Premier Dominic Perrottet has confirmed the NSW Government is still aiming for January 28 to be the date students across the state return to school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Speaking to journalists on Sunday, the NSW Premier said the government is still finalising their plans, but they are focused on the end of January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Testing is set to be a major part of the plan, with Mr Perrottet confirming additional Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs) have been ordered as part of the plan ahead of the school year. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to 7News<\/a>, Mr Perrottet confirmed NSW has purchased an additional 50 million RAT kits, joining the 50 million RAT kits which are being held in reserve for the state. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe are finalising our back-to-school plans at the moment. This will be a core part of the plans getting kids back in the classrooms,\u201d Mr Perrottet said,<\/p> \u201cThere will be challenges as we move through the return-to-school program but ultimately we can\u2019t let perfection be the enemy of good. We need kids back in class.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n The latest news as the state records another 20,293 cases for the day (January 10), with the NSW Premier confirming the aforementioned RAT test results will soon be included in those numbers. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n NSW COVID-19 update \u2013 Monday 10 January 2022<\/p>\n In the 24-hour reporting period to 8pm last night:<\/p>\n – 95.1% of people aged 16+ have had one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine — NSW Health (@NSWHealth) January 9, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \n
– 93.7% of people aged 16+ have had two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine pic.twitter.com\/1yqa3P2jeO<\/a><\/p>\n