The Department for Education, in partnership with SA Health, has developed a staged return-to-school plan for the start of Term 1.
Announcing the plan, Premier, Steven Marshall said the hybrid staged return to school would ensure children missed the fewest face-to-face learning days as possible, while also helping the State keep on top of the Omicron outbreak.
He said it was aimed at keeping students and teachers safe.
“This plan is all about balancing the learning needs of our kids, while also ensuring they stay safe,” Mr Marshall said.
He said that under the plan, students in key year levels (Pre-school, Reception, One, Seven, Eight and 12) would head back to face-to-face learning at school on Wednesday 2 February.
He said other year levels would begin their school year learning from home from Wednesday 2 February and would be back in the classroom on Monday 14 February.
Mr Marshall said 31 January and 1 February would be additional preparation days for teachers to be briefed and ready for online teaching.
“Our most vulnerable students, as well as those children of essential workers, no matter their school grade, will be able to return to school from 31 January for two days of supervision and then learning from 2 February,” the Premier said.
He said parents would be contacted by their schools directly over the coming week with all of the information they would need ahead of 2 February.
The Department for Education’s two-page Starting term 1 2022 plan and COVID safe measures can be accessed at this PS News link and further information at this link.
