Mobile Phones Are Now Banned in All NSW Public Schools

The ban will apply during class, recess, and lunch, and schools will determine how they enforce it.

Schoolgirls wait with their mobile phones up for the arrival of Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex at Macarthur Girls High School in Sydney, Australia, on Oct. 19, 2018. Phil Noble - Pool/Getty Images

Students in New South Wales (NSW) public high schools must have mobile phones turned off and out of sight from Oct. 9, the Minns Labor government announced. 

The ban on the use of phones will apply during class, recess, and lunch. Schools will determine how they enforce it and respond to breaches. Students can still carry a phone while travelling to and from school.