Queensland's Chief Health Officer Jeanette Young grants travel exemptions for boarders from areas of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory with no active COVID-19 cases.
The Queensland Government has quietly waived its tough coronavirus border restrictions for boarding school students from interstate.Students are exempt from quarantine when they return from visiting families interstateThe state's Chief Health Officer Jeanette Young granted travel exemptions for students who hail from areas of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory with no active COVID-19 cases.
However, boarders are required to "not leave the boundary of their primary place of residence" and are allowed no visitors while they are there.Year 11 Fairholme College student Sophie Hann said she would now head home to her parents' property at Bellata, around 50 kilometres south of Moree. Year 11 student Sophie Hann is excited at the prospect of travelling to NSW to see her parents in the holidays.
She said the exemption from quarantine would also allow her to focus on her studies after the school holidays.
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