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Local School NewsEducationLocal School News Local School NewsBARKER COLLEGE -BARKER COLLEGE -N B E A WR K C E OR E C DO UL L C E A G T E I O - N P L A N R E F L E C T SNEW COEDUCATION PLAN REFLECTS ‘RNEEAWLCLIOFED’ UCATIONPLANREFLECTS‘REAL LIFE’‘REAL LIFE’Barker College, an Anglican day and boarding school on Sydney’sBarker College, an Anglican day and boarding school on Sydney’s North Shore, will transition to a fully coeducational school by 2022.BNaorktehrSCholrleg, we,iallntrAangsiltiicoantdoayfaunlldy cboeadrudcinagtioscnhaol oscl hoonoSlybdyn2e0y2’s2.Building on their existing broad range of personalities,North Shore, will transition to a fully coeducational school by 2022.Building on their existing coeducational program forbroad range of personalities, activities and lessons; andcBoueilduincgatoionntahlepiroegxrisatmingfor Years 10-12, the announcementabcrotiavditireasnagnedolfepsseorsnosn; anlidties, provides positive peer roleYcoeaerdsu1c0a-t1io2n, tahl epraongnroaumncfoerment by Barker College is a future-pacrotividties panosditlievsesopnese;rarnodle models who are both male mprodviedlseswphosiatriveebpoethermroalebYeyaBrsar1k0e-r1C2o, tlhleegaenisnoaufuntcuerme-ent minded approach thatand female.amnoddfelmswalheo. arebothmalembyinBdaerkdearpCporloleagcehitshaftuture-“A coeducational school “aAndcofemduaclea.tionalschoolrecognises the seismic social rmecinodgendisaepspthroeascehistmhaictsocialexperience provides a safe e“Axpceoreiednuceatpioronvaildsecshaoosal fechanges that have occurred crehcaongneiseths atht ehasveeismocicusrorceidalenviironment in whiichyyoouunngg experience provides a safemenevniraoandmwenotminenwnchcaiacnhgyrroouwng umpetnogagnedthweor,mleeanrnctatonwgororrkwk rruepspteoecgcteftuhllelyr,alenadrnaptpoprwreocciraikatteeththeesinscinectehtehsecshcoholobl ebgegananinin11889900.. changes that have occurred“Af“sAtinefrctecratchraerfeusfcluhcloconolsnbisdeidegrearnatitoiinonn1890. ofo“aAfcfatecdaredcmaermiecfirucelrseceosaenrascrihdchearanandtidontohfeacsaudcceemssicorfeoseuarrecxhisatnindg the success of our existingdreiffspeericntgfuvlliye,wapndoianptsptrheactiaetaecthe differing viewpoints that eachcthoedsuccaetisosnomf ooudrel,xitstisincglear coeducation model, it is clearbdirffinegrisn,”gsavyieswPhpiollinptsHtehaathte.“aTche brings,” says Phillip Heath. “Thet c h o a e t d t u h c e a r t i i c o h n r me s o o d u e r l c , e i t s i a s n c d l e a r that the rich resources andebxricnitgins,”gsdayesciPsihoinlliprHoevaidthes. “fTuhlle exciting decision provides fullethxaptetrhienrcicehs arevsaoiluabrclesaatnthde experiences available at thesecxhpoeorilesnhcoeusladvbaeilaobplenatothbeoys school should be open to boyseacxceitsins gtodtehceisBioanrkperoCvoidllesgfeull access to the Barker College“Barker’sascnhdogoilrlsshionualdll ybeaorsp,”esnaytsoPbhoilylisp and girls in all years,” says PhillipaecxcpesrsietnoctehfeoBr arllksetruCdoelnletgs e experience for all students“Barker’s “Barker’sHanedatghi,rlHseinadalol fyeBarsk,”esraCyoslPlehgileli.p Heath, Head of Barker College.eanxpdetrhienircfeamfoirliaelsl,spturodmenottsingcoeducational“HLeifaethis, Hcoeead,”osfaByasrHkeraCtho.llege.and their families, promoting ahnadrmthoeniyr faanmdialiersic, hpraonmdovtiibnrgantcoeducational coeducational“Life is coed,” says Heath. “BLiaferkiesrcCooeldle,”gseayasimHes atothp. repareplan builds on an“Barker College aims to prepare y“BoaurnkgerpCeolplelgeefoarimsutcohpmreopreareharmony and a rich and vibrant hacaarmdeomnyicandacori-cchuarrnicduvlaibr rantanyoung people for much more tyhoaunganpAeToApRleofroer vmeuncfhormliofereatacademic and co-curricular alifceadfoermoiucrasntuddceon-ctsufrroicmulathr eirenvironment that environment thatthauniavnerAsiTtyA.RThoerreevaelnpuforprolifseaotf than an ATAR or even for life atunauivnsecivrhesoirtsoyilt.yiTs.hTteoherseuraeplapplopurutrprsptouosdseeonoftfstaosrcehaocohl tishteoirsfupllportesnttuiadlents a school is to support studentslife for our students from their leifaerlfioesr toyuerasrtsuadsetnhtesyfrgormowthineireceaoarnllifiiedstet nyecearasnads cthahepeyaycgirtroyo”w.winin c“coTonhnfiefidoevnecrcwehaenldmcianapgpaecvititdyy”e.”.nce “f“TrTohme opvaesrtrwanhdelpmrieinsgegnetvfidaidmeeninlciceesifsrotmhapt caosteadnudcaptrioesnepnrtofvaimdeilsies from past and present familiesembraces diversityand equality...”itnotrheeacwhotrhkepirlafcuellapnodteintihaleir to reach their full potentialaannddeqequualailtiyt.y...”..”plan builds on plan builds on an environment thatembraces diversity embraces diversitycinomthme wunoirtkiepsl,aacnedanindbinuitldheinirg in the workplace and in theirthe learning culture rather thansctormonmgurneliatiteios,nasnhdipisnabnudilding aisnthoautsctoaenduincgatpiorneparroavtidoensforcommunities, and in building fsatrmoniligesr.eTlahtiisoinssbheipttsearnpdursuedis that coeducation providesthe gleeanrdneinrgofcustlutudrenrtastihsetrhtehan the learning culture rather thanstrong relationships andifnama ifluiellsy. Tchoiesdisucbaetitoenraplusrestutiendg.tahneoruetasltwanodrlidngthpartelpieasrabteioynonfodr an outstanding preparation forsthtreonggenesdtedreotfesrtmudineintgsfiasctthoer for the gender of students is the astcraodnegmesict dsuectecremssi.nSiyndgnfeaycthoarsforfamilies. This is better pursued Ainpaefruslolyn’csogeednudceartiosnaol lsoenttginegr .the srecahlowool grladteths.aStulireslybtehyiosnd the real world that lies beyondstrongest determining factor for raecmadaeinmeidc stuecacdefsass. tSlydwnedydheads to academic success. Sydney has treramdaitinoendalsmteoadfealstfloyrwdedlidverdintgoin a fully coeducational setting. tAhpeedresotenr’ms gineindgefraicstnoor ilnonthgeiritshtehsecphoroplegracteosn.cSeurrneolyftahnisy the school gates. Surely this gisotohde spcrhoopoelr,”csoanycseHrneaotfha. ny is the proper concern of any Egxotoednsicvheoaocla,”dsaeymsiHc ereasteha. rchA person’s gender is no longer ltihfecdheoteicrems.inWinegnfeaecdtotroinwothrkeirremained steadfastly wedded to strcahdoitoiolingalbmyocdoemlspfaorrisdoenlitvoeringthe determining factor in their tliofegechthoeicretos.mWeakneeaedretsopwecotrfuklgood school,” says Heath. rEexvteanlsivtheatctahdermeiscnreosepaercfehcttraditional models for delivering s s i c mh o i l a o r l i wn g o r b l d y c c o i t mi e s p . a T r h i s e o mn o t o v elife choices. We need to work atongdeitnhcelur stoivemnaakteioanraelscpuelctutfruel”.togBaertkherr’stcoomedaukceaatiorensapl epclatfnul and inclusive national culture”.anbBdauirinlkdceslru’ossncivoaendneuanctviaoitrnioanlmacluepnltlatunre”.tbhuailtdesmobnranceesndviivroernsmityenatnd Barker’s coeducational planExtensive academic research wreavyeainlswthaicththaellrescihsonolspsehrfoeucltdschooling by comparison to tsoimciolaerdwuocarltdiocnitnieost. Tohnelymseotvsesimilar world cities. The move BtoarckoerdCuoclaletgioenanpoatrtofnrolymsetss B i t a mo r k i c l e a o r r e C s d c o h u l l o c e a o g t l e s i o a o n p n a n S r o y t t d f r o n o n e m y l y ’ s s e t sNorth Shore, but it offers much- siBmairlakresrcChololelsgoenapSyadrtnferyo’smnNeoerdthedShcohroei,cbeuftoirtfoaffmeirlisems. uch- similar schools on Sydney’sneeded choice for families.North Shore, but it offers much-ethqautaelimtyb. Irtaoceffsedrsivsetursditeynatsntdhe builds on an environmentreveals that there is no perfect bweayoringawnhisiechd afollrsscthreonoglsthshenoiunlgdwpbaeyrofoirngrmawnahinsiecdhe ifanollrtsesctsrhtesoncogoltrshesesh.noinugld bIpnecrorferogarsmainaignslecyeditifniosrtaespsttpresacnroegnrtehtste.hnaitng ptInhecerrfeoqarumsainlaitgnylcyoeiftitnihsetaeptseptaascrcheoinrtegtsha. natd Itnhcereqausainlitgylyofitthiseatpepacahreingt tahnadtoeqpupaolrityu.nItitoyfftoeresxsptuedrientcsetahe that embraces diversity andopportunity to experience a equality. It offers students theopportunity to experience a the quality of the teaching and needed choice for families.