Bondi Beach Public School to close after student tests positive to COVID-19

A school in Sydney’s east will be closed on Tuesday after a student tested positive to COVID-19, one of four schools across the state to be most recently affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

Less than two months after a fire broke out in a classroom, Bondi Beach Public School will be closed on Tuesday for cleaning and contact tracing after a student tested positive to COVID-19.

Bondi Beach Public School. Credit:Google Maps

“All staff and students are asked to self-isolate until they receive further advice,” a NSW Department of Education spokesperson said.

“The NSW Department of Education will continue to work closely with NSW Health to ensure the health and safety of all students and staff is maintained.”

Shortland Public School, north-west of Newcastle, will also be shut on Tuesday for contact tracing and cleaning after NSW Health were advised that a member of the school community had tested positive to COVID-19.

Kingswood Public School, in Sydney’s west will reopen on Tuesday after a member of the school community tested positive to COVID-19.

Armidale Secondary College will also reopen on Tuesday after a student tested positive.

“NSW Health has requested anyone who has been unwell or if you develop any symptoms â€" such as fever, cough, sore throat, shortness of breath, runny nose, loss of smell/taste, muscle/joint pains, diarrhoea, nausea/vomiting and/or extreme tiredness â€" to be tested at one of the COVID-19 testing clinics,” the NSW Education spokesperson said.

In June, the Bondi school was closed after a fire broke out in a classroom.

A NSW Department of Education spokesperson said at the time of the fire there were more than 50 students and three staff members at the school’s after-hours care service and all were accounted for.

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Jamie Berry is a journalist at the Sydney Morning Herald

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