The State Government has cancelled or postponed all Victorian school-based excursions based on the COVID-19 virus outbreak.
The Department of Education and Training has acted on advice from the Victorian chief health officer and Department of Health and Human Services.
It advises: βAll excursions outside the school for purposes such as visits to cultural institutions, art galleries, theatres and sporting events or facilities β other than those local facilities regularly used by the school β planned from and including Tuesday, March 17, must be postponed or cancelled.β
The department declared school sport was considered an excursion.