Ireland should be phasing out “totally unnatural” single-sex schools, according to Newstalk Breakfast presenter Shane Coleman.
He was speaking after Newstalk reporter Sarah Madden spoke to principals all over the country to find out why single-sex schools remain such a large part of the Irish education system.
Earlier this year, St Joseph’s School in Dublin announced plans to admit girls for the first time in its 134-year history.
Shane said it’s now time for schools all over the country to follow its lead.
“It’s something I feel pretty strongly about,” he said.
“I think all schools, ideally, should be co-ed. If you look across Europe, in the vast, vast majority of countries, schools - certainly State-funded schools - are all co-ed.
“I just think it makes much more sense. It is much more natural and I think it helps both boys and girls.”
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