07 December 2020
The Department for Children Young People, Education and Skills has been advised of the following Covid-19 cases in schools and colleges from 3-7 December:
Le Rocquier School
A student has tested positive for Covid-19 on 3 December 2020 and is currently isolating at home, along with the rest of their household following the public health guidance.
Victoria College Preparatory School
A member of staff has tested positive for Covid-19 on 3 December 2020 and is currently isolating at home, along with the rest of their household following the public health guidance.
Beaulieu Convent School
A student has tested positive for Covid-19 on 3 December 2020 and is currently isolating at home, along with the rest of their household following the public health guidance.
Rouge Bouillon School
A student has tested positive for Covid-19 on 4 December 2020 and is currently isolating at home, along with the rest of their household following public health guidance.
St Saviour School
A student has tested positive for Covid-19 on 4 December 2020 and is currently isolating at home, along with the rest of their household following public health guidance.
Haute Valleé School
A student has tested positive for Covid-19 on 4 December 2020 and is currently isolating at home, along with the rest of their household following public health guidance.
St John’s School
A student has tested positive for Covid-19 on 4 December 2020 and is currently isolating at home, along with the rest of their household following public health guidance.
Grainville School
Two students have tested positive for Covid-19 on 5 December 2020 and are currently isolating at home, along with the rest of their household following public health guidance.
Grainville School will be unable to accommodate Year 7, Year 8, Year 9 students at school from Monday 7 December because of the number of staff currently having to isolate. The school has contacted affected parents directly.
Online learning will continue, with hard copies available for those without online access.
Les Quennevais School
A student has tested positive for Covid-19 on 6 December 2020 and is currently isolating at home, along with the rest of their household following public health guidance.
Bel Royal School
A member of staff tested positive for Covid-19 on 6 December 2020 and is currently isolating at home, along with the rest of their household following public health guidance.
Two year groups and the Additional Resource Centre (ARC) at Bel Royal School have been told to isolate as a precautionary measure, to allow the track and trace process to be completed.
Mont á l’Abbé Nursery
Mont á l’Abbé Nursery will be unable to accommodate students at school from 7 December 2020 because of the number of staff currently having to isolate. The Nursery has contacted affected parents directly.
St Saviour’s School Nursery
St Saviour’s School Nursery has had to close temporarily from Monday, 7 December due to staff shortages.
Parents have been informed and it is expected that the Nursery will remain closed for this week. The school will keep parents updated if there are any changes.
The school has provided activities for children who would like to continue to learn from home and parents can also access the Government of Jersey's Learning at Home website, which has links for 3-5 year olds.
Plat Douet School
Two students have tested positive for Covid-19 on 7 December 2020 and are currently isolating at home, along with the rest of their household following the public health guidance.
Two year groups and the afterschool club have been informed and have been asked to isolate at home, as a precautionary measure, to allow the track and trace process to be completed.
Rouge Bouillon School
Two students have tested positive for Covid-19 on 7 December 2020 and are currently isolating at home, along with the rest of their household following the public health guidance.
Highlands College
Three full-time students, all of whom are in the same class bubble, and a member of the support staff have tested positive as part of the on-site testing programme conducted at the College by the testing team. They are all isolating at home.
The College has contacted parents and the student bubble was sent home and asked to isolate, as a precautionary measure, to allow the track and trace process to be completed. Potential direct contacts of the member of staff have also been asked to isolate at home, as a precautionary measure.
The area used for the class bubble was deep cleaned. The area used by the member of support staff has been deep cleaned. Students and staff will be re-tested following current health guidance. In the meantime, if the students are feeling well, they can access learning online. Follow up wellbeing calls have been made.
It is fortunate that on-site PCR testing was offered and picked up the cases quickly.
Further information
In all cases, the schools have contacted parents and the class bubbles have been asked to isolate at home, as a precautionary measure, to allow the track and trace process to be completed.
The schools and colleges will remain open following advice from Environmental and Public Health.
We are committed to supporting our students who have been impacted by the pandemic. Students who have to be at home due to Public Health guidelines will continue to receive school work online so that they can continue with their education.
To protect the identity and privacy of the students and staff members we will not be commenting further.
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