Gladys Berejiklian changes course on HSC students returning to school

Rising Covid cases across greater Sydney means plan for 16 August return to face-to-face teaching all but abandoned

The New South Wales government's plans to have year 12 back to face-to-face teaching by 16 August appear to be in tatters, amid rising Covid case numbers among younger people and resistance from all parts of the school system.

The government is now urgently working on an alternative plan that is likely to involve different approaches for different parts of the greater Sydney region.