Dear Parents and Carers,

Last week the Department of education announced changes to the rapid antigen testing process in schools. For the remainder of Term 2 we will continue to be provide students with RATs. However, from Monday 23 May 2022, it is recommended RATs are used by students and staff when symptomatic. RATs are also required to be used for 5 days if a student or staff member is a close contact of a confirmed case and they are attending or working at a school.

From Monday 23 May 2022, it will therefore no longer be recommended that non-symptomatic students or staff conduct RATs twice a week in mainstream schools and 5 days a week in specialist schools.

Students and staff must continue to notify the Department of Health and their school if they return a positive RAT result.

Over the past two weeks are students in Years 3 and 5 have undertaken the NAPLAN tests. I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate them on the amazing way that they approached these tests. The results of these tests will be released to parents as soon as we receive.

We are currently in the process of upgrading our CCTV. Over the coming weeks you will notice signage around the school indicating where the cameras are placed. These cameras are being upgraded to increase the security of our school grounds both during school and after school hours.

Kind regards

Mandy O’Mara

Principal

Wellbeing/Mindfulness