The New South Wales Government has increased restrictions along the NSW-Victoria border and in boarding schools to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
Students and staff who have travelled through or visited Victoria
All students and staff who have visited Victoria must have a permit to enter NSW and are required to self-isolate for 14 days.
Except for students and staff who reside in a border town, all students and staff who have visited Victoria in the 14 days before the commencement of school should not attend school until they complete the 14 days self-isolation period since they left Victoria.
Students and staff who are unable to return to school due to these self-isolation requirements will be supported to learn and work remotely during the self-isolation period via the online learning hubs until they return to on-campus learning and teaching.
Attending schools along the border
Students and staff who reside in Victoria will need to be eligible for a border permit to attend school in person.
Under the new public health order, the border zone has been reduced significantly.
Not all students and staff may be eligible for a border permit under the public health order. If you are not eligible for a border permit you will not be able to cross the border. Students and staff will be supported through remote learning and working via the online learning hubs until they return to school.
Further information on the new border zone is available from Service NSW.
Border permits can be rescinded at any time if a cluster outbreak in your community occurs. The government encourages parents to monitor local circumstances regularly as things may change in the coming days or weeks.
New restrictions affecting boarding schools
Any student returning from Victoria to reside at a boarding school in NSW must now self-isolate for 14 days in a NSW location separate to the boarding school. They must also obtain a negative test swab from day 10 of their isolation before entering school and have written confirmation of the test result and the period spent isolating.
Those who are unable to return to boarding while they are completing the self-isolation period will be supported through remote learning and working via the online learning hubs until they return to school.
