And they were keen to ham it up for the camera with some welcome boards on the first day.

In a COVID-19 era all Territory students in Years 7-12 will be required to wear masks during mask mandates with younger children, especially those in Years 3-6, strongly encouraged to follow directives.

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Any kids who could not attend school because of COVID would be provided with remote and online learning resources.

As a part of the NT Government's Back to School plan to mitigate COVID risk, all Territory schools with fixed plant air-conditioning systems have been checked to see if they meet Australian Standards for fresh air intake and circulation.

Remote schools without fixed air-conditioning systems, including those in the Big Rivers region, will also rely on air purification units to help with COVID, with 500 being rolled out to 77 schools.

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