PHOTO: NSW Premier has ordered mobile phones out of the classroom. IMAGE: Centre for Independent Studies
Newly elected NSW Premier Chris Minns is following up on an election promise by implementing a ban on mobile phones in public Secondary Schools from Term 4 2023, with the aim to improve students’ learning and social development.
Premier Minns says the Government will commence consultation with schools and discuss plans to implement the ban.
With Mobile phones already banned in primary schools, the NSW Government is aiming to follow the example of South Australia, the Northern Territory, Victoria and Western Australia who already have this policy in place…