Year 12 students will return to on campus learning from the start of Term 4 (Tuesday 5 October). This is a critical time for Year 12 students, who are completing their final weeks of school and final exams and assessments.
All year 12 students, as well teachers and school staff, will have had the opportunity for priority vaccination before they return.
Year 11 students will return to on-campus learning from week 3 (Monday 18 October), as long as health conditions allow. This will allow them to complete course work and assessments that contribute to their senior secondary certificate.
At this stage, based on the advice of the ACT Chief Health Officer, ACT students from preschool to year 10 will continue remote learning for at least the first four weeks of Term 4. We have seen through the current outbreak the potential for the Delta variant to spread through school-aged children.
We will be working over the school holidays to develop further plans for a phased return to on campus learning in Term 4 when it is COVID safe to do so. Any plans will of course be completely subject to health advice, including in relation to case numbers and vaccination rates and taking into account further consultation with students, families and staff.
Taking a staggered approach to returning to school gives us a chance to respond if circumstances change. The ACT Government will continue to keep the community updated about what this means for schools with as much notice as possible.
Importantly, all schools will remain open for vulnerable students and for families who can’t have their children at home because of their work. Specialist schools will also remain open.
Early Childhood Education and Care and Out of School Hours Care services can remain open for vulnerable children and for families who can’t have their children at home because of their work.
Thank you to our teaching and school staff who have been working hard under extraordinary circumstances to give Canberra students the best possible learning experience.
