Australian women were more inclined to stay and excel in school as compared to their male counterparts, according to results of a new study released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

The main reason is because "girls are much more forgiving when the structure of a lesson is less clearly defined," which Tim Jurd, principal of Homebush Boys, said can be attributed on the higher patience level and flexibility of females.

"Boys need highly structured lessons, with clear expectations, with goals and outcomes explicitly articulated in order to connect with learning," Mr Jurd was quoted by Fairfax Media as saying in his observations on the Gender Indicator report completed by ABS.

The same difference in mental and emotional dispositions were also key in determining why males to commit more mistakes as compared to females, with the ABS study establishing too that men are more likely to commit grave errors that could lead them to serve jail time.

In terms of both physical and mental health comparisons, men were more susceptible to serious medical conditions with more male deaths occurring due to cancer or heart conditions, the ABS report said.

More men have the propensity to contemplate and commit suicide, underscoring the report's findings that in terms of mental stability, women clearly have the edge over men.

The same mental fitness is the major weapon of women in enduring the rigorous training required in acquiring higher education, area which females dominate by up to 41 per cent who belong to age bracket of 25 through 29, the ABS said.

Only 30 per cent of males excel in the same field, the government report said.

Even prior to the college or university years, only 75 per cent of boys who entered the secondary stage went on reach year 12 while in the case of girls, 84 per cent completed the full course preparatory to specific career trainings.

Since girls were more receptive to learning, as suggested by the ABS report, boys need to be fed by excellent teaching techniques to dissuade them from dropping out of school, which Mr Jurd blamed on what he called as puberty crossroad, where a degree of 'unlearning' happens to a good number of young males.

"Boys make the gains in later adolescence but there are some students who have lost the habit and it can be quite hard to regain," he explained.

But all is not lost for struggling boys, according to Chris Cawsey of Rooty Hill High, who is firmly convinced that "there are multiple (success) pathways and it is not just about degree qualifications."

Mr Cawsey told The Age that based on his experience as school principal, "a lot of men who leave (school) do a trade and go on to be very successful," proving that school drop outs should not be consigned as automatic losers.

In the case of Rooty Hill High, Mr Cawsey stressed that "we put a lot of effort into personalising learning. Where does that student want to go, where does the family want them to go and then we try and get them there."

Such approach, he added, could take away significant numbers of men from the trouble list, which is perennially populated in high numbers by males, young and old, the ABS report said.