The Queensland Government has released a Homework in State Schools policy that sets out guidelines for homework, including the amount of time students should spend on homework each week.The policy recommends the following maximum homework hours over a week:

In the Prep Year, generally students will not be set homework.

Years 1-3: Could be up to but generally not more than 1 hour per week.

Years 4-5: Could be up to but generally not more than 2-3 hours per week.

Years 6-7: Could be up to but generally not more than 3-4 hours per week.

A copy of the policy is available for download here.