Term 4 arrangements

All Victorian schools will continue to provide remote and flexible learning for the remainder of Term 3, except specialist schools in rural and regional Victoria, consistent with current settings.

School staff will be required to attend school at times when they are delivering on-site learning or supervision, including the allocation of additional classes as required consistent with the current agreement. At all other times, they should continue to work remotely where possible.

Timeline

** 15 September update - due to a relaxing of restrictions, regional primary schools will have flexibility to return students to face-to-face learning from 5 October**

5–9 October (first week of Term 4)

• remote and flexible learning will continue for all students, except in specialist schools in rural and regional Victoria

• VCE and VCAL students can continue to attend on site for essential assessments, including the General Achievement Test (GAT) on Wednesday 7 October

• on-site supervision for children of permitted workers and vulnerable students will continue to be provided consistent with existing guidelines.

From 12 October – schools in metropolitan Melbourne:

• students in Prep to Grade 2 return to full-time on-site schooling. The existing remote learning program will not continue for these year levels

• students in specialist schools return to full-time on-site schooling. Schools can offer learning materials for students who continue to learn from home 

• year 11 and 12 students will now attend on-site schooling full time, and Year 10 students enrolled in a VCE or VCAL program

• remote and flexible learning will continue for all students in Grade 3 to Year 10, other than for children of permitted workers and vulnerable students. A date for the return of these year levels to face-to-face learning will be subject to further health advice.

From 12 October – schools in rural and regional Victoria:

• specialist schools continue with current arrangements

• all students (from Prep to Year 12) return to full-time on-site schooling by Friday 16 October. Schools can stagger the return of different year levels as appropriate during this week. This decision can be made by individual schools or networks/clusters of schools.

During the staged return, outside school hours care will be available to students attending for on-site supervision for the relevant year levels returning to on-site learning.

Holiday programs may operate during the school holidays for students who are eligible for on-site supervision at school in Term 3.