1.
boys' school; all-boys school
A school that only admits male students. In Japan, single-sex schools exist mainly at the private middle school and high school levels.
彼は男子校に通っている。
He attends a boys' school.
男子校から共学に変わる学校が増えている。
More and more schools are changing from all-boys to co-ed.
男子校で六年間過ごしたので、大学に入るまで女子と話す機会がほとんどなかった。
Since I spent six years at an all-boys school, I had almost no opportunity to talk with girls until I entered university.
USAGE:
男子校 is short for 男子学校. In Japan, single-sex schools are primarily private and often have long histories and traditions.
RELATED TERMS:
- 女子校 (girls' school)
- 共学 (co-educational school)
- 別学 (single-sex education)
NOTE:
Many traditional 男子校 in Japan have been converting to 共学 in recent decades due to declining birth rates and changing social norms.