DENPASAR, Bali — Bali’s continuing fuel crisis is beginning to reshape daily life beyond filling stations, with schools in Denpasar and several universities moving classes online as long queues and uneven fuel availability disrupt travel across the island.

Public and private schools in Denpasar, from early childhood education through junior high school, have been instructed to conduct classes online from October 15 to 17. The city’s education authority said the temporary measure was intended to reduce travel by students, teachers and education staff while fuel supplies remain under pressure.

Online learning will be carried out through a combination of assignments and virtual classes, depending on the school. The policy applies to PAUD, kindergarten, elementary and junior high schools under the Denpasar administration.

Several universities have already introduced similar measures.

Udayana University shifted all lectures, academic consultations and examinations online from October 14 to 16, while administrative staff were instructed to work from home. Essential services, including university hospitals, security, cleaning, technical operations and emergency units, remain open.

The university said the temporary arrangement was designed to reduce routine travel while maintaining academic and public services. The measures could be extended or adjusted if fuel conditions do not improve.

Warmadewa University has also moved classes online from October 14 to 16, while Undiknas has adopted a hybrid system. Practical laboratory sessions at Undiknas have been postponed because they require students to attend in person, while several academic examinations continue online.

In Badung, education authorities have also instructed schools to prepare for possible disruption to teaching caused by difficulties faced by students and staff travelling during the fuel shortage, although the response has not been identical to Denpasar’s three-day online learning policy.

The shift comes as Bali continues to deal with long queues at filling stations following disruptions to fuel distribution. Pertamina has extended operating hours at selected stations and accelerated deliveries as authorities work to restore normal supplies.

Bali Governor Wayan Koster had considered a broader work-from-home and online-school policy if the emergency distribution measures proved insufficient. He later said the provincial government would not proceed with the plan after Pertamina and authorities agreed on a faster response to ease queues.

That decision does not affect measures already taken independently by Denpasar schools and individual universities.

The fuel disruption has already spread into other parts of daily life. Tourist jeep drivers in Kintamani have queued for petrol to keep vehicles operating for visitors heading to Mount Batur, while police have been deployed at some filling stations to manage traffic and discourage panic buying.

Authorities say fuel distribution is being restored, but availability may still vary between filling stations as supplies move through the island.

For students, teachers and university staff, the disruption means the effects of Bali’s fuel crisis are now being felt well beyond the queues at the pumps.