Ten schools to remain partially closed in the ACT after sand recall

Ten schools will remain at least partially closed on Friday in the ACT as the clean-up of coloured sand that may contain asbestos continues.

At one stage, 70 public schools were closed in the ACT after several coloured sand products were recalled by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission following testing that found traces of asbestos.

Schools closed in the ACT on Friday:

Malkara School

Neville Bonner Primary School

Partially open schools in the ACT on Friday:

Arawang Primary School — open to the following cohorts only: Echidna Preschool students only, Kindergarten, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6 (note: Turtle Preschool students cannot be accommodated at this time)

Charles Weston Primary School — open to the following cohorts only: Preschool, Kinderga