The Department of Education has declared that Phase Three operating arrangements for Western Australian public schools have come into effect.
It says this means COVID-19 restrictions have been lifted to allow parents, carers and visitors inside schools for meetings and to drop off and pick up students, subject to physical distancing and hygiene measures.
Minister for Education and Training, Sue Ellery said events and activities such as assemblies, excursions, interschool activities, school choirs and examinations could now resume, providing schools abided by a limit of 100 people in indoor settings and 300 people in outdoor areas.
“School camps will now be permitted for up to 100 people, with schools required to follow the Department of Education’s excursion policies and Australian Health Protection Principal Committee advice,” Ms Ellery said.
“Additional guidelines have been developed to provide schools with further information relating to camps.”
She said sports training, games and interschool competitions can also begin again with schools following the same guidelines as the community for the number of people per indoor and outdoor space.
“Students in secondary years are also able to get back to their work placements as long as schools make sure the employers are complying with WA COVID-19 Health Guidelines,” the Minister said.
“I am pleased that we are able to lift some of the restrictions that still applied to Western Australia’s 800 plus public schools.”
As per the WA COVID-19 Roadmap, all school activities will be reviewed again in preparation for Phase Four.
