A school on Australia’s Gold Coast is to provide breakfast for students, in a bid to improve performance in exams.
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Staff at the Upper Commera State College have expressed concerns that pupils do not perform to their full potential in important tests because they have not had a decent breakfast, reported the Gold Coast Bulletin.
In an extension to a breakfast program already established in many schools, the college will offer a breakfast of bacon and egg muffins, cereal, yoghurt, fruit, juice and milk before the start of the forthcoming Year 7 numeracy and literacy tests.
Almost a quarter of upper primary school children across the state are believed to skip breakfast, something that principal Lee Callum sees as a concern.
“It’s disappointing because it’s been proven how important it is for students to eat breakfast, and a healthy breakfast.
“We are hosting this breakfast as a way to both ensure the kids are well fed on this significant day, and to teach them good eating habits,” Callum said.
