Boys At Aussie Religious School Asked To Rank Girls On 'Looks' And 'Virginity'

A prestigious Anglican school on Sydney's Northern Beaches has apologised to students and parents over an exercise given to boys in Year 10.

St Luke's Grammar School separated the boys and girls and gave them different lessons during a Christian studies class.

The male pupils were presented with a points based system where they had to design the perfect girl.

They were given 25 points with which to make the ideal female and had loads of attributes worth different values to make up the tally.

Six points was allocated to the characteristics of popularity, loyalty, attractiveness, strong Christian values and trustworthiness.

There was five points for sense of humour, wisdom, physical fitness; four points for sporting prowess/sexiness, honesty, friendliness; three points for having a 'Good pedigree' (whatever the hell that means in this context...good parents?), ambitiousness, work ethic, and kissing ability.

Only two points was reserved for height, academic accomplishment, social confidence; while students with sincerity, sense of adventure, 'cares for the world' and generosity had one point.

They were meant to combine a bunch of those characteristics to make what they thought would be an ideal woman to ensure there could be a long lasting relationship. Presumably, the exercise was designed to see what boys thought was important versus what was realistic.

While this was going on, the female students were reportedly told to read a bunch of documents about preserving their virginity.

A student told the Sydney Morning Herald they were shocked at the different teaching methods for boys and girls.

"All the girls were disgusted and really offended," they said.

Another pupil described it as a 'build a b***h' exercise.

St Luke's Grammar School headmaster Geoff Lancaster has issued an apology acknowledging the exercise was 'inappropriate'.

"This term the students have been looking at the complex issues of consent and toxic masculinity and contrasting the negative images portrayed in society with god's plan for strong, healthy relationships where people respect each other as equals," he said.

The teacher involved in the lesson has been temporarily suspended while the school carries out an investigation.

Principal Lancaster added that this is an example of 'how the very best intentions can go terribly wrong'.

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Topics: Australia

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