DETECT school study
DETECT school study
Seventy-nine public schools, support centres and residential colleges from across Western Australia are participating in the DETECT study.
The study is taking place for three to six months and includes three projects:
Project 1: Testing students and staff without symptoms. Every month a random sample of up to 150 staff and students from 40 schools are being tested for COVID-19. The test is a throat and shallow nose swab that is done at school. Testing will provide evidence about the level of asymptomatic infection in schools.
Project 2: Tracking transmission in schools. If someone in the school tests positive, in addition to existing Public Health and Education responses, there will be more testing of people they are in close contact with. It will help the Government understand how COVID-19 spreads.
Project 3: Wellbeing survey – staff, parents and students from Years 4 to 12 will complete online surveys about the impact of COVID-19 on the community’s physical, social and emotional wellbeing. All schools will participate in the survey.
Participation in testing and/or the survey is voluntary and consent is required from participants and parents. All results are confidential and only used for public health purposes.
The 79 schools participating are:
| Albany Residential College Albany Senior High School Anne Hamersley Primary School Applecross Senior High School Arbor Grove Primary Ardross Primary School Ashburton Drive Primary School Atwell College Balcatta Senior High School Bateman Primary School Baynton West Primary School Beachlands Primary School Belmont City College Booragoon Primary School Bridgetown Primary School Broome Senior High School Bungaree Primary School Burbridge School Butler College Cape Naturaliste College Carnarvon Community College Castlereagh School Challis Community Primary School Churchlands Senior High School City Beach Residential College Clarkson Community High School Collie Senior High School Comet Bay College Connolly Primary School Cowaramup Primary School Currambine Primary School Dalyellup Primary School Darling Range Sports College Derby District High School Dianella Secondary College Durham Road School Dwellingup Primary School East Fremantle Primary School East Manjimup Primary School | East Wanneroo Primary School Ellenbrook Secondary College Forrestfield Primary School Geraldton Residential College Gosnells Primary School Governor Stirling Senior High School Hampton Park Primary School John Tonkin College Joondalup Primary School Joseph Banks Secondary College Kalgoorlie Primary School Kalgoorlie-Boulder Community High School Leda Primary School Lesmurdie Senior High School Lynwood Senior High School Malibu School Merredin College Middle Swan Primary School Morley Senior High School Mount Lawley Primary School Narrogin Residential College Newman Senior High School Pinjarra Primary School Poynter Primary School Rockingham Senior High School Roebuck Primary School Roseworth Primary School Safety Bay Senior High School Shenton College Tom Price Senior High School Wanneroo Secondary College Warnbro Primary School Warwick Senior High School West Morley Primary School West Northam Primary School Western Australian College Of Agriculture - Harvey Western Australian College Of Agriculture - Narrogin Willandra Primary School Willetton Senior High School Yakamia Primary School |
Premier's Media Statement - 1 May 2020: Research study to track impact of COVID-19 in schools.