Coronavirus Home-based learning

Students, parents say HBL is beneficial, but can be challenging for some families

Secondary schools and junior colleges will start having one day of home-based learning every two weeks for some levels from Term 3 of next year. PHOTO: ST FILE
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For 13-year-old Teng Xin Rui, more days of schooling from home will mean more days of sleeping in.

The Secondary 1 student at Bedok South Secondary School has to wake up at 5.30am to make it in time for school, something that many students here face on a daily basis.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on December 30, 2020, with the headline Students, parents say HBL is beneficial, but can be challenging for some families. Subscribe