Petition · past parliament
Less homework for children in high school aged 11-16
Rejected
10 signatures
What the petition asks
Because children spend just over 30 hours a week in school and are then expected to go home to do homework and therefore struggle to find the time to do more active things like sports or hobby’s because they have to go home and spend time every night doing work that they have been doing all week
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 11 Jul 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 29 Jul 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
10
Status
Rejected
Rejected
29 Jul 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.