Co-education 

The Educational Choice
Nowadays, students and parents face some tough decisions when choosing a high school to attend. After all, so many questions exist, yet the question at the forefront of many parents' minds today is what type of education is most beneficial to the overall development of the student, coeducation or same-gender schools?
A sampling of headlines in national publications indicate what Miege has believed all along: that our school as a coeducational institution, best fits the needs of students in three areas: academics, extracurriculars and social development.

"Separate and Unequal?"
"A study finds no evidence that all female classes are better." 
- Newsweek, March 23, 1998

"Report Casts Doubt on the Value of Single-sex Schooling"
 "We need to look at the conditions of good education, rather than whether students are separated by sex."
- Education Week, March 18,1998

"Venusian girls and Martian boys"
"The bottom line is that single-sex education does not make the difference in terms of success ... It's not hard to say 'boys to the left, girls to the right.' It's a fairly quick and fairly cheap way to get a political solution. But it doesn't solve the problem. It's not working."
- The Kansas City Star, 1998

Social Development
Possibly one of the biggest advantages of a coeducational school is that girls and boys are taught to work together to achieve personal and group goals. This in turn develops understanding, mutual respect and admiration for one another. This interaction is indeed one of the most important in life, one which is less likely to be shared in a same-gender school.

At Bishop Miege, boys and girls are able to witness members of the opposite gender in the growth process, at work and at play. They learn to appreciate individual differences through the mutual sharing of ideas and feelings. Through this exchange, an understanding takes place, which breeds respect and unity, two attributes which our world needs.

Coeducational Vision
"Schools which lead the way in developing programs that promote equal opportunities for people of both sexes provide great preparation for the future. Coeducational institutions are the ones that hold the vision of developing men and women who will work side by side in our nation and the world." - Canadian Journal of Education, 1991