NSW caps classroom screen time to 15 minutes a day from 2028
Kindergarten to year 2 students will be limited to 15 minutes daily on devices in NSW schools.
NSW schools will cap daily screen time starting from 2028, with the youngest students limited to just 15 minutes a day. Kindergarten to year 2 students get 15 minutes; years 3-4 get up to 30 minutes; years 5-6 get 45 minutes.
High school students can use devices for between a quarter and half of each subject's class time. The government also recommends at least one hour of pen-and-paper learning every day.
Education Minister Prue Car said research shows students are spending as much as seven hours daily on screens while reading and writing skills decline. Victoria has introduced similar limits, and the federal education minister has suggested students may need a digital detox.
- 15 minutes daily
- Kindergarten to year 2
- 2028
- Implementation date
- seven hours daily
- Current screen use
- Prue Car
- Education minister
Why it mattersResearch shows reading and writing skills are going backwards as students spend excessive time on screens.
AustraliaEvery NSW school will implement screen limits, and Victoria is introducing similar rules.
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