All girl Advantage

There are distinct advantages offered by all-girl independent schools. The results of numerous studies conducted in North America, Britain and beyond have been published in major newspapers, and in leading periodicals including Time magazine, Psychology Today, the Journal of Education Research, Education Week and the American Journal of Education. These articles and studies provide valuable information

Research Studies & Articles

Why Single-Sex Schooling has Global Appeal Globe & Mail - September 17, 2009 Putting Single-Sex Schooling Back on Course (52K) Education Week - December 6, 2006 Schools get full marks for separating the boys from the girls (20K) Vancouver Sun - November 16, 2006 Feds boost same-sex schooling (42K) CS Monitor – May 8, 2002 JoAnn Deak, Ph.D.

Other Sites of Interest

National Association for Single Sex Public Education www.singlesexschools.org The National Coalition of Girls Schools www.ncgs.org The Deak Group www.deakgroup.com

In co-ed schools:

girls are ahead of boys in the early grades in reading, writing and math, yet by the end of high school boys are scoring higher

The science gap between boys and girls in co-ed high school is increasing

as girls enter adolescence years, self esteem drops as a result of school experience

The studies also show that girls in all-girl schools:

do better all-round academically and in examinations for university entrance

are more likely to choose math and science courses and excel in them

are more likely to go on to post secondary education

have a greater sense of self esteem

have less stereotyped views of men's verses women's occupations

Other studies have surveyed women years after they graduated from all-girl schools relative to their counterparts from similar co-educational institutions.

The study results indicate that the graduates from all-girl schools are:

much more likely to graduate from college or university

more likely to obtain doctorates

more likely to be professionals or hold executive
or managerial positions in business

more financially successful

more active in community organizations