Second school in Sydney's eastern suburbs has been shut down after a student tested positive for coronavirus
- Moriah College in Sydney shut down after student tests positive for coronavirus
- Parents of students at Moriah College were notified of positive COVID-19 test
- Students have been sent home as the college is being cleaned and sanitised
- News comes after Year 7 boy at tested positive for COVID-19 at Waverely College
- Here’s how to help people impacted by Covid-19
A second school in Sydney's eastern suburbs has shut down after a student tested positive for coronavirus.
Parents of students at Moriah College in Queens Park were notified of the positive test by letter after the school was informed by NSW Health at 11.15am on Tuesday.
'The college received confirmation from NSW Health shortly before noon that a student in our community has tested positive to COVID-19,' a Moriah College spokeswoman said, Daily Telegraph reported.
'We have now activated our COVID-19 Positive Diagnosis School Response Plan. The student was in attendance on our campus, on Thursday, 21 May 2020.'
The student was on school grounds last Thursday and students have been sent home as contact tracing begins.
The college has been shut to undergo a deep clean and sanitation. It is expected to reopen next week.
Parents of students at Moriah College in Queens Park were notified of the positive test by letter after being informed by NSW Health at 11.15am on Tuesday
The news comes after a Year 7 student tested positive at Waverely College, in Sydney's eastern suburbs.
Parents collected their children from the Catholic boys' school on Tuesday morning.
Fees for the exclusive school cost up to $15,600 a year.
State premier Gladys Berejiklian said earlier this month that a return to full-time face-to-face learning is safe, but admitted there could be a spike in cases as a result.
She also said it would be 'common' for some schools to 'shut down temporarily' if a student tests positive.
Share this article
A school spokeswoman said students who are not collected will be sent home on private buses, The Sydney Morning Herald reported.
'We wish to advise you that Waverley College has been informed by NSW Health that a student on the Senior Campus has tested positive for COVID-19,' the school wrote in a message to parents.
'We understand that the student has not been in contact with any boy from the Junior School.
'As a precaution we are sending all senior students home effective immediately. Junior students should remain on the Junior campus, unless they are a sibling of a senior student.'
Waverley College (pictured) in Sydney's eastern suburbs asked parents to collect their children on Tuesday morning
Sydney's eastern suburbs was a coronavirus hot spot earlier this year with NSW Health creating a series of pop-up clinics to curb the infection rate.
A drive-through testing centre and a walk-in clinic were set up opposite Bondi Beach.
Last week, a Year 12 at St Ignatius' College Riverview, on the city's Lower North Shore, tested positive to the virus.
The all boys school was shut on Thursday for a deep clean.
Comments 0
Share what you think
No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards.
