Unauthorized Electronic Device Policy
Find out about the school's rules on unauthorised electronic devices, including when and where students may use them, and what happens if a device is confiscated.
The school DOES NOT allow students to use *unauthorized electronic devices in school.
*Mobile phones, smartwatches, headphones, earbuds etc., that are capable of capturing, storing, displaying and/or transmitting visual, audio or verbal information
1. Reasons for Not Allowing
Examination guidelines state that students are not to be found in possession of unauthorized electronic devices during examinations.
Mobile phone and smart watch with calling and messaging functions are disruptive to teaching and learning in the classroom, as students can be distracted by calls, messages, or using the social media, multimedia and internet functions of these devices.
2. Communicating with Your Child During School Hours
If you need to contact your child during school hours, you could call the General Office at Tel: 63620598. In urgent situations, students are also allowed to make telephone calls from the General Office.
3. Monitoring Your Child’s After School Hours
Many parents have indicated that they wish to monitor their child’s after-school activities through mobile phones. All after-school programmes will be made known in advance via consent forms, and any subsequent changes will be communicated through letters or phone calls. It is also important to inculcate a sense of responsibility in our students and to nurture the habit of informing their parents of their activities and whereabouts.
To ensure a safe and focused learning environment, the following guidelines apply:
Mobile phone / Smart watch with calling and messaging functions must be switched off until the end of school hours, inclusive of any official / school-based programmes / activities / events such as Remedial / Enrichment lessons, CCAs, and Higher Mother Tongue lessons.
After school, with a teacher’s or Staff Member’s permission, your child may switch on their devices (on silent mode only) to contact their parents and at designated call / messaging zones:
a. School bus bay
b. Gate A dismissal area
c. Gate C dismissal area
The use of unauthorized electronic devices is not permitted in any other areas of the school, even after school hours.
4. Confiscation and Collection
If your child is found using an unauthorized electronic device, in breach of the guidelines, the Form Teacher or Staff Member would first confiscate the device, then notify you and make the necessary arrangements for you to collect the device personally.
5. Unauthorized electronic devices lost in school
If your child brings and loses the device in school, he/she is advised to report the incident immediately to any teacher or Staff Member. The school reserves the right not to conduct a search for the lost device as this results in a loss of valuable curriculum time. However, the Form Teacher or Staff Member would inform you of the incident.
Updated on 15/1/2026