Single sex secondary schools seem to be a better environment for boy's learning.

A study commissioned by the Association of Boys' Schools of New Zealand has found boys in single sex schools are 20 percent more likely to get University Entrance than co-ed boys.

It also finds boys at co-ed schools were twice as likely to leave school with no qualifications.

The data was taken from boys who left school between 2017 and 2021.

Headmaster at Auckland's Westlake Boys' David Ferguson told Tim Dower the data is very convincing.

He says the findings apply no matter the background, decile level or ethnicity.

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