Students' Usage of School-Issued Devices for Non-educational Purposes by Bypassing Restrictions Placed

Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Education with regard to school-issued devices given out in secondary schools, over the past five years, what is the data on (i) students' usage of these devices for gaming and social media instead of on educational purposes (ii) the number of school-issued devices that were intentionally reset back to factory settings by students to bypass restrictions and (iii) the number of students who managed to bypass restrictions placed on the school-issued devices using other methods.

This Question has been addressed in the Ministry of Education's response to Parliamentary Question No 42 at the 11 November 2024 Sitting and Member may refer to the response. [Please refer to "Ensuring Proper Use of Personal Learning Devices in Schools to Effectively Support Students' Learning", Official Report, 11 November 2024, Vol 95, Issue 145, Written Answers to Questions for Oral Answer not Answered by End of Question Time section.]