NSW schools closed because of Covid cases: Full list

Students are back in the classroom – but so now is Covid. With Christmas around the corner, these are all the schools closed in NSW because of Covid cases.

Twenty five schools across the state are closed today because of Covid cases.

The NSW Government provides daily updates on the schools closed. Individual schools will also contact parents and carers to notify them.

Covid Cleaners at the Bondi Beach Public School back in August. Picture: NCA Newswire /Gaye Gerard

The number of schools deemed “non-operational” due to Covid has rocketed in the last few days.

On December 14 just five schools were closed. This increase in school closures comes as Covid numbers continue to climb with 1360 cases recorded on Wednesday.

These are the schools closed on December 17:

Ashtonfield Public School

Bardia Public School

Byron Bay High School

Casula Public School

Colyton Public School

Condell Park Public School

Corowa Public School

Edensor Park Public School

Edgeworth Public School

Engadine Public School

Glenvale School – Narara Campus

Governor Philip King Public School

Green Valley Public School

Hampden Park Public School

Hunter School of Performing Arts

Lambton High School

Lakemba Public School

Lisarow High School

Liverpool Boys High School

Macksville High School

Mount Pritchard East Public School

Newcastle Middle School

Pendle Hill High School

Smithfield Public School

Schools are typically being closed for about two days following reports of a case to allow cleaners to work through the buildings.

Cleaners are brought into school as soon as a case is confirmed Photo: NCA/ NewsWire Gaye Gerard

Pictured are parents and carers picking up their kids from Double Bay Public School in Sydney after a Covid case earlier this year. Picture: Richard Dobson

The NSW Government is also now updating parents on all the latest on the NSW School Updates app.

Officials have said the app will complement the other means of communication available to parents and carers from schools and the Department of Education to ensure families receive timely, accurate information in a crisis.

The app is free and available now for iOS and Android users and you can opt in for notifications about the operational status of as many NSW public schools as you choose.