co-educational

A co-educational school has both boys and girls in the same classroom.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Relating to the education of both males and females together: "co-educational" describes a system, institution, or activity where male and female students are taught jointly in the same classes or school.

Usage Examples

• (They admit both boys and girls to study together.)
• (It began allowing male and female students to study together.)
• (Mixed-gender learning environments foster cooperation.)

Advanced Usage

• "co-educational institution": a school, college, or university that educates both male and female students together.

  • The new academy is a co-educational institution. (It accepts students of all genders.)

• "co-educational setting": an environment where males and females learn side by side.

  • Research shows benefits of a co-educational setting for social development. (Mixed-gender classrooms can improve interpersonal skills.)

Variants and Related Words

• Co-education (noun): the system of educating males and females together.

  • Co-education is common in public schools today. (The practice of teaching both genders jointly.)

• Co-educate (verb): to educate males and females together.

  • The school decided to co-educate students from primary level onward. (To teach boys and girls in the same classes.)

Synonyms

• Mixed-gender education: education that includes both male and female students.
• Integrated schooling: schooling where students of different genders learn together.

Related Idioms

• Single-sex vs. co-educational: a common comparison in education debates.
  • Parents often choose between single-sex and co-educational schools. (They decide whether their children should learn in gender-segregated or mixed environments.)

Phrasal Verbs

• Go co-educational: to change from a single-sex system to a mixed-gender one.
  • The college went co-educational in the 1990s. (It started admitting both male and female students.)