Petition · past parliament

Restart EVERY school year from September.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Restart EVERY academic year from September. Creating a “pop-up” classroom in every education facility to accommodate the new Year R intake. This would be used every year until that additional year has completed their education.
To support the educational needs of all students.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign some of these petitions:

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Require schools to allow children the option to retake their year next year: Require schools to allow children the option to retake their year next year

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Timeline

9 May 2020 Petition opened for signatures
8 Jun 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 8 Jun 2020

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.