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SINGAPORE – Starting April 1 next week, all schools will conduct one day of home-based learning a week, in the light of the recent spike of Covid-19 cases in Singapore.
Primary schools will do so on Wednesdays, secondary schools on Thursdays, and junior colleges and centralised institutes on Fridays.
Education Minister Ong Ye Kung said on Friday (March 27) that this move will better prepare parents and students for more days of home-based learning if and when required.
Schools will also stagger dismissal times to reduce the congestion when students take public transport or the school bus home.
Singapore has ramped up measures over the past few weeks progressively to curb the spread of the virus, said Mr Ong.
“So likewise, for schools, which are a major part of people’s lives, we have also been stepping up (measures). So we will not want to do something dramatic, sudden, that will result in school closure,” he said.
“We still have options. We are not like many countries, where they are forced into sudden school closures.”
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