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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
National
Sarah Lansdown

COVID exposure at another Canberra primary school

Monash Primary School. Picture: file

One more Canberra school has been identified as a COVID-19 exposure location while the exposure dates at a private school have been expanded.

At least one active COVID-19 case attended Monash Primary School while infectious on Monday, 8 November. Year 2 classes and year 5/6 classes were sent correspondence about this exposure.

Orana Steiner School was already listed as a COVID-19 exposure site for Monday, November 1, Tuesday, November 2 and Thursday, November 4. This has now been expanded to Monday, November 8 to Wednesday, November 10.

On Tuesday, Dr Kerryn Coleman said most students had caught the virus at gatherings outside of the school environment.

She said two sites had experienced transmission: Wanniassa School junior campus and Erindale College.

On Thursday, it was revealed that police attended a house party in Wanniassa on Saturday, October 30, which had sparked a cluster of 33 COVID-19 cases, including some which are believed to have attended schools.

The following schools have had an exposure in the past two weeks:

  • Monash Primary School - Monday, November 8
  • Orana Steiner School - Monday November 1, Tuesday, November 2, Thursday, November 4 and Monday November 8 to Wednesday November 10
  • Namadgi School Boddington campus - Friday, October 29; Wednesday, November 3
  • St Anthony's Parish Primary School - Monday, November 1, to Tuesday, November 2
  • Gordon Primary School (including after school care) - Monday, November 1
  • Wanniassa School senior campus - Monday, November 1, to Tuesday, November 2
  • Wanniassa School junior campus - Wednesday, November 27, to Friday, October 29; and Tuesday, November 2
  • Ainslie School - Monday, October 25, to Tuesday, October 26
  • Melrose High School - Wednesday, November 3
  • Orana Steiner School - Monday, November 1; Tuesday, November 2; and Thursday, November 4
  • Namadgi High School - Tuesday, November 2, to Wednesday, November 3
  • Holy Family School - Wednesday, November 3, to Friday, November 5
  • Erindale College - Wednesday, November 3, to Friday, November 5
  • St Clare's College - Wednesday, November 3, to Friday, November 5
  • Canberra Girls Grammar School - Monday, November 1, to Friday, November 5
  • Canberra Girls Grammar School boarding house - Monday, November 1, to Saturday, November 6
  • Lanyon High School - Wednesday, November 3, to Friday, November 5
  • Mawson Primary School - Monday, November 1, to Thursday, November 4
  • Alfred Deakin High School - Monday November 1 to Friday November 5 and Monday November 8 to Tuesday November 9
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