Is our school week too full?
Week balance planner
Lay out a typical school week, from tuition to sleep. See the free time left, and how sleep, play and screens compare with Singapore’s guidelines.
New to this? Read the short guide first →
Step 2 Your result
Free time left in the week
Our week at a glance
Hours in a typical week, out of 168.
| Part of the week | Hours a week | About a day |
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Against Singapore’s 24-hour guidelines
If the week feels full
- Before adding a class, pick one thing you would drop or move to make room.
- Keep sleep and active play first; they are the parts with a guideline.
- Ask your child which class they would keep if they could keep only one.
Next: read the short guide or print the questions before adding a tuition class.
What this result assumes
Hours are your own estimates for a typical week. Free time is the 168 hours of a week minus everything you enter, so it also covers meals, bathing and getting ready. Sleep, active play and screen time are compared with Singapore’s 24-hour activity guidelines, read on 18 October 2026. There is one set for ages 3 to 6 and one for ages 7 and up. The guidelines set no limits for school, tuition, enrichment or homework, so the planner shows those as hours only. It describes the week, never your child. Everything you enter stays on this device.
Step 3 What next
Which leave days give us the longest family breaks?Read the guideIs our school week too full? →Common questions
How much sleep does a primary school child need?
The Singapore Integrated 24-Hour Activity Guidelines say at least 9 hours a night for ages 7 to 13. For ages 3 to 5 it is 10 to 13 hours, and 9 to 11 hours at age 6, naps included.
How much active play is enough?
For ages 7 and up, the guidelines say an average of at least 60 minutes a day of moderate-to-vigorous activity across the week. Preschoolers need at least 180 minutes a day of any activity, with 60 of them vigorous.
How much screen time is too much?
The guidelines say to limit recreational screen time as much as possible. For ages 7 and up, 2 hours or more a day is linked to the most negative health effects. For ages 3 to 6, keep it under 1 hour.
How many hours of tuition is too many?
No Singapore guideline sets a limit for tuition or enrichment. The planner shows those hours next to sleep, play and free time, so you can decide as a family.