A point system for girls: The worksheet boys were given in an Australian classroom.

"Build a bitch."

That's how some male students at a school on Sydney's Northern Beaches described a task given to them last week, in an exclusive obtained by Sydney Morning Herald.

The Year 10 boys at St Luke’s Grammar School were asked to use a points system to choose the qualities they wanted in a girl - with no apparent consideration for the fact some of the boys might not be heterosexual. 

High on the points list was a female's virginity, whilst the quality of being "generous" was ranked among the least important. 

Journalist Jordan Baker reports the girls at the co-ed school were meanwhile taught the value of abstaining from sex until marriage. 

This exercise👇 was given to Year 10 boys at St Luke’s Anglican Grammar School, teaching the boys how to choose a girlfriend. The qualities listed speaks volumes about how girls are perceived and what is being valued. #education #sexism #religion pic.twitter.com/Mdrf5iegxh

— Peter Murphy (@PeterWMurphy1) June 22, 2021

Along with virginity, the qualities worth six points were "popular," "good looking," and "strong Christian," as well as "loyalty," "intelligent," and "trustworthy".

"Great kisser," "good pedigree," and "owns a car," were worth three points.

Worth just one point included "sincere and serious," "adventurous," "similar beliefs," and "cares for the world".

According to the publication, the school's headmaster Geoff Lancaster sent a letter to parents on Friday, apologising for the inappropriate material, and said the teacher is "is very sorry for the offence he has caused and saddened to think that the way this discussion was framed has upset our students".

Since Fairfax's publication of the list, criticism of the task has been swift. 

Here's how people are responding on Twitter.

This is grotesque. Girls don’t need to be rated by boys; doing so encourages misogyny, and the commodification and objectification of women.

Also, PEDIGREE? Women are not Labradors. pic.twitter.com/a7knABtpBV

— Anita (@Anita__Stubbs) June 22, 2021

Disgusting - no surprise that Australia has such astounding toxic masculinity and shameful rates of violence against women - St Luke’s Grammar School asked boys to use rating system on girls, female students taught to keep virginity #auspol https://t.co/MGc4xWnVtb

— Lisa Toohey (@TooheyL) June 22, 2021

I seriously don’t even know where to start with this….apart from trying to understand what sort of 17th century minds came up with this?

And why are we letting them near young, impressionable male minds in 2021? https://t.co/YGmdalppOj

— Lisa Wilkinson (@Lisa_Wilkinson) June 22, 2021

And why do they receive taxpayer support?

— Jane Caro (@JaneCaro) June 22, 2021

Sydney school teaches boys to value virginity in a girl (why does that concept even exist anymore) 6 times more than ‘cares for the world’.

Whilst simultaneously teaching girls to guard their virginity.

I feel sick 😞#misogyny pic.twitter.com/U0z00q7AwD

— Dr Kate 🌏🐀🌏🐀 (@duskywhalerkate) June 22, 2021

It’s alarming how far behind societal values some are, many of them living in a religious bubble. They shouldn’t be let anywhere near children.

— barry furness (@barryfurness2) June 22, 2021

Just fired off an email to St Luke's senior leadership team & board incl.

Haven't girls & women suffered enough?

What you should be teaching boys is to value & respect girls & women as equals on every level. Our virginity is our business not boys or men#enoughisenough

— Sue Barrett Better Business for Sustainable World (@SueBarrett) June 22, 2021

Also prescribes the students must be heterosexual? Like, do they ask the gay kids to leave the room whilst doing this exercise? 🤷‍♀️

— 💋Annabelle The Rose 🌹🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈✨ (@AnnabelTheRose) June 22, 2021