ACT public school closures Friday 14 November 2025
The ACT Government is advising families of a number of ACT public school closures (full closure, partial closure) on Friday 14 November 2025
This is following national advice from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission that a decorative, coloured sand (Kadink Decorative Sand) has been found to contain traces of chrysotile asbestos. This product is used at some schools for sensory play, and arts and crafts.
While WorkSafe ACT has identified the risk of exposure to traces of chrysotile is low, the safety of our schools is our highest priority.
The decision to close the schools has been made in line with Education Directorate processes and on the advice of WorkSafe ACT on the safe management and remediation process required. The safety of our students, staff and the community is our highest priority.
Closing impacted schools or impacted spaces/some year levels within schools will allow testing and remediation to occur as soon as possible.
We will follow all advice from WorkSafe ACT and recommendations from licenced asbestos contractors.
Families will have received notification from their school about these closures. We ask families to please check their emails if they haven’t already for full information.
For urgent enquiries, please contact the Education Directorate Feedback and Complaints team.
Families will be kept up to date by their schools about any changes to learning next week. We thank you for your understanding.
This situation is evolving, and we will keep this page updated with the latest information.
List of closures for Friday 14 November 2025
Latest advice as at 9am Friday 14 November.
Whole School Closures for Friday 14 November 2025:
- Black Mountain School
- Campbell Primary School
- Charles Weston School
- Charnwood-Dunlop Primary School
- Evatt Primary School
- Florey Primary School
- Latham Primary School
- Lyons Early Childhood School
- Malkara School
- Namadgi School
- Chapman Primary School
- Cranleigh School
- Miles Franklin Primary School
- Fraser Primary School
- Wanniassa Hills Primary School
Partial School Closures (multiple classes closures) for Friday 14 November 2025:
- Charles Conder Primary School – Preschool and Small Group Program
- North Ainslie Primary School – Preschool and year 1
- Torrens Primary School – Preschool, Kindergarten and Year 1
- Wanniassa School – Preschool to year 6
- Yarralumla Primary School – Montessori, Kindergarten, Year 1, Small Group Program
Preschool Closures only Friday 14 November 2025:
- Curtin Primary School – Preschool
- Kingsford Smith School – Preschool including Koori Preschool
- Narrabundah Early Childhood School – Preschool including Koori Preschool