CO-ED Final 3 - Lower Canada College

Equality
Both girls and boys at co-ed schools have positive self-images; are socially In addition, students at independent co-ed schools overwhelmingly agreed
well adjusted; and enjoy being challenged.
(88%) that they believe their school is a safe environment for all students.
Students at co-ed schools responded in the survey that they make friends
easily with members of the opposite sex and their peers are more likely to
respect members of the opposite sex. Again, student responses confirm that
independent co-ed schools foster an environment that prepares students for
real-world experiences and situations.
Research shows that students attending co-ed schools are much more likely
to discuss ideas from their homework with opposite-sex friends (83%) than
students in other school environments. This interaction results in exposure to
a greater diversity of views and opinions as they share ideas with their peers.
HOW CONFIDENT ARE YOU THAT YOU WILL BE ACADEMICALLY
PREPARED FOR UNIVERSITY WHEN YOU GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL?
CANADIAN STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARDS
GENDER ROLES AND OPPORTUNITIES
STUDENTS ATTENDING
TOTAL
“CONFIDENT”
CO-ED
SINGLE-SEX
Independent, Co-ed
56%
38%
94%
Independent Public Independent Public,
Girls Only
Independent, Single-Sex
Public, Co-ed
50%
40%
44%
50%
94%
90%
“Most of the boys 76% 68% 56% 54%
I know respect girls”
Public, Girls only
38%
53%
91%
“Most of the girls 80% 73% 62% 61%
I know respect boys”
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
VERY CONFIDENT
SOMEWHAT CONFIDENT