Free Rapid Antigen Tests 

Free rapid antigen tests

Each student has received their second box of tests, if they have not received the second box please get your student to collect them from the office. 

Twice-a-week testing will be strongly recommended for both students and staff. 

The department will supply the tests to our school – you do not need to buy your own.

The department will distribute all kits to schools as early as possible. We will let you know once the test kits are available for collection.  

Students and staff will do the tests at home; they only need to report their result if it is COVID-positive. They must report a COVID-positive result to:

• the school by phone or the RA Test Portal; this is so the school can support them, record that they will be absent while in 7-day isolation, and let the rest of the school community know there has been a positive case onsite and that they should monitor for symptoms
•  the Department of Health via the COVID-19 Positive Rapid Antigen Test Self-Reporting Form or call Centre on 1800 675 398. 

Information about how to do a test and how to read RAT results, including a how-to video translated into 33 languages, is available online.