Covid 19 Update
CLOSE CONTACTS – The government has announced that close contacts do not have to quarantine for 7 days.
Student who are close contacts can come to school if;
- They take a RAT test straight away and it is negative
- They are feeling well and not showing and COVID symptoms
- They test negative each day before coming to school
You do not need to contact the school if your child is a close contact. You still need to let the school know about being away from school as usual.
- They feel unwell or have COVID symptoms (even if they return a negative RAT test)
- They test positive
- They do not take a test in the morning
POSITIVE TESTS – Information for positive cases has not changed.
- Stay home for 7 days (stay home if you still have symptoms at the end of the 7 days)
- Notify the school and public health
During Term 1 we worked hard to ensure that information about positive cases was passed on to families. During Term 2 information about a positive case in your child’s class will not be sent home. This is inline with the Department of Education and Public Health guidelines. Information will be passed on if there is an increasing number of cases in your child’s class.
Learning from home is still available through the Virtual Learning Centre for students who test positive for COVID.
The Department of Education is working on all other student transitioning back to school early this Term. The VLC will not be available as an ongoing support for long-term learning at home.