Dear parents and carers,
Our school has been advised of a confirmed case of COVID-19 within our school community but on the advice of the Department of Health (DH) and the Department of Education Training (DET) we are not required to close. Cleaning will take place at the exposure site for the GSSC Invergordon Campus only.
All other campuses will continue operating in line with the current advice from the Victorian Chief Health Officer.
Health authorities are advising that staff and students who were on the Invergordon Campus site Thursday 7th October, must quarantine for 14 days. The exception is for Covid-19 testing. This only applies to staff and students who were on the Invergordon Campus on Thursday 7th October.
If you are identified as a primary close contact DH will get in touch with you directly. These calls or text messages can come from private or unknown numbers. Please answer these calls or follow text message advice if you receive a call or text message.
If you or anyone in your family develop even the mildest of symptoms, please get tested. If you need to get tested, please check coronavirus.vic.gov.au for up-to-date information about waiting times at testing sites across the state.
Staff, students and visitors to schools are reminded to stay up to date with current face mask advice. Further information can be found at coronavirus.vic.gov.au/face-masks.
Like all Victorian Government schools, our school has a COVIDSafe plan, which includes extra cleaning and record-keeping of all staff, students and visitors who attend on-site. QR codes are mandatory for any visitors to schools including parents who come into school buildings and indoor facilities (but not staff or students).
More information
For more information please visit coronavirus.vic.gov.au.
If you have questions about what this means for our school, call the Department of Education and Training COVID-19 hotline on 1800 338 663, available 8:30am to 5pm Monday through Friday, and 10am to 3pm Saturday and Sunday, excluding public holidays.
If you are concerned you have COVID-19 you can call the DH COVID-19 hotline on 1800 675 398, available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
For school information in languages other than English, call TIS National on 131 450. Please ask them to call the DET COVID-19 hotline on 1800 338 663 and they will help interpret. For health advice in languages other than English, visit coronavirus.vic.gov.au/translated-information-about-coronavirus-covid-19.
Yours sincerely,
Barbara O’Brien
Executive Principal
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