Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Momentum Workout · 2026-11-11

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

In many parts of the world girls and boys are educated together in co-educational or mixed schools. Some people think that girls and boys benefit from being educated separately in single-sex schools. To what extent do you agree with this view?

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience. Write at least 250 words.

Student answer (Band 5.5)

All around the world there are schools where girls and boys are educated together. Some people believe though that girls and boys benefit from being educated separately. I think that these single-sex schools are a thing from the past and mixed schools the better system.

However, boys and girls schools also have advantages on co-educational schools. These benefits might not be that noticable in a normal class room. I believe that the positive aspekts for the boys and girls shows when looking at sports or PE classes. Here it is way easyer for the teacher to look after the needs of every class memeber than it would be in a mixed school. Boys and girls are often on different physical levels or are more interressted in oposite sports. To manage all these different needs and whiches can be a difficult task for a PE teacher. In single-sex schools it is easyer to make everyone happy.

On the other side, we have to ask ourselves if the single-sex school system still alines with the sosiety we live in today. To seperate boys and girls from each other seem a bit out dated. in a world where all genders should have the same rights I think there is no need to seperate different genders at such a young age from another. Girls and boys will finish with the same degrees and the same education. If they do their studies for these exams at different places, I bekieve we send the wrong signal to the world.

In conclusion, there are some specific positive aspects of single-sex schools. The boys and girls might be a bit happier in PE class but I think co-educatinal school are better. It shows a more modern side of our sosiety and treates every gender equaly.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

Your position is clear: you favour mixed schools, while acknowledging that single-sex schools may help teachers meet pupils’ needs in PE. This addresses both sides of the question and gives a relevant reason for your view. However, the discussion is uneven: the PE point is explained through differences in physical levels and sports interests, whereas the argument about equality and social attitudes is asserted more than developed. For example, explain how studying together could prepare students for later workplaces or relationships, or give a specific example to support the claim that separation sends the wrong signal. The conclusion restates your position, but fuller explanation and support for the main arguments would make the response more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall structure, moving from an introduction to a paragraph on possible benefits of single-sex schools, then to your main argument and a conclusion. Signposts such as “However,” “On the other side,” and “In conclusion” help readers follow this progression. Some connections are less clear or sound mechanical: “However” introduces an advantage of single-sex schools, although the opening has not clearly set up a contrast, and “On the other side” is less natural for introducing the opposing consideration. The sentence beginning “These benefits might not be that…” is also difficult to follow. Use more precise links between claims and explanations, and make references such as “Here” and “It” clearly point to a specific idea.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use enough topic-related vocabulary to communicate your position, including “co-educational,” “single-sex,” “degrees,” and “same rights.” There are also attempts at more specific expressions, such as “physical levels” and “send the wrong signal,” though some wording is inaccurate or awkward. Noticeable spelling errors—including “noticable,” “aspekts,” “interressted,” “seperate,” and “sosiety”—reduce the accuracy and polish of the vocabulary. Phrases such as “different needs and whiches” and “a more modern side of our society” are not natural in this context. Build a reliable range of collocations for discussing education and equality, and proofread spelling and word forms so that your meaning is consistently easy to understand.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You use a mixture of simple statements and longer structures, including the conditional “Here it is way easier… than it would be…” and the clause “If they do their studies…”. Most ideas remain understandable, but some grammatical errors affect accuracy. For example, “mixed schools the better system” needs a verb (“mixed schools are the better system”), and “To separate boys and girls… seem” requires subject–verb agreement (“seems”). The construction “boys and girls schools also have advantages on co-educational schools” is also faulty, and the lowercase “in” after a full stop shows inconsistent sentence punctuation. Practise complete sentence structures, agreement, and punctuation, while retaining your attempts at complex sentences.

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