Back to school arrangements for 7 February - 4 March
Download our Back to school plan (PDF, 771KB) for a summary of the COVID-safe measures in place for Term 1, including some specific arrangements for the period 7 February – 4 March 2022.
This plan covers Kindergarten on school sites, Prep to Year 12 and Early Childhood Development Programs.
Key features of the plan
- Priority access to Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs) at Queensland Health testing clinics for students and staff who have COVID-19 symptoms.
- RATs available in schools for students and staff who develop symptoms while on site.
- Mandatory mask wearing for staff in all schools, and all high school students.
- Masks supplied and strongly encouraged for students in Years 3 to 6.
- Suspension of school camps, excursions, assemblies, and large gatherings.
- Limiting visitors on school sites, with exceptions for parents and carers of students experiencing vulnerability, and all students attending Early Childhood Development Programs, Kindergarten, Prep or Year 1 students.
- Limiting face-to-face staff meetings, professional development, and face-to-face parent-teacher interviews.
Curriculum activities and school sport will continue as normal during this time.
These are in addition to the range of measures we already have in place .
To keep our school communities COVID-19 safe, students and staff must not attend school if they are sick or showing symptoms of COVID-19 .
Priority rapid antigen testing for staff and students
If you are sick/symptomatic
- To keep our school communities COVID-19 safe, students and staff must not attend school if they are unwell or have COVID-19 symptoms .
- Staff and students should attend their local Queensland Health testing clinic where they will be prioritised to receive a rapid antigen test (RAT).
- If the test result is negative and the staff member or student is well, they can return to school. If the test is positive, the staff member or student will need to follow Queensland Health quarantine and isolation requirements .
If you become symptomatic at school
- Students will be immediately isolated in a safe place, and their parents or carers will be contacted to collect their child.
- When the student is collected, the parent or carer will receive a RAT to administer at home.
- Staff members will immediately leave the school and be provided with a RAT to administer at home.
- If the test result is negative and the student or staff member is well, they can return to school. If the test is positive, they will need to follow Queensland Health quarantine and isolation requirements .
This plan ensures that staff and students have priority access to RATs at Queensland Health testing clinics.
Face masks
Please regularly check the Queensland Government website to stay up-to-date with the current COVID-19 restrictions for wearing face masks, as this advice can change frequently.
All high school students including those who are under 12 years of age, all school staff (primary and high school), along with volunteers, family members, contractors and other visitors are required to wear masks at while at school, unless an exception applies.
Students in Years 3–6 will be provided with masks and encouraged to wear them when physical distancing is not possible.
Face masks may be removed in some circumstances (e.g. if physical distancing can be maintained).
See our Face masks page for more information.
Suspension of school camps, excursions, assemblies, and large gatherings
From 7 February – 4 March 2022, school camps, excursions, assemblies and large gatherings are suspended.
Your school will be in contact with you about what this means for you and your child.
Limiting visitors on site
Schools will be limiting visitors on site, with exceptions for parents and carers of students experiencing vulnerability, and all students attending Early Childhood Development Programs, Kindergarten, Prep or Year 1.
A number of activities will be limited, including parents/carers and visitors on school sites. Your school will be in contact with you about what this means for you and your child.