COVID-19 Updates

Self-Reporting Portal for COVID-19 It is vitally important that parents and caregivers inform the school if their child tests positive for COVID-19. To support our planning for your child’s classroom attendance, please continue to notify St Dominic’s if your child returns a negative PCR/ RAT result, after: being identified as a close contact (Day 1…

I would like to again acknowledge and thank you for the ongoing support of our school community, especially as we move into the new very high caseload settings from today, Thursday, 10th March 2022, as announced by the State Government yesterday. Catholic Education Western Australia continues to work closely with both the Department of Education…

Close Contact Quarantining at Home Changes Last Friday, 4 March 2022, Department of Health (WA Health) provided updated advice in relation to quarantine requirements for parents and family members of students deemed to be close contacts. Parents and family members are no longer required to quarantine with a child who has been identified as a…

St Dominic’s School is committed to ensuring our students continue to receive the best possible curriculum materials while learning from home.  Students and siblings of confirmed cases or close contacts identified by St Dominic’s or WA Health, will be provided with remote learning packages while quarantining. Learning opportunities will be provided to our students via…

Yesterday, Premier Mark McGowan announced that the Department of Health (WA Health) has upgraded the public health and social measures to High Caseload, Level 2, beginning on Thursday, 3rd March.  This means Primary school students in Years 3 – 6 are added to mask wearing directions.  Masks must be worn by all students in Years…

Communication in the Event of a COVID Positive Case at St Dominic’s School We have been fortunate that St Dominic’s has managed to evade COVID up to this point.  However, in the interests of clear communication I would like to explain if a case was reported at St Dominic’s what information we can give to…

We have had another wonderful week at St Dominic’s, with the students continuing to settle back into school life well.  Unfortunately though, COVID-19 case numbers in Western Australia continue to grow.  With these higher case loads the following additional measures will be put in place from Monday, 14th February. Parents/ Caregiver Access Families dropping off students…

The first week of the year has been very successful and it was wonderful to see our students reconnecting with each other and their teachers. The Chief Health Officer WA has advised that schools should respond to recent and significant COVID-19 outbreaks by reframing school events to meet recommended guidelines.  The advice highlights the need…

Welcome back to the new school year for 2022!  We hope that everyone had an enjoyable school holiday break and found time to rest and re-energise together as a family.  I would like to especially welcome those new to our St Dominic’s community this year. Our St Dominic’s staff are working hard in preparation for what…