New and Improved. The Classmates Stripe™ offers exceptional value for money. Quality robust pencils to rival the best selling HB pencil on the market. Hexagonal shaft of 8mm diameter. Eraser tipped. Can be used for handwriting; drawing; sketching and for general classroom or office use. Grade HB. Pack of 144.

In our independent testing; the CLASSMATES HB pencils vs other brands came first in 2 out of the 3 tests including strength at the midpoint of the pencil which is where a pencil would normally snap. With further testing; the CLASSMATES HB pencils vs other brands scored joint first on core centralisation which is essential when sharpening the pencil for use.*Independent testing carried out in June 123.