Boarding schools must meet all school requirements set out in these guidelines and in the boarding school guidelines. Get updates on the operational status of New South Wales Public Schools in the palm of your hand. „Education should be designed around our children, not just around the schools themselves. The P&Fs, which coordinates school fundraisers on Election Day, should complete a COVID-19 – hospitality safety plan that includes the following measures: However, as Covid cases rise again with the advent of Omicron, some rules remain in place. COVID safety plans are now optional for businesses, venues and events. Visit nsw.gov.au/covid-19/covid-safe for more information. Cleaning practices are part of our protective layers in schools, as are vaccinations, mask wearing, good ventilation, minimizing contact between class groups, physical distancing and good hand hygiene. „I never want to see widespread home-based learning across the state again, our aim must be to keep our schools open and manage all the variations we face in a safe and reasonable way for our schools,” Mitchell told the Sunday Telegraph. Here you will find up-to-date information on schools that have temporarily ceased operations.

Testing for COVID-19 for students with complex health or disabilities can be challenging. In these situations, schools will ask parents or caregivers to have their child examined by their doctor. If a doctor determines that a COVID-19 test is not required, documents must be provided to the school to confirm that the student has no symptoms that warrant a COVID-19 test. The certificate must also demonstrate that the student is able to return to school. Schools have comprehensive infection control and first aid precautions in place and are well trained to implement practical strategies and standard precautions to prevent the spread of the disease in our schools. Kindergartens are run in accordance with the rest of the schools under these guidelines. The rules of self-isolation are different depending on your situation. While it is likely that older children may self-isolate, younger children may need their parents or caregivers to self-isolate with them. The full application of other forms of communication between schools and the Ministry of Education.

Free RAHT kits are delivered to schools and distributed when close contacts are identified at school due to a positive case of COVID-19. If you do not have a smartphone, you can apply for a COVID-19 registration card from service.nsw.gov.au/transaction/create-covid-19-check-card. For more information about allowed activities, see education.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/advice-for-families/term-4-roadmap. Some rules are still being optimized, while the full scope of Omicron is still being evaluated. You can download the free NSW School Updates app to find out if your child`s public school is open or closed due to COVID-19. You can add as many schools as you want. Starting November 8, all schools will be working with updated Level 3 settings for the remainder of Semester 4. Catholic Schools NSW continues to work closely with NSW Health and other relevant authorities to ensure that the best possible precautions are taken to protect students and staff in our public schools. To celebrate with their cohort, the students of the 12. The class that has not been vaccinated will present a negative COVID-19 PCR test within 72 hours prior to the event and will follow the applicable COVID safety rules at the site. For more information about this program, see education.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/response-protocol. A report from the National Centre for Vaccination Research and Surveillance on COVID-19 transmission in New South Wales schools found that the spread of COVID-19 in New South Wales schools has been very limited.

Access the full report on Covid-19 in schools. There will be circumstances in which it will not be possible for schools to implement the RAHT residency test program – if the type of school means that this is not possible or if the time of exposure does not match. There is a clear plan for schools to respond to suspected or confirmed cases of COVID-19 in our schools. We work closely with NSW Health and will communicate with parents when a situation arises. Good personal hygiene, including regular hand washing, cleaning and disinfection, and the use of personal protective equipment, is vigorously enforced in all schools. For more information on restrictions in New South Wales, see nsw.gov.au/covid-19. All schools have COVID safety plans and are taking precautions to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission locally. This includes improved cleaning 2 times a day in all schools in line with the latest advice from NSW Health and SafeWork Australia. Any staff member or student who has been identified as close contacts due to exposure to a school campus and is currently in segregation will be eligible as of Monday 29.

November, go back to school and start the RAHT test if they have already received a negative PCR test. Catholic Schools NSW is currently organizing the shipment of RAHT kits for these schools. Visit the Ministry of Education for up-to-date tips for schools, including: The NSW COVID Safe registration app is required at certain businesses, locations, and events. For more information, see nsw.gov.au/covid-19/stay-safe/rules/people-in-nsw. Catholic Schools NSW has protocols by which it is notified by NSW Health or a member of the school community if there is a confirmed case of COVID-19 in a school-aged student, employee or member of the school community who has been on school grounds during their period of infection. In addition, schools and workplaces are required to report confirmed cases of COVID-19 to their diocesan office or the New South Wales Catholic Schools Helpline if the person has been on school grounds or participated in school activities in the past 3 weeks. From November 29, environmental cleanup in schools will only be done on a case-by-case basis after an assessment by Catholic Schools NSW and Contact Tracer. NSW Health agreed that there is no benefit to doing an environmental cleanup that is highly disruptive to students and prevents a faster return to face-to-face teaching than would otherwise be possible.

Catholic schools will continue to monitor cleaning facilities in consultation with NSW Health. Students and staff can use breath-based instruments and participate in singing, singing, group rehearsal and choirs for the preparation and evaluation of the HSC 2022. In these environments, schools should maximize ventilation and physical distancing. Here are the ministry`s latest tips on COVID-19 requirements in our schools in Greater Sydney and across New South Wales. All schools will be vigilant in implementing infection control, physical distancing and personal hygiene protocols to protect the health and safety of students and staff. .