Covid outbreaks have shut more than 320 schools across NSW and Victoria in past three weeks

With the majority of students due to return to classrooms full-time, outbreaks raise concerns that schools are unprepared

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More than 300 schools across New South Wales and Victoria have closed down in the last three weeks due to Covid outbreaks, with the majority of students still due to return to classrooms.

Between the start of term four on 4 October and 22 October, there were 234 closures at government schools in Victoria, figures from the Department of Education show.