In a blue alert, the school will usually remain open. If a Yellow Alert is predicted and likely to be declared at some time during the school day the school will not open and children are to remain at home.
If the school is to close, this information will be broadcasted via the following local radio stations. Emergency information is broadcasted at approximately ¼ past the hour. The frequency of the updates will depend on the type of cyclone alert. School closure will be broadcasted between 6.15 am and 7.45 am.
- ABC Radio (Official Broadcast)
- Spirit Radio (Unofficial Broadcast)
The closure advice will be repeated each morning until the decision to re-open the school is made by the DDG after discussion with the RED. Principals will then be notified that a school can reopen.
School buses may be affected at this stage. Any change to the bus operation will be given on the radio at the above times.
PLEASE DO NOT RING THE SCHOOL.
All information and updated reports relating to the warnings and school closure ARE ISSUED ON THE RADIO. Please keep yourself informed.
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