The boarding house at Canberra Girls Grammar School was exposed to COVID-19 over six days last week and the the school is closed on Monday.
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Canberra Girls Grammar School was exposed to the virus from Monday to Friday last week. Year 10 students have been directed to stay at home.
"We are following ACT Health's advice and will accommodate any changing circumstances in the coming days," the school said in a statement online.
A spokesperson for the school said it would be closed for cleaning on Monday, and reopen to everyone except year 10 on Tuesday.
The school has been granted permission from ACT Health to hold International Baccalaureate exams next week, the spokesperson said.
They said the positive case at the school is fully vaccinated.
The Canberra Times understands students who were boarding on the affected dates will need to either quarantine in their rooms, or if they can drive themselves, will be allowed to drive home to quarantine.
The length of quarantine will be based on their vaccination status, and when they received their second dose of the vaccine.
St Clare's College will remain open with students from year 10 to stay home, after it was exposed Wednesday through to Friday last week.
Lanyon High school has also been notified of a COVID-19 exposure between Wednesday and Friday last week, as a list of schools affected by the virus has grown to 12.
Some students at Wanniassa junior and senior campuses will be kept home as well, while Erindale College is closed on Monday.
ACT Education Minister Yvette Berry told ABC, "All of those communities have been notified, and individuals have been contacted by their school principal and by ACT Health."
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The three schools join a list of others affected by COVID-19 exposures in recent days: Namadgi School, St Anthony's Parish Primary School, Gordon Primary School, Wanniassa School, Ainslie School, Melrose High School, Orana Steiner School, Erindale College and Holy Family School.
The Education Minister did not say how many cases were associated with each school.
"There is still contact tracing occurring, but there is only one school that's had infections contracted in the actual school," she said, referring to the Wanniassa school cluster, which has grown to 39 cases.
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