Having classes together is an excellent idea and is successful in most schools. Boys become aware of girls’ abilities and vice versa. A spirit of co-operation and competition thrives in the co-educational system. 

Girls and boys at a self conscious age take extra care of themselves. Growing up together and sharing activities such as dramatics, boarding school, art and other things like socials widen the student’s talents and a healthy atmosphere pervades in all co-educational schools. The spirit of co-operation that grows between boys and girls makes it easier later on to adjust in a mixed society. 

Many of the Public Schools are co-educational and residential schools. Generally living hostels, dining rooms and sports are separate- the boys having their own, and the girls their own- but other activities are common; Hostel mess, the Societies are common; the stage and theatre are common; boarding school, the teachers are the same, the examinations are common to both. 

Films are chosen and shown to a mixed audience; special dinners and socials are together and enjoyed immensely. The morning assembly in all the residential co-educational schools has boys and girls singing and praying together.    

The school environment will have a considerable influence on your child, so it is reasonable to expect the values promoted by the school to at least approximate your own. You need to work out what you want from a school before asking what a school has to offer. Values don’t mean moral and religious values.  

The word can also refer to a range of social issues such as the school’s attitude to affirmative action for girls, Hostel mess, or even something as mundane as the nutrition available at the school mess or canteen. If it’s important to you, it’s not mundane. 

There are also practical points to consider, such as your willingness (or lack of it) to be involved in school related activities. Have you the time to participate in travel arrangements?  

Indian school Hostel, How much time and energy are you prepared to give to the school?

Some schools expect a high level of parent involvement, others less. If you have more than one child, are their needs quite similar or are they likely to attend different schools? If they are, demands on your time will be multiplied.