New figures show the extent of COVID impact on ACT public schools

Education Minister Yvette Berry said public schools had planned for remote learning this term to deal with staff shortages. Picture: James Croucher

The ACT Education Minister has denied that underinvestment in public schools has put them behind in dealing with COVID-19 impacts as new figures shed light on the extent of staff absences.

In Term 1 this year, an average of 348 teachers were absent each day across the ACT public school system, figures from the Education Directorate show.