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24 ST EDWARD’S CHRONICLE

In 1997, St Edward’s became fully co-educational, having already been accepting girls into the Sixth Form since 1982, making it one of the earlier adopters of mixed-sex education (earlier, it should be noted, than some of the Oxford colleges). Such a pioneering approach persists today, most notably in the form of the uniquely integrated co-ed boarding houses, which are fully co-residential in the Sixth Form. Co-education at St Edward’s By James Bowen, St Edward’s Fellow in English

Jeremy Berkin and Alea Bond enjoy a conversation as they cross the Quad