13/11/2025
***UPDATED***
BREAKING NEWS:
A number of public schools will be closed today (Friday, November 14th 2025). Some will be fully closed, while some are partially closed.
This is following national advice from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission that a decorative, coloured sand (Kadink Decorative Sand) has been found to contain traces of chrysotile asbestos. This product is used at some of our public schools for sensory play, and arts and crafts.
WorkSafe ACT have advised the risk of exposure to traces of chrysotile is low, however the safety of students, staff and families is the highest priority.
Whole School Closures for Friday 14 November 2025:
Black Mountain School
Campbell Primary School
Charles Weston School
Charnwood-Dunlop Primary School
Evatt Primary School
Florey Primary School
Latham Primary School
Lyons Early Childhood School
Malkara School
Namadgi School
Chapman Primary School
Cranleigh School
Miles Franklin Primary School
Fraser Primary School
Wanniassa Hills Primary School
Partial School Closures impacting multiple cohorts for Friday 14 November 2025:
• Charles Conder Primary School – Preschool and Small Group Program
• North Ainslie Primary School – Preschool and year 1
• Torrens Primary School – Preschool, Kindergarten and Year 1
• Wanniassa School – Preschool to year 6
• Yarralumla Primary School – Montessori, Kindergarten, Year 1, Small Group Program
Preschool Closures only Friday 14 November 2025:
Curtin Primary School – Preschool
Kingsford Smith School – Preschool including Koori Preschool
Narrabundah Early Childhood School – Preschool
For all the latest updates, please head to: https://www.act.gov.au/education-and-training/latest-articles/act-public-school-closures-friday-14-november-2025?SQ_VARIATION_2979633=0
