Local parents took to Facebook to post their concern and conflict over the plan, however Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke said she wanted to reassure all parents that the safety and wellbeing of their children and school communities has been the most important consideration in making this decision.

"This phased and flexible approach aims to bring schools back to normal slowly and remain responsive to any changes in the COVID-19 situation across the state. It allows schools the flexibility to implement this in a way that works best for the entire school community," Ms Cooke said.

Students will gradually transition back to the classroom during Term 2 as the Government continues to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.

With health advice from state officials reiterating that schools remain open, and parents, teachers and students can be confident that school is a safe place the plan is for students to progressively return to face-to-face learning in week three of Term 2.

Under the changes from week three of Term 2 students will be attending school one day a week with the hope that this will increase to a full week by Term 3.

According to the Department of Education between April 29 when school is set to return for the term until May 8 students will continue to learn from home.

From May 11 students will return to school one day a week with days to increase progressively throughout the term.

During the first stage of on-campus learning, parents will be encouraged to keep their children home except on their allocated day of face-to-face learning.

Initially, about a quarter of a school's students are expected to be on site at any one time.

The specific days students will be required to attend school each week will vary from school to school and will be clearly communicated to parents.

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