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

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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Key Points

• 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.