Proposal for Partial Home-based Learning to Reduce Transport Use amid Petrol Price Hikes

Ms Hany Soh asked the Minister for Education whether the Ministry will consider temporarily implementing partial home-based learning in order to reduce transport use amid petrol hikes due to the Middle East situation.

Mr Desmond Lee: Secondary schools and pre-university institutions currently conduct Home-Based Learning (HBL) about once a fortnight. Primary schools do not conduct regular HBL. There is currently no plan to implement additional HBL arrangements because of the increase in petrol prices.

We will continue to monitor the broader economic situation and its impact on families.