Northern Territory Schools are safe and ready to welcome students back into the classroom, to continue their learning in Term 2.
Schools across the Territory are continuing to use a range of COVID-19 safety measures to minimise risk to students and staff, including regular handwashing and sanitising, improved ventilation in classrooms and outdoor learning.
Term 1 attendance data suggests a number of families opted to keep children and young people at home due to concerns about COVID.
With schools employing a range of measures to minimise the spread of COVID, the priority is to have every child at school every day.
Missing days from school has significant long-term impacts on a student's learning outcomes - that's why getting to school every day is so critical to a child's future.
If a child is unwell, families and carers do need to follow the latest heath advice, including keeping them home until symptoms pass, or COVID-19 isolation requirements are fulfilled if applicable.
Quote attributable to Minister for Education Lauren Moss
"I'd like to recognise and thank our hard-working educators, principals and school support staff for their tremendous effort in keeping our schools open and students learning in Term 1.
"I acknowledge that some families may be nervous about sending their child to school. Please take the time to speak with your school about the measures they have in place to minimise the spread of COVID-19. It's important to remember that schools have a lot of expertise in managing illnesses and they are doing everything the can to minimise risks for students and staff.
"Face-to-face learning is the best option for young Territorians. Not one or two days a week, five days a week.
"Now that we have are at the beginning of a new term, students and their families can reset and get ready for a successful and worthwhile term of learning."
