CELPIP Writing Task 2 · survey response

Survey: later school start time or free after-school clubs

Your local school board has extra funding for high schools next year. It is asking parents, students and community members which change would benefit students most.

How should the school board use the extra funding for high schools?

Option A: Later start time. Classes would start at 9:15 a.m. instead of 8:20 a.m. The money would pay for changes to school bus schedules.

Option B: Free after-school clubs and tutoring. Every high school would offer free clubs and tutoring until 5:30 p.m., four days a week, run by paid staff.

Choose the option you prefer and explain why. Write about 150–200 words.

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Tips for this prompt

Consider different groups: teenagers who need sleep, parents who work late and students with part-time jobs.
Use your own experience as a parent, student or neighbour to give a specific example.
Explain how your choice would affect grades, health or safety, not only convenience.

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Sample at about CLB 7163 words · chooses B: Free after-school clubs and tutoring

In my opinion, the school board should use the money for after-school clubs.

I have two children in high school. Me and my wife both work until 5 o'clock, so after school our kids are alone at home. Usually they just play video games or use phone for many hours. If there is free clubs and tutoring, they can do something more useful, like sports, music or homework with help from teacher.

Tutoring is very important for students who have problem in some subjects. My son is weak in math, but private tutor is too expensive for us, it costs $50 for one hour. If the school gives free tutoring, it will help a lot of families like us.

About option A, I know teenagers like to sleep late. But if the school starts later, it also finishes later. Then they have less time after school for activities or part-time job.

So I choose option B, because it help students and also parents.

Why about CLB 7: The choice is supported with family examples and a point against the other option, but the development is simple. Errors such as "Me and my wife", "use phone", "If there is free clubs", "have problem in" and "it help" are noticeable.

Sample at about CLB 9168 words · chooses A: Later start time

I believe the school board should choose Option A and start classes later.

As the parent of a sixteen-years-old, I have seen how tired teenagers are in the morning. My daughter has to wake up at 6:30 to catch the bus, and she often goes to school without eating breakfast. I have read that teenagers' bodies naturally want to sleep later, so an early start time is not ideal for them.

If classes started at 9:15, students would get more sleep and be more awake and focused in their first classes. I think this would help them do better at school and might also improve their mood and health.

The after-school clubs are a good idea as well, and I know they would help some families. However, many students already have activities, sports or part-time jobs after school, so not everyone would use them. A later start time would benefit every single student.

That is why I think Option A is the best use of the extra money.

Why about CLB 9: Clear and fluent, with a relevant personal example. The benefits are stated generally and the effect on bus schedules or after-school jobs is not discussed; "sixteen-years-old" should be "sixteen-year-old".

Sample at about CLB 11176 words · chooses B: Free after-school clubs and tutoring

I'd ask the board to fund free after-school clubs and tutoring, even though I appreciate the case for a later start.

Between 3:00 and 5:30, many teenagers in our neighbourhood are on their own. My wife and I both work until five, and our fifteen-year-old son spends those hours mostly on his phone. Supervised clubs would give students like him somewhere to be, and for some families that alone would be a safety benefit.

The tutoring matters even more. Our son struggles with Grade 10 math, and private lessons at around fifty dollars an hour are out of reach for us, as they are for many families. Free help from paid staff four afternoons a week could narrow the gap between students whose parents can buy support and those whose can't.

A later start would certainly help tired teenagers, but it would push the whole day later, squeezing part-time jobs, sports and family time into the evening. Clubs, by contrast, add opportunities without taking any away.

For those reasons, Option B seems the more equitable investment.

Why about CLB 11: The argument moves from safety to equal opportunity and answers the other option convincingly. "Those whose can't" should be "those who can't".

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