Here's what that means.

In a nutshell, all students in both primary and high school must learn from home unless they cannot. Schools will have minimal supervision on site for students with parents or carers who are essential workers.

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Schools and outside of school hours care (OOSHC) services are open for any child that needs it, but all non-core curriculum related activities are to cease on school site.

There will be a program of learning provided for students who attend school and students who are learning from home.

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An important part of a successful learning from home program for many schools is providing families with hard copies of materials and activities both as a supplement to online work being undertaken and for families with limited ability to use or access technology.

That is why local schools are employing a range of innovative practices to make sure all students have access to the appropriate materials to continue their learning from home.

Schools under stay-at-home rules, but not in an area of concern, are encouraged to consider posting or couriering materials in the first instance.

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They can continue with their current practice if they are confident that they are distributing learning from home materials to families in a COVID safe and efficient way.

This will include establishing minimal or no contact processes for parents to collect work and considering staggering times for work to be collected to minimise congestion.

At this stage, the stay-at-home rules apply until 12.01am on Sunday, August 22.

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