For the remainder of Term One, rapid antigen tests (RATs) will be available through ACT schools but will be provided to staff and students on an as-needed basis – or in response to increased cases reported in a school.
Early childhood staff will also have continued access to RATs, under the same distribution arrangements, the ACT Government announced.
For the first eight weeks of Term One, all school staff and students were given two free RATs per week.
Yvette Berry, ACT Minister for Education and Youth Affairs, said this change would ensure school communities continue to have access to government-funded RATs, which helped students and teachers safely return to ACT schools this year.
Each school will have processes in place to ensure families, teachers and volunteers have RATs readily accessible on request – should they need them.
Schools will communicate directly with families about how they can access RATs for the remainder of the term.
