School students have been given another two weeks of holidays after the Premier announced a delay to the start of the school year.

Term One will now start on February 7 for students in prep to Year 10, while those in Years 11 and 12 will begin remote learning on January 31.

But it’s not good news for all students, with some facing setbacks from the postponement.

University of Southern Queensland education researcher Michele Wright told Spencer Howson younger students will be in for weeks of catch-up.

“Those first two to three weeks of school, you’re establishing those classroom routines, you’re establishing a relationship between the teacher and the student and the parents, and you’re also really establishing where students are at academically, socially, physically, emotionally.

“All those really wonderful routines and time you put into the beginning of the year really sets you in stone for the rest of the year.

“We’re still going to have to do that when we return to school.”

A number of older students who don’t have access to technology will also face an extra hurdle.

“There are still schools within Queensland and again, major regional places, that have access to technology and broadband and internet, where schools yet have not taken that step to bring digital learning in for primary school students.

“It’s really amazing to think if we actually did have one-to-one laptops, even from prep, teachers could actually start developing those relationships with students before formal schooling begins.”

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