Cyclone Information

Children to attend school as normal.

If a Watch and Act is declared during a school day, the following will occur:

Watch and Act warning before 12:00pm:

• Students can be picked up immediately from the school.
• The school will close at lunch time.
• School bus operators must be informed of changes to normal operations.
• Students will not be sent home until collected by bus operators, or instructions are received from carers.

Watch and Act warning after 12:00 hours:

• Students can be picked up immediately from school.
• The school will close at the normal time.
• Students will not be sent home until instructions are received from carers.

Watch and Act warning at or after 14:00 hours:

• Schools will be closed the following day.
• School to continue to listen to the radio to receive information as to when schools will open.
• The closure advice will be repeated each morning until a decision to reopen is announced based on official advice from the Department of Fire and Emergency Services.
• A decision to reopen the school is made by the CEWA.
• Principals will be notified if the school can re-open.
• Check Mains Roads WA website for possible road closures.
• School buses may be affected at this stage. It is important to keep in contact with the bus operator in case of changes to normal operations. If there is a change to normal bus operations and students cannot be collected, notify carers immediately.

If an Emergency Warning is declared, the school will remain closed.

In the event that an Emergency Warning is cancelled by the Department of Fire and Emergency Services, CEWA will advise when the school can re-open. This will happen only after the site has been inspected by the principal, a qualified builder and another school representative.

The school needs to keep informed via the radio until all threats from the cyclone have passed.

CEWA, in consultation with the principal, will conduct an assessment of the school or site.

Staff and students cannot return or enter the school or site until this assessment has been completed and the school or site has been given the all clear.

If damage to the school is expected to take two days or more to repair, the principal, in consultation with CEWA, may consider temporary premises, online education programs or hardcopy resources.