Homework
Homework | Preparatory and Junior School
From Kindergarten to Year Six, homework will be set nightly throughout the term. Daily homework should be approximately as follows:
Year 1 | 10 minutes | Year 4 | 30 minutes |
Year 2 | 15 minutes | Year 5 | 30-40 minutes |
Year 3 | 20 minutes | Year 6 | 40-50 minutes |
Weekends are usually free of homework. There may, however, be some occasions when some work is necessary. Parents are asked to support the School in seeing that their son’s homework is attempted and, upon its completion, sign the entry in his Record Book.
Sustained patterns of home study are established in the last years of the Preparatory and Junior Schools. It is helpful for parents to understand the part that homework plays in the academic progress of students, both in consolidating learning outcomes and developing sound routines and skills for personal study.
Middle and Senior School
The purpose of homework in the secondary context is multifaceted:
> to consolidate the day’s learning;
> to deepen understanding in key areas of interest;
> to prepare for the following day’s learning;
> to complete assessment tasks;
> to develop robust personal study habits and time management skills.
Homework is set on a class basis; teachers set homework in response to the needs of their classes and may further differentiate homework to meet the needs of individual students.
The following daily schedule is suggested as a guide to reasonable homework expectations:
> In Year 7, a student should be at his desk for one hour to an hour and a half;
> In Year 8, one and a half hours;
> In Year 9, one and a half to two hours;
> In Year 10, two to two and a half hours;
> In Years 11 and 12 three to four hours.
If a parent feels that their son is receiving too little homework or too much, they should contact the Housemaster to assess the situation.
Last Updated on 24/01/2022
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