Black Mountain special education school has asked all cohorts to learn from home for one week from May 17.

Southern Cross Early Childhood years 1 and 2 students, Charnwood Dunlop School years 3 to 6 students and Harrison School years 9 and 10 students will also be learning online until Monday, May 23.

A large number of teachers and school staff have been sick or isolating due to surging COVID-19 infections across the territory.

Schools without enough staff to operate safely have sent certain cohorts into remote learning for periods of one week at a time.

Black Mountain School is the first ACT school to send all students home this year.

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Weetangera Primary School years 4 to 6, Red Hill Primary School years 2 and 3 and Amaroo School years 4, 5 and 9 are also learning from home until Friday, May 20.

Years 5 and 6 at Caroline Chisholm School and years 3 to 6 at Latham Primary school will return on Wednesday.

Namadgi School students in years 4 to 6 will learn from home until May 19.

Students in Franklin School, Palmerston Primary School and Macgregor Primary School will return to face-to-face learning today.

Children of essential workers and vulnerable students are able to attend for supervision.

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