This page is for out of school hours care (OSHC), vacation care and long day care services.

The COVID safe measures and requirements page provides more information for schools, preschools, OSHC and children’s centres..

OSHC, vacation care and long day care services

• OSHC services should follow the OSHC confirmed case response protocol (PDF 196 KB) .
• Childcare providers can refer to the COVID-19 confirmed case response protocol (PDF 310 KB) .

All OSHC, vacation care and long day care services must report COVID-19 cases at their service through the COVID-19 - positive case reporting form. You’ll need a schools.sa.edu.au email address to complete the form.

Getting a schools email address

Governing council run OSHC services can contact their school leader or delegate to request a schools.sa.edu.au email address through ICT Services.

If you have any difficulties requesting an email for your service, email the department’s OSHC Team at education.OSHC@sa.gov.au.

Third-party OSHC providers can contact their leader or delegate to request temporary use of the general distribution list email address of their school to complete the form.

During school term

OSHC services must contact the site leader of the school that the positive case attended.

Communication should include details of each positive case, for example a PDF version of the COVID-19 positive case reporting form.

See find schools, preschools and other services for contact details.

During school holidays

Vacation care service providers should copy the school principal into any communication with families or staff about positive COVID-19 cases.

The OSHC leader and school principal should set up and agree on a communication arrangement before the school holidays.

Reporting of incidents

Department preschool, occasional care, rural care services must submit an IRMS report where 5 or more cases are reported in a 7-day period to ensure Education Standards Board regulatory reporting requirements are met.

OSHC services and non-government long day care providers must notify the Education Standards Board by completing the I01 notification on the NQA ITS portal report where 5 or more cases are reported in a 7-day period. No IRMS notification is required.

Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs)

Contact the Department for Education COVID-19 hotline on 8226 2000 and select option 2, if you require more RAT kits.

Remember to report a positive RAT result to SA Health within 24 hours using SA Health’s Reporting your rapid antigen test result form.