very well-behaved students and ones who excel academically 🙂 it’s really up to preference and interest, based on the school’s niche areas and progs, not only based on whether it’s single-sex or mixed 🙂

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/753214https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/753214Fri, 27 Apr 2012 11:29:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Merits of single-sex school and mixed school on Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:17:23 GMT]]>

ruohoo97:
Girls usually mature earlier than boys. So it is maybe good for boys to be in a All boy school.

My son wants to be in all boys school bcos he hasn't studied in one before.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/752738https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/752738Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:17:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Merits of single-sex school and mixed school on Thu, 26 Apr 2012 01:12:59 GMT]]>Girls usually mature earlier than boys. So it is maybe good for boys to be in a All boy school.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/752324https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/752324Thu, 26 Apr 2012 01:12:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Merits of single-sex school and mixed school on Wed, 25 Apr 2012 02:02:20 GMT]]>

blessed777:

I think boys friendship is not that complicated? when dd was p2 her girl friends at school sabo her bag just because my dd won a sport game, those little girls cried when they lost n pour water into dd's bag 😉
that is so MEAN! they cried and then still want to get back just because they lost?? gosh, such poor losers...

Was this in an all girls pri sch?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/751796https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/751796Wed, 25 Apr 2012 02:02:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Merits of single-sex school and mixed school on Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:49:18 GMT]]>

mummy so kiasu:
Actually, I do agree with what sotongshopping said. My niece is from a good girls' school & her boy friend is from a good boys' school. They will get to know opposite sex through friends, Internet, social activities. Even their schools organized activities for them to get to know opposite sex. It is all depends on the kids themselves. :imcool:

:goodpost:
Btw, could it be the govt's idea of getting kids to know opposite sex ? :evil:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/751755https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/751755Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:49:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Merits of single-sex school and mixed school on Tue, 24 Apr 2012 04:14:18 GMT]]>Actually, I do agree with what sotongshopping said. My niece is from a good girls' school & her boy friend is from a good boys' school. They will get to know opposite sex through friends, Internet, social activities. Even their schools organized activities for them to get to know opposite sex. It is all depends on the kids themselves. :imcool:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/751289https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/751289Tue, 24 Apr 2012 04:14:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Merits of single-sex school and mixed school on Sun, 22 Apr 2012 18:48:11 GMT]]>Nowadays, boys just go up to girls and ask for the number and vice versa.

Tuition classes, friends outings and etc, they will meet up with guys. Hiding them in girls schools will not help.

When I went to Junior college, I could differentiate someone from a girl school. Good or bad, is dependent on individuals. To me, I just prefer a mixed school to let her know to deal with and ignore guys and not get flustered that easily. Same for guys.

I know boys from boys schools telling me that a lot of their friends are so desperate for a girlfriend that sometimes they feel embarrassed. And girls school, they definitely built their self confidence but sometimes too much . Maybe you do not feel much differences when you are from a girls school but mixed school students do talk about the differences in behaviour and character. Sometimes good, sometimes bad. However, if your girl feel pressurized by guy’s nonsensical teasing which happens often in mixed school. It is good to send them to a girls school.

Girls from mixed school can carry tables, just that we have free labour to exploit at times.

More ladylike? Sometimes we recognise someone from a girl school just by how they sit 😛 and usually the reason given is since there is no guys in school, why should we care.

sorry I say anything wrong. Just like to share something.
With technology, is hard to protect kids just by putting them in a girls school.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/750393https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/750393Sun, 22 Apr 2012 18:48:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Merits of single-sex school and mixed school on Sat, 21 Apr 2012 07:34:28 GMT]]>

ruohoo97:
In primary school, I don't mind either Mix or Single-sex school, but in Secondary school, I definitely go for single-sex school. My son's best friend in primary school goes to a co-ed school after PSLE, now in Sec two, already has girlfriend.

In pri school, boys are totally anti-girls. Yet my son has company of girls all the time...bcos his teacher made him sit with them. When I asked him which girlfriend called his mobile about homework, he told me, 'I do not have girlfriends. They are yucky'. I explained that girlfriend doesn't always mean that kind of relationship.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/749727https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/749727Sat, 21 Apr 2012 07:34:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Merits of single-sex school and mixed school on Sat, 21 Apr 2012 07:13:16 GMT]]>What? At Sec 2? Wow… hopefully he can still focus on his studies

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/749724https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/749724Sat, 21 Apr 2012 07:13:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Merits of single-sex school and mixed school on Sat, 21 Apr 2012 02:18:24 GMT]]>In primary school, I don’t mind either Mix or Single-sex school, but in Secondary school, I definitely go for single-sex school. My son’s best friend in primary school goes to a co-ed school after PSLE, now in Sec two, already has girlfriend.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/749624https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/749624Sat, 21 Apr 2012 02:18:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Merits of single-sex school and mixed school on Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:00:28 GMT]]>BGR is one thing. Another issue i was told and believe is that girls and boys have different needs and study differently. Therefore, it is easier for the teachers to focus on the needs of a single sex.


Can you remember those days (at least it was my class many years ago) that the school teachers seemed to be teaching those few \"kuai kuai\" girls sitting (or serious studious boys, not many) infront and the rest of (mostly) boys were \"monkeying\" behind? Too active.

Perhaps those school teachers or ex school teachers in this forum can share their teaching experience in a co-ed class.

Please dont get me wrong that all the boys will monkey around. I'm just emphasizing the different behaviour between boys and girls 🙂

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/749532https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/749532Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:00:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Merits of single-sex school and mixed school on Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:46:54 GMT]]>

janet_lee88:
Son loves to talk, so his FT made him sit with girls in the hope that he won't talk. Ironically, the girls ended up yakking with him. :rotflmao:

I foresee having this problem in future!
Very tempted to send him to a boy's school but it's too late for us to do anything now!

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/749504https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/749504Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:46:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Merits of single-sex school and mixed school on Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:30:59 GMT]]>There are pros and cons of single sex and co-ed.


Son loves to talk, so his FT made him sit with girls in the hope that he won't talk. Ironically, the girls ended up yakking with him. :rotflmao:
But this year, there are just 9 girls. So, not possible to surround him.

For my daughter in all girls' school, I have to put up with all the girly talk and sometimes, I find they have too much freedom of speech.
Of late, I had to remind my gal she is a little rude and that tone is unacceptable.
Fortunately she is still very young. So have to monitor her and advise her what is right and wrong.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/747048https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/747048Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:30:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Merits of single-sex school and mixed school on Sun, 15 Apr 2012 06:10:18 GMT]]>

jtoh:
slmkhoo:

[quote=\"janet_lee88\"]My daughter is in a single sex school. Principal and teachers constantly drill the 'be a lady' mentality into their heads...i love it. Discipline is better.

My son's school is co-Ed. His classmates are mainly boys...they are loud, hyperactive and attention-seeking. Agree with what simkhoo mentioned, I want daughter to remain in single sex school till she finishes O levels.

As for my son, he tells me frequently that girls in school do not sit properly and behave like the boys (too much interaction).

My own experience is that girls in an all-girls school learn to be more independent and have the 'we can do anything just like the boys' attitude because there are no boys around. Teachers can't ask for 'big strong boys' to move things or do rougher jobs! I must confess that my friends and I were not particularly lady-like, and that message wasn't really stressed to us (or maybe we ignored it). We did learn to sit properly and be more feminine eventually.

I too think that girls in an all-girls school learn to be more independent and do everything required of them like moving heavy furniture, drilling wood, building sets etc bec there aren't boys around to take over the heavy-duty tasks.[/quote]This - I couldn't agree more. That's why am aiming for a all girls sec school for my DD 😄

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/746230https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/746230Sun, 15 Apr 2012 06:10:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Merits of single-sex school and mixed school on Sat, 14 Apr 2012 17:42:13 GMT]]>

janet_lee88:
Nebbermind:

:evil: well, even during our time, we had boy-boy or girl-girl relations ...maybe not real dating but still enough of a distraction. 🆒


In primary school, boys dislike girls and avoid them. They are simply anti-girls.
Come sec school, they start to take note of opposite sex. My daughter is in a all girls pri school now. I want my son to attend all boys sec. The hormones start to surge and eyes send electric currents. No, no, no. Single sex school please.


boys dislike girls when in lower primary, but in upper primary its a different story. My dd told me that since p5 at least 5 boys confessed to her that they 'love' her :faint: n there is one boy who sms her many times every night even being ignored by dd.. i checked her phone n read his lovey dovey sms 😓 im concern that it is a distraction to both of them... i hate it when dd doing her homework her phone keep beeping from time to time n she is tempted to check it out, i told her to off her phone but sometimes she does not listen, if i threat to confiscate the phone it ruin her mood n she cant concentrate on her study :rant:

Im thinking of choosing girl school for her because of that reason, however boys are not the only distraction.. friendship between girls r sometimes complicated too.. sometimes dd come home moody when hvg trouble with her girl friends, there is sometimes jealousy between girls.. like when 1 of them close with other girl friend, the other wd get jealous n talk bad behind the back etc n the disturbing sms not only from boys but also girl friends.. they hv a thing called bff (best friend forever) n demand each other to be 'faithfull' so when one of them hv problem with other children at school they expect their bff to take their side etc etc. I think boys friendship is not that complicated? when dd was p2 her girl friends at school sabo her bag just because my dd won a sport game, those little girls cried when they lost n pour water into dd's bag 😉

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/746156https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/746156Sat, 14 Apr 2012 17:42:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Merits of single-sex school and mixed school on Sat, 14 Apr 2012 15:08:24 GMT]]>Yup, and during school performances, girls have to ‘cross-dress’ to play the male characters. Quite fun.


My P4 dd who was transfered from a co-ed school commented that she would prefer to stay on in a all-girls’ secondary school because she thinks she was more ‘rough’ in a co-ed school - always playing catching n kicking ball with the boys during recess.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/746122https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/746122Sat, 14 Apr 2012 15:08:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Merits of single-sex school and mixed school on Sat, 14 Apr 2012 14:34:40 GMT]]>We used to have many reminders from the discipline mistress about the way we sit. The feeling of being in an all girls school is different…transferred from co-ed when I was in P5. Culture shock then.

There wasn’t any call for ‘boys, please help to carry tables’. We had to do it ourselves.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/746113https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/746113Sat, 14 Apr 2012 14:34:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Merits of single-sex school and mixed school on Sat, 14 Apr 2012 03:43:35 GMT]]>

slmkhoo:
janet_lee88:

My daughter is in a single sex school. Principal and teachers constantly drill the 'be a lady' mentality into their heads...i love it. Discipline is better.

My son's school is co-Ed. His classmates are mainly boys...they are loud, hyperactive and attention-seeking. Agree with what simkhoo mentioned, I want daughter to remain in single sex school till she finishes O levels.

As for my son, he tells me frequently that girls in school do not sit properly and behave like the boys (too much interaction).

My own experience is that girls in an all-girls school learn to be more independent and have the 'we can do anything just like the boys' attitude because there are no boys around. Teachers can't ask for 'big strong boys' to move things or do rougher jobs! I must confess that my friends and I were not particularly lady-like, and that message wasn't really stressed to us (or maybe we ignored it). We did learn to sit properly and be more feminine eventually.

I too think that girls in an all-girls school learn to be more independent and do everything required of them like moving heavy furniture, drilling wood, building sets etc bec there aren't boys around to take over the heavy-duty tasks.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/745964https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/745964Sat, 14 Apr 2012 03:43:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Merits of single-sex school and mixed school on Sat, 14 Apr 2012 02:24:09 GMT]]>My daughter is in a single sex school. Principal and teachers constantly drill the ‘be a lady’ mentality into their heads…i love it. Discipline is better.

My son’s school is co-Ed. His classmates are mainly boys…they are loud, hyperactive and attention-seeking. Agree with what simkhoo mentioned, I want daughter to remain in single sex school till she finishes O levels.

As for my son, he tells me frequently that girls in school do not sit properly and behave like the boys (too much interaction).

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/745938https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/745938Sat, 14 Apr 2012 02:24:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Merits of single-sex school and mixed school on Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:38:35 GMT]]>

Nebbermind:
:evil: well, even during our time, we had boy-boy or girl-girl relations ...maybe not real dating but still enough of a distraction. 🆒

In primary school, boys dislike girls and avoid them. They are simply anti-girls.
Come sec school, they start to take note of opposite sex. My daughter is in a all girls pri school now. I want my son to attend all boys sec. The hormones start to surge and eyes send electric currents. No, no, no. Single sex school please.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/745829https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/745829Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:38:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Merits of single-sex school and mixed school on Wed, 11 Apr 2012 20:11:50 GMT]]>In the recently concluded Inter-School Track and Field Championships, the single-sex schools, with the exception of Singapore Sports School, totally dominated, occupying the 1st seven positions for Boys B n C Divisions:


B Division
1 Hwa Chong Institution
2 Victoria School
3 Catholic High School
4 Singapore Sports School
5 Raffles Institution
6 Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)
7 St Joseph's Institution
8 Ahmad Ibrahim Sec School
9 Chung Cheng High (Main)
10 Seng Kang Sec School
11 Dunman High School
11 Bendemeer Sec School
13 Ngee Ann Sec School
14 Temasek Sec School
15 Regent Sec School
15 St Patrick's School
17 Nan Hua Sec School
18 Queenstown Secondary School
18 Bedok Green Sec School
18 Woodlands Sec School

C Division
1 Hwa Chong Institution
2 Singapore Sports School
3 Raffles Institution
4 Catholic High School
5 Victoria School
6 St Joseph's Institution
7 Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)
8 Jurong Sec School
8 Ahmad Ibrahim Sec School
10 Dunman High School
11 Hua Yi Sec School
12 Commonwealth Sec School
13 Seng Kang Sec School
14 Guangyang Sec School
14 Deyi Sec School
16 Gan Eng Seng Sec School
16 Chung Cheng High (Main)
16 St Patrick's School
16 Temasek Sec School

http://results.schoolsports.sg/sectrack/ss_home.php?mypage=divscore.htm

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/744681https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/744681Wed, 11 Apr 2012 20:11:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Merits of single-sex school and mixed school on Tue, 10 Apr 2012 13:19:23 GMT]]>

Zhuge:
nowadays, kids matured very early and very fast

they start their boy-girl-relationship much earlier
for girls, it is natural for parents to worry
girls' schools may be a good choice
not necessary that they won't start a bgr relationship if in a girls' school though, but the chances probably lowered
Agreed with Zhuge! DH and i are seriously considering a single-sex school for my DD next year (she is taking her PSLE this year :yikes: ). We believe and hope that there will be less distraction. 🙏 However, seeing all the good girls' school COP are all rather high. 😓 :nailbite:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/743933https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/743933Tue, 10 Apr 2012 13:19:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Merits of single-sex school and mixed school on Tue, 10 Apr 2012 12:44:22 GMT]]>

mistral77:
Would you like to share the merits of

i. single-sex school and
ii. mixed school

Should this be a criteria for school selection?
can't help but notice many of the top IP schs / band 1 schs are single-sex

RI, RGS, HCI, NYGH, ACS(I), SJI, Cedar, SCGS, MGS, Catholic High, Victoria, Crescent, TKGS, St Nicholas

Co-ed includes: RV, Dunman High, Anderson, Xinmin, BPGH, Anglican, Nan Hua

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/743914https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/743914Tue, 10 Apr 2012 12:44:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Merits of single-sex school and mixed school on Tue, 10 Apr 2012 07:07:59 GMT]]>:evil: well, even during our time, we had boy-boy or girl-girl relations ...maybe not real dating but still enough of a distraction. 🆒

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/743792https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/743792Tue, 10 Apr 2012 07:07:59 GMT