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They say that while homework can be handy for high school students, primary school kids aren't necessarily getting that much out of it. They reckon it's taking away from their after-school down time. They're not necessarily learning that much more doing it and that it's causing more stress for kids, parents and teachers than it's worth.

Video Player failed to load. Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. A few primary schools in Western Australia have decided to stop assigning students homework. We've looked into the arguments for and against it, plus we found out how some of you feel about it.

KID 1: I'd say overall a ban on homework is a bad idea because school's meant to be a time for people to be learning and it's like a pathway to their future career. KID 3: I think it could be a good idea, so people can get out more but I think it also means students have to work harder at school and be on task more.

Yeah, well, there's a reason that exists. Homework isn't exactly the funnest thing in the world. But most of you would be pretty used to it by now. KID 1: I do about three hours of homework during the week and probably about one to two hours on the weekend.