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Many secondary schools still starting at 7.30am despite green light to start later

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Schools have the flexibility to decide daily start times.

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Bryan Cheong, Ng Wei Kai

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SINGAPORE - When Nanyang Girls' High School pushed back its school start time by 45 minutes to 8.15am five years ago, housewife Kathryn Toh cheered for her daughter, a Secondary 4 student there.
And Mrs Toh, 53, also felt the move was a good one for parents. "It's a win-win," she said.
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