boys school

Single-gender male education

A boys school is an educational institution that admits only male students.

Such schools exist at all levels from elementary through secondary education, and were once the norm before coeducation became standard.

He attended an all-boys school through eighth grade.

The apostrophe placement varies: boys school, boys' school, and boy's school all appear in print.

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gender composition

boys schoolgirls school

Female-only educational institution

convent school · finishing school · women's college · girls' school

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boys schoolcoed school

Institution for both sexes

co-ed · coed · comprehensive school

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