Petition · past parliament
Remove religion as a mandatory subject from school and replace with life skills.
Closed
33 signatures
What the petition asks
At the moment, schools are required to provide religious education. I believe this lesson should be removed and replaced with a requirement to teach life skills.
Whether you believe in religion or not, you have to agree that time is better spent with teachers instructing students on how to do things like first aid, and pay their mortgages. Most lessons are already a waste of time, but let's start with the worst one and replace it with something useful
Timeline
| 2 Mar 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 2 May 2017 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
33
Status
Closed
Opened
2 Mar 2017
Closed
2 May 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.