One school principal says people would be 'appalled' if the idea of single-sex schools was to be implemented today.
"I just don't think that's fair - I never went to a boys school, but many of my friends went to these schools."Obviously it's a really good idea for Ireland to move towards a co-educational system, we have to be doing it for the right reasons.'More problematic'"Our educational outcomes seem to be quite similar whether we're single-sex or not.
"So you might do just as well in a single-sex school as you would in a mixed school, but - for example - a child who may be identifying as a different gender is definitely going to suffer in a single-sex school." Put to him that the reason for many single-sex environments is linked to the nature of the religious background of the schools, he believes this needs to change as well.
Principal should talk to more people so.