Homework

General Guidelines

Middle School
Year Time limit per day (5 days) Comments
7 & 8 Max 1hr, averaged over a week Students negotiate homework timetable with teachers
9 Max 1.5 hrs, averaged over a week
10 1.5-2hrs; 3 subjects per day. Each single subject to set 2x40 minutes per week
Senior School
11 1.5-2hrs; 3 subjects per day. Each single subject to set 2x40 minutes per week Students negotiate homework timetable with teachers.
12 & 13 2-2.5hrs including work completed in non-contact time Students organize their own homework timetables


Homework allocation per subject for Years 7, 8 & 9

Subject Y7 Y8 Y9
English 2 sessions per week
Maths 1 per week
MFL (2 languages) 10 mins per session, 5 sessions per week 3 sessions per language per fortnight
Science 1 per week 3 per fortnight
History 1 per week
Geography 1 per week, not always needed; full time allocation not always needed
Technology D/T F/T 1 per week each for D/T and F/T; homework forms part of scheme of work
Drama / Music Non-necessary
Art 1 per fortnight 1 per week when necessary
RS 1 per week
ICT 1 per week