Principals say there is lack of information coming from both the Victorian and NSW governments and it was unclear what the closure would mean for their schools which had students from both sides of the Murray River.
Moama Anglican Grammar principal Carmel Spry said 70 per cent of the school's 650 students and 100 staff were from Victoria and it was unclear exactly how they would be affected.
“At this stage we are planning for staff to return to work on Monday, July 13 and students to return to school on the Tuesday,” Ms Spry said.
“But if we need to re-implement learning from home we are able to do this.
“We have nothing official yet other than the Public Health Order stating the border will be closed, but the media releases from NSW have said border towns such as Echuca-Moama will be able to continue to operate with a permit system but we have no details at this stage.”
The NSW border closed at midnight last night, in response to a second spike in positive cases of COVID-19 in Victoria.
The restrictions will be enforced by NSW authorities.
A NSW Government spokesperson said exemptions were ``being worked through".
With students from not only Moama but also other surrounding communities in NSW, Echuca College acting principal Simon Wood said his school, like many others, was in the dark.
“The impact of the border closure on school students is unclear at this stage,” he said.
“I would expect there will be significant thought put in to minimising the impact of this decision on school students in border towns across the state.”
Echuca Specialist School principal Paul Marshall said his team was prepared to return to remote learning.
“The staff are well equipped to meet the students’ remote learning needs,” he said.
Echuca East Primary School principal Lyn Strachan said she was sure community members would support each other.
“I am sure there will be a few hurdles families will need to jump through in order to get the border pass, but strong border communities like Echuca-Moama will work though this and students will be able to attend their regular schools regardless of the postcode of their residence,” she said.