原文链接：https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/why-do-private-girls-schools-outrank-boys-when-it-comes-to-the-hsc-20220608-p5as14.html
Sydney’s most affluent suburbs are home to some of its oldest schools, which have been educating the sons or the daughters of the families who can afford them for generations.
The girls’ schools and boys’ schools have similar price tags – some recently breached the $40,000-a-year mark – and students from a similar demographic, but their academic results tend to be different. When it comes to top achievers in the HSC, the girls’ schools far outshine the boys’.
The reasons are complex and contested. Some say the same factors that lower boys’ achievement across the board are at play, such as slower maturity and the mandatory inclusion of English in the HSC, which favours girls.
Others say boys’ schools still focus on producing all-rounders, while the girls’ schools’ have a stronger emphasis on academic results to prepare their students for a greater challenge in the workforce.
“Girls leave [their single-sex] school with the understanding that life beyond school is still markedly unequal for women, but equipped with the confidence and self-belief to meet that head-on,” said Loren Bridge, the executive officer of the Alliance of Girls’ Schools Australasia.
Among the top 50 schools in the HSC last year there were 20 non-selective girls’ schools, including Kambala, Meriden, Abbotsleigh, SCEGGS Darlinghurst and Ravenswood, and just two non-selective boys’ schools, Knox and Cranbrook.
There were 12 non-selective girls’ schools ahead of the highest-ranked non-selective boy’s school, Knox Grammar. In the top 10, which were mostly selective schools, there were four co-ed, three boys’ and three girls’ schools.
This reflects University Admissions Centre data across the HSC cohort, revealed by the Herald, that boys and girls achieve similarly only at the very top and bottom of the Australian Tertiary Admission Rank scale, and girls dominate the rest.
Outranked
Graph shows the HSC ATARs along the bottom and the number of students who achieved that rank, by gender (2020 results)
However, some also say these sandstone, high-fee boys’ and girls’ schools also have different approaches to education that exacerbates the disparity in their results.
One principal, who has run both girls’ and boys’ colleges, said many boys’ schools still had a philosophy of producing all-rounders, while at girls’ schools, parents and the school’s board had higher academic expectations.
“Parents are still happy for their son to be a good all-rounder and play in the first XV, while many parents did not care if their daughter did netball, they wanted [an ATAR of] 98,” he said.
Sport is not mandatory at most girls’ schools; at boys’ schools, it is. Teachers at boys’ schools are often called upon to coach teams. “[Boys’ schools need to] move very quickly to keeping boys’ sports alive through old boys and professional coaches, and get teachers to focus on teaching and learning,” he said.
Boys’ schools have also been hit harder by COVID-19. In a speech to year 12 parents in March, a recording of which was obtained by the Herald, Shore School headmaster Tim Petterson said the overwhelming pattern in the 2020-21 Higher School Certificate was that “the boys’ schools have gone backwards”.
“Most of these boys’ schools have been impacted by the loss of structure, by all these things boys benefit from, and [COVID-19] has challenged that.” Petterson said the exception was Newington College in Stanmore.
Timothy Wright, the former principal of Shore, said when he led a co-ed school, about two-thirds of the top students were girls. “With those students receiving the same teaching and the same context, I would have said that showed some of those maturity differences.”
He also criticised the mandatory inclusion of English in the HSC, which tends to favour girls. “There’s bias in the system. My view is that if you’re going to have an ATAR, there should be free choice for students to nominate their 10 best units.”
Another boys’ school headmaster said boys would benefit from more flexible and agile structures and practices in education.
“I suspect that the default settings in schools are oriented more towards girls and the ways they learn, rather than boys,” said Tim Bowden, principal of Trinity Grammar.
“In any case, girls seem better able to adapt to the existing structures and practices.”
Bridge said girls’ schools gave students the grit and self-esteem to achieve their potential.
“Whilst we know girls do very well academically at girls’ schools, a good education is also about nurturing the development and growth of confident, resilient and inquisitive global citizens, and creating a connected community where each girl feels she can be herself, is supported and belongs.”
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高考成績高一點不能說明什麼問題????
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有的校长的评论真的很高高在上，什么叫做英语是必修男生考不好就说这个系统有偏向性…那按这个文章的数据女生整体考的好是不是就这个系统完全fail了咱取消女生考试的资格好了……
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不要担心，现在男私校都想改成混校，多招点女生。
再说了私校讲究全面发展，体校不是瞎吹的，我觉得也蛮好。
男孩先把身体锻炼好了， 脑子么，看遗传看命，那也不是题海战术可以改变的。
看了那么多孩子，平时拼命给男孩做题的家长最后还是会被反弹的。 没有用的。
脑子智商早就决定了。
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男私校不都标榜体育活动搞得丰富多彩，家长们选择私校不就是冲着这点去的吗？Seletive中男女校的成绩差异就不太明显，其实每个人每天可支配的时间是固定的，其他活动参加多了，用于学习的时间就少，而语言能力的提升尤其花时间，语言类的课程又没法完全回避，没有捷径可走，所以男校矮女校一头很合理啊，有人既然选择了体校可就没啥可抱怨的。
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大家没注意到顶尖的99以上的还是男生有优势么
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这个真有意思，ATAR五十几分开始到98都是女生占优，特别是七十到九十几那段女生优势巨大，但唯一99以上男生逆袭。而华人家长最看重的也是那个分数段，JR每年有一半考生80多人拿到Atar99以上。
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悉尼最富裕的郊区有一些最古老的学校，这些学校几代人都在教育那些负担得起的家庭的儿子或女儿。
女校和男校的标价相似--有些学校最近突破了每年4万美元的大关--学生的人口结构也相似，但它们的学术成果往往不同。说到在HSC考试中取得优异成绩的学生，女校远远超过了男校。
原因是复杂的，有争议的。一些人说，全面降低男生成绩的因素也在起作用，如成熟度较慢，以及HSC中强制包括英语，这对女生有利。
还有人说，男校仍然注重培养全能型人才，而女校则更强调学术成果，为学生在工作中迎接更大的挑战做准备。
"澳大利亚女子学校联盟的执行官Loren Bridge说："女孩在离开[单性别]学校时，了解到学校以外的生活对女性来说仍然是明显不平等的，但她们配备了信心和自信心来迎战这种情况。
在去年HSC排名前50的学校中，有20所非选择性女校，包括Kambala、Meriden、Abbotsleigh、SCEGS Darlinghurst和Ravenswood，而只有两所非选择性男校，Knox和Cranbrook。
有12所非选择性的女校领先于排名最高的非选择性男校诺克斯文法学校。在排名前10位的学校中，大部分是选择性学校，有4所男女混合学校，3所男校和3所女校。
这反映了《先驱报》披露的大学招生中心在整个HSC群体中的数据，即男孩和女孩只在澳大利亚高等教育录取排名的最顶端和最底端取得相似的成绩，而女孩在其他方面占优势。
排名靠后
图中显示了HSC ATAR的沿底和达到该排名的学生人数，按性别划分（2020年的结果）
然而，也有人说，这些砂岩、高收费的男校和女校也有不同的教育方法，加剧了其结果的差异。
一位既办过女校又办过男校的校长说，许多男校仍有培养全能型人才的理念，而在女校，家长和学校董事会对学术期望值更高。
他说："家长们仍然乐于让他们的儿子成为一名优秀的全能选手，并在第一轮比赛中出场，而许多家长并不关心他们的女儿是否打网球，他们希望[ATAR达到]98分，" 。
在大多数女校，体育不是强制性的；而在男校则是。男校的教师经常被要求担任球队教练。"他说："[男校需要]迅速采取行动，通过老男孩和专业教练保持男童运动的活力，并让教师专注于教学和学习。
男校受到COVID-19的打击也比较大。在3月份对12年级家长的一次演讲中（先驱报获得了该演讲的录音），Shore学校校长Tim Petterson说，2020-21年高等学校证书的压倒性模式是，"男校已经倒退了"。
"这些男校中的大多数都受到了结构损失的影响，受到了所有这些男孩受益的东西的影响，而[COVID-19]对这一点提出了挑战。" 佩特森说，斯坦莫尔的纽因顿学院是个例外。
肖尔的前校长蒂莫西-赖特说，当他领导一所男女混合学校时，大约三分之二的优秀学生是女生。"在这些学生接受同样的教学和同样的环境下，我会说这显示了其中一些成熟度的差异。"
他还批评了在HSC中强制纳入英语的做法，这往往有利于女孩。"系统中存在偏见。我的观点是，如果你要有一个ATAR，应该让学生自由选择，提名他们最好的10个单元。"
另一位男校校长说，男孩将从更灵活和敏捷的教育结构和做法中受益。
"我怀疑学校的默认设置更倾向于女孩和她们的学习方式，而不是男孩，"三一文法学校校长蒂姆-鲍登说。
"无论如何，女孩似乎更能够适应现有的结构和做法。"
布里奇说，女校给了学生实现其潜力的勇气和自尊心。
"虽然我们知道女孩在女校的学习成绩非常好，但良好的教育也是为了培养自信、有弹性和有好奇心的全球公民的发展和成长，并创造一个连接的社区，让每个女孩感到她可以做她自己，得到支持和归属。"
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社会仍然认为男性在很多方面强于女性，包括工程和管理。
女校的学生不会受到这种偏见的压制。
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高分掐尖的还是男生居多地，不过可能到了中学男生受到的诱惑比较多，包括像打游戏之类啊，体育锻炼啊很容易占据男孩时间。能禁得住考验，合理安排时间的孩子成绩应该都不是问题。
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很残酷的社会现实是，高考成绩女生比男生再好也没用，出来社会后女生还要面临同工不同酬，玻璃天花板的窘境。
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从楼主的图上看，女生参加ATAR的数量远远超过男生啊
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讨论性别的意义在哪里？激化男女对立？
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同意，我也很不喜欢这种论调。女生考分高代表什么？比男生聪明？
现实中尤其是工作场所，有很多性别歧视的地方需要重视和改进，比如男女同工不同酬。但不需要这种新闻来作为证据，像楼上说的，女生比男生聪明，可挣得还少。这两件事根本没有关系
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不是一直这样么。难孩子的成绩是两头的，高分段，低分段，男孩子都多。
女孩子相对文静，听话，而且更在意别人对自己的看法，所以不会掉到很差的部分，中间段更多。总体成绩会好一些。
中国不是也这样的。
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应该这么说，相对男性来说大多数女性更在乎周围人对她的看法，更需要群体认同感。所以在学校这样一个完全荣誉激励，没有实质性奖励的地方，女性普遍比男性表现更好。
但是到了社会竞争，有了金钱这个激励制度，有些男性开始有能动性了。而且男性普遍胆子更大，更不在意周围人看法的特点，反而在让他们更果断，脸皮更厚，有利于社会竞争，更容易抓住机会。
所以学校里成绩好，并不能代表女性工作能力比男性强
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说一下，每年医学生录取也是女性比男性多
Overall, 2021 females comprised 54.3% of commencing medical students, higher than the 51.0% in 2020.
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是的，这种新闻不知道到底是什么目的。
不如再来一个按照家庭收入，种族，区分成绩高低。
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我家女娃上女子中学，照样天天打游戏。气死
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还真是这样。我大学时，女生考试成绩也比男生好，可是找工作时，人家就是要男生不要女生，嫌女生会怀孕生孩子耽误工作。鄙视链是北京男生>北京女生>外地男生>外地女生。外地学生需要单位提供宿舍，北京生源不需要。唉！不平等永远存在。
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