Mixed or single-sex schools?

Two secondary school principals join Louise to discuss one of the big questions for parents, and students, when it comes to selecting a secondary school. Louise chats to secondary school principals Alan Mynes, Ballymakenny College, Drogheda and Seán Stack, St Joseph's, Fairview, Dublin who share their experiences and discuss mixed and single-sex schools. Seán’s father was a teacher and he attended mixed schools at primary and secondary level. St Joseph’s began to accept girls this year and he explains “there wasn't a moment that we said, oh we're going co-ed. There probably was a moment we said, well, hold on a second, why are we not looking at this?” Ballymakenny College is a mixed school but Alan went to single sex at primary and secondary level and he is, as it happens, a past pupil of St Joseph’s, Fairview! He says it comes back to “if a student is happy, regardless of whether it's co-ed or single sex,” that there are different school models and, “there's a school for everybody.” Both tell Louise about the teachers they remember fondly from their school days.

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Mixed or single-sex schools? is an episode from Teachers Inspire Ireland by Teachers Inspire Ireland.

This episode is 24:27 long.

This episode was published on Nov 2, 2023.

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