NSW Govt Committed to Getting Students Back to School on Day 1

School students return back to school after COVID-19 restrictions were lifted, at Glebe Public School in Sydney, Australia, on Oct. 18, 2021. AAP Image/Bianca De Marchi

New South Wales (NSW) Premier Dominic Perrottet said the millions of rapid antigen tests (RATs) arriving over the week will be crucial to ensuring schools open the first day of the term.

“It is incredibly important to get schools back on day one,” Perrottet told reporters on Tuesday. “That is the commitment of this government and we’ll be doing so in a way that is safe for students, for parents, and for teachers.”