Year 12 students across the ACT are set to return to campus from the beginning of Term 4, as the critical time of final exams and assessments begins.
The ACT Government announced this week the return date for Year 12s will be Tuesday 5 October and all students, teachers and school staff will be offered a priority vaccination before campuses re-open.
Based on the ACT Chief Health Officer’s advice, the younger cohorts are expected to return to campus following the seniors, with Year 11 to come back on Monday 18 October (Week 3), while preschool to Year 10s should expect to return sometime after Week 4.
Further developments of the phased return plan will be worked on over the school holidays (18 September–4 October) and will be subject to health advice, case numbers, vaccination rates and consultations with students, families and staff.
The ACT Government said that taking a staggered approach gives them a chance to respond if circumstances change, as they’ve seen through the current outbreak the potential for the Delta variant to spread through school-aged children.
All schools, Early Childhood Education Centres and Out of School Hours Care services will remain open for any vulnerable children and for families with working caregivers who are unable to keep their children at home.
ACT Education Minister Yvette Berry thanked teachers and school staff “who have been working hard under extraordinary circumstances to give Canberra students the best possible learning experience”.
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