COVID-19 Updates

We currently still have a significant supply of Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs) supplied to our school from the WA Government.  These RATs will be distributed to you for use if a family member becomes symptomatic.  Each child has an allocation of 20 RAT’s (1 box), in addition to the box previously provided earlier in the…

As you would be aware, our school has received a significant supply of Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs) from the WA Government.  Each child has an allocation of 20 RAT’s (1 box), which families are able to collect from the front office.  If you haven’t collected your free box already, please drop in as soon as…

WA Premier Mark McGowan recently announced the State Government’s expansion of its free rapid antigen test (RAT) program, including provision of more than 10 million free RATs to school students to enable families access to RATs so they can test their children, if required. A rapid antigen test is a quick home test to check…

Following Friday’s easing of ‘baseline’ public health measures and subsequent consultation with Catholic Education Western Australia, the following will apply at St Dominic’s School from Monday, 2nd May. School Attendance The Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC) encourages all students and staff who are well to attend school, including those with health conditions. Masks The…

I hope you had a blessed Easter with your family and are refreshed and ready for all Term 2 has in store for us. The Premier announced on 13th April 2022, that the Western Australian close contact definition will now align with the National Cabinet’s definition. This means that a close contact is now defined…

I am writing in response to the announcement by WA Premier Mark McGowan that 1,100 historic positive cases in Catholic Education schools did not appear to have been reported to WA Health. WA Health informed CEWA on Tuesday about the discrepancy between the number of positive RATs advised to schools and those recorded in the…

      Leon Bolding Principal

Over the weekend, we have received confirmation of further positive cases in the Year 1 and 2 class, so please continue to monitor your child/ yourself for symptoms of COVID-19, get tested if necessary and isolate until you receive a negative result. As outlined on Friday, under very high caseload settings, students identified as close…