COVID - 19 

Update 

14July 2021

Stay at home (lockdown) orders for Greater Sydney, including Wollongong and Shellharbour, are in place until 11:59 pm Friday 30 July 2021.

This means that remote learning will continue until at least the end of Week 3, Term 3, 2021. You can read the full guidelines for Level 4 (remote learning) schools here. 

Should I keep my child at home?

If you are able to keep your child home, we strongly encourage you to do so. Supervision will continue to be provided for students unable to stay home.

Any student who is unwell, even with very mild symptoms, must stay home. Any student who attends school with any COVID-19 symptoms will be sent home and must present a negative COVID-19 test and be free of symptoms before they return. 

Coronavirus Symptoms and Testing

NSW Health recommends that everyone gets tested for COVID-19, even with the mildest of symptoms. Students and staff must not return to school until they are no longer showing any symptoms of illness.

Students and Staff DO need to obtain a negative COVID-19 test before returning to school.

Common coronavirus symptoms

Fever

Coughing

Shortness of breath (difficulty breathing)

Sore throat

Loss of smell or taste

Expanded coronavirus symptoms

Headache                           

Muscle or joint pain            

Runny nose                          

Fatigue          

Nausea

Vomiting or diarrhoea

Loss of appetite

Conjunctivitis

Thank you for understanding the importance of these measures in keeping our students, staff and school community safe during this time.

Further updates and support

We know that families are impacted in many ways by the current COVID-19 restrictions, including financially. The wellbeing of our school community continues to be a priority and we are working with the Catholic Education Office on ways to support families, especially in regard to meeting the costs of school fees. More information will be shared with you as soon as possible.

We are ready to make a smooth transition back to face-to-face teaching as soon as health authorities advise it is appropriate to do so. In the meantime, we will continue to provide you with regular updates. If you have any questions or require any additional support, please contact the school and we will do all we can to assist you. You can also access the SJB Home Learning Website.

St Joseph's continues to maintain a COVID-safe environment, with a range of health and safety measures remaining in place, including increased daily cleaning of high-touch surfaces, and hygiene measures.

It is important that we continue to work together and remain vigilant in our response to this virus. Your ongoing support has been very much appreciated. The safety of our community remains a priority.

The complete list of directives in place at all Catholic Education Diocese of Wollongong schools is available at www.dow.catholic.edu.au/covid-19.

Stay up to date with public health alerts https://www.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/latest-news-and-updates

COVID-19 Catholic Education Information Centre

Catholic Education Diocese of Wollongong has a COVID-19 Information Centre on its website. It is the best place to find the latest information about CEDoW's systemic response to COVID-19.

We will continue to provide you with updates if the situation changes and as soon as new information becomes available.