Mobile phone bans to come into effect in NSW public high schools

New South Wales Premier Chris Minns learns how to check a phone in during a visit to Condell Park High School, Monday, April 03, 2023. NSW high schools will begin discussing ways to enforce a state-wide mobile phone ban to soon come into effect to improve children's learning outcomes. (AAP Image/Steven Saphore) NO ARCHIVING Source: AAP / STEVEN SAPHORE/AAPIMAGE

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The newly-elected New South Wales government has moved quickly on an election promise, banning mobile phones in public high schools from later this year.

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Before public high school, the mobile phone ban is already in place in the NSW primary schools, and in every Australian jurisdiction except Queensland and Tasmania.
Research from Spain and England shows positive impacts on students' well-being, bullying, and educational outcomes.
Some parents and students favour the mobile phone ban, but there are still skeptics.

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