I went to Newington and want my son to learn with girls. Here’s why

Samantha HutchinsonNational reporter

Updated Dec 8, 2023 – 3.36pm, first published at 3.21pm

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Adam Vine-Hall is excited. The data analytics executive loved his time at Sydney’s exclusive boys-only Newington College, but wanted his son to attend a co-educational school.

He now has the option of sending the toddler to his alma mater, after Newington’s school council announced three weeks ago it would go fully co-educational by 2033.

Samantha Hutchinson is the AFR's National Reporter. Most recently, she was CBD columnist for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. Before that, she covered Victorian and NSW politics and business for The Australian, the AFR and BRW Magazine. Connect with Samantha on Twitter. Email Samantha at samantha.hutchinson@afr.com.au