Is attending an all girls school is beneficial to the girls?

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There is a debate as to whether attending an all girls school is beneficial to the girls attending these single sex schools. As a pupil at one such school I am in the position to express an opinion on what I think are the main advantages of attending such a school.

As someone who enjoys sports I am glad I chose a girls school because there is much more focus on girls sports, whereas in a mixed school there is more focus generally on male sports such as rugby.

At a girls school I know that I would be able to focus on my work in class more diligently because I would find myself less distracted by the members of my class as they are of the same gender as me.

I chose a girls school because I feel as a boarder that it is more understanding of girls problems that they may face in adolescence. The school will have always dealt with teenage girls and therefore be more knowledgeable in the pastoral care aspect of school life. As many mixed schools have begun letting girls into the schools relatively recently and as a result