COVID restrictions eased at NSW schools, weddings and community sport

NSW is easing Covid-19 restrictions around school and community life due to lower community-acquired Covid-19 case numbers.

WEDDINGS

• Up to 20 people in the official wedding party can take to the dance floor, where previously only the bride and groom were permitted

SCHOOLS

• Interschool activities can resume on Saturday with a Covid-19 safety plan

• School sport will return to normal next term but no parents on school sites

• Playing wind instruments, singing and chanting permitted with strict restrictions

• Year 6 formals and graduations permitted

• High school formals permitted after HSC

• Kindergarten orientation back on

• Year 7 transition back on

• Excursions and camps can resume with strict guidelines

• School choirs and musical ensembles to resume, as long as players keep a 1.5-metre distance from one another, or 3 metres for players of non-reeded woodwind instruments.

• Community languages schools program will resume face-to-face learning

SPORT

• More than one parent may now attend community sporting activities if physical distancing of at least 1.5 metres can be maintained

• Accommodation facilities and overnight event organisers must implement a Covid-19 safety plan

• Carpooling should continue to be avoided.

Source: AAP