S1E91: What happens when single-sex schools go co-ed?

The Straits Times Podcasts · Apr 16, 2026 · 39m

Over the last couple of years, several of Singapore’s well-known boys’ schools have opened their doors to girls.

The latest to join the list is Montfort Junior School. In March, it was announced that the primary school will become co-ed from 2028, while Montfort Secondary School will follow suit by 2034 or earlier.

As such announcements often do, it got people talking – about heritage, cultural identity, and what may be lost when single-sex schools go co-ed.

In this episode, I speak with a former deputy principal at Raffles Girls’ School, an academic from the National…