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2017 - Together in Learning – Together in Life. Co-education at Barker College – transition from 2018.

21 February 2017 by Dr Brad Merrick

Together in Learning – Together in Life

Co-education for the whole school at Barker.

The Council of Barker College are delighted to announce that commencing 2018, Barker will begin the transition to full coeducation. It is a very exciting time in the history of our School. This move will complete the Barker coeducation story which began in 1890 when girls were part of the first enrolment of the School and then continued in 1975 when girls were enrolled into the Senior School.

We are focused on the future; we want all Barker students to come together to make the world a fairer place and this commitment to justice and equity begins at school. Coeducation prepares students for life beyond the Mint Gates and therefore a Barker College education prepares students for life. More information can be found here.

About the Author : Dr Brad Merrick

Brad Merrick was the immediate past Director of the Barker Institute & Director of Research in Learning at Barker College. He has a keen interest in emerging technologies, professional learning and creative pedagogy. His doctorate investigated the relationship between student self-efficacy and self-regulation in creative learning environments. His professional experience in education has also involved casual academic roles at the University of Sydney, University of NSW, UWS and the UQ. He has held the post of President of the Australian Society of Music Education and also sits on the Committee of the International Commission for Music in School Teacher Education. He is now a Senior Lecturer in Performance Teaching at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music.