SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 11Schools: exceptions
Part 1Sex discrimination
Admission to single-sex schools
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1
Section 85(1), so far as relating to sex, does not apply in relation to a single-sex school.
2
A single-sex school is a school which—
a
admits pupils of one sex only, or
b
on the basis of the assumption in sub-paragraph (3), would be taken to admit pupils of one sex only.
3
That assumption is that pupils of the opposite sex are to be disregarded if—
a
their admission to the school is exceptional, or
b
their numbers are comparatively small and their admission is confined to particular courses or classes.
4
In the case of a school which is a single-sex school by virtue of sub-paragraph (3)(b), section 85(2)(a) to (d), so far as relating to sex, does not prohibit confining pupils of the same sex to particular courses or classes.