NSW school student vaccinations behind national average as covid cases rise - a podcast by ABC Radio

A surge in covid cases among students and teachers in New South Wales schools has caused the president of the state's Association of Catholic Principals to declare running schools like normal is impossible.

The latest weekly breakdown of cases shows 44 per cent of the 66,000 cases recorded in New South Wales in the week ending March 5 were in the zero to 19 age group.

On Monday Queanbeyan High School announced in a letter to parents that years seven to 10 will be required to learn from home two days a week due to staff shortages.

Guest:

Murat Dizdar, Deputy Secretary of school operations New South Wales Department of Education

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