coed school

Both sexes attend

A coed school is an educational institution that admits both male and female students.

The term distinguishes such schools from single-sex institutions: She transferred from an all-girls academy to a coed school.

Also spelled co-ed.

The word coed itself originally referred to a female student at a coeducational institution.

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