Why do we have single sex schools? What’s the history behind one of the biggest debates in education?
- Written by Jessica Kean, Lecturer in Gender and Cultural Studies, University of Sydney
When students walked through the sandstone gates of Sydney’s Newington College for the first day of school last week, they were met by protesters.
A group of parents and former students had gathered outside this prestigious school in the city’s inner west, holding placards decrying the school’s decision to become fully...