5 Reasons to Choose a Girls' School

Many parents believe that girls learn differently from boys and that a daughter will flourish at girls’ school more than at a coeducational school. Here are five reasons to consider when choosing a boarding school for your daughter.

1. She will have fewer distractions

It’s obvious but the inherent distractions which occur when you mix adolescent boys and girls together in a coeducational school just do not happen in a girls' school. There will be time enough later for the distractions boys provide. Fewer distractions mean your daughter can focus on her education, enjoying sport and other activities and finding out who she is.

2. She will benefit from teachers who specialise in teaching girls

Teachers in a girls' school are there because they believe in single gender education. They appreciate how girls learn and they understand the nurturing and encouragement a girl needs in order to achieve her full potential.

3. She will benefit from a focussed educational environment

The sole focus of a girls’ school is on meeting the needs of the girls rather than boys and girls.

4. Her career aspirations will be encouraged not discouraged

Your daughter will be encouraged to be all she can be at a girls’ school. She will be encouraged to learn she can do anything and achieve everything – even becoming the president of a multi-national company or the president of a country.

5. "When girls go to single gender schools, they stop being the audience and become the players." - Robin Robertson

This is one of the most compelling reasons for choosing a single gender school for your daughter.