Auckland secondary student tests positive for Covid

November 3, 2021

An Auckland student who was at school on Monday has tested positive for Covid-19. 

Liston College in Henderson confirmed the news to 1News in a statement. 

“The student was infectious when at our site on Monday 1 November,” it said. 

“In light of this, the board of trustees has closed the College until Monday 8 November.”

The school is continuing distance learning in the meantime. 

It comes just days after Covid-19 cases were reported in two other Auckland schools.

On Monday, a staff member at Macleans College in Bucklands Beach tested positive for the virus. The person had not been in contact with any students. 

The affected schools are Macleans College and Mt Albert Grammar. (Source: Other)

On Sunday, a student at Mount Albert Grammar School also tested positive for Covid-19. They were in class from October 26 to 28 before testing positive.

Year 11 to 13 students at Auckland schools were allowed to return to in-person learning on October 26.

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