International schoolkids return

THE Hamilton and Alexandra College students, Yong An Ly and Yong Soeung Ly return to the classroom after the COVID-19 pandemic saw them endure remote learning from Cambodia over the last two years. Photo: BILLY EASSON.

By Eliza Sears

February 13, 2022 | 5:00 PM

LEARNING from home during COVID-19 lockdowns made the classroom feel worlds away for many school students but for The Hamilton and Alexandra College international boarders, Yong An Ly and Yong Soeung Ly, learning from home meant they were nearly 7000 kilometres from school.

At the end of 2019, the brothers made the same journey they normally did at the end of the term, flying from Melbourne to Cambodia to spend time with their family during the school holidays.