For the first time since late March, all Border school students have returned to the classroom.
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Victorian children in years 3 to 10 ended their remote learning experience on Tuesday, two weeks after the other year levels came back in a staged easing of the state's coronavirus restrictions.
NSW students attended school at least one day a week from May 11, with all children in that state back full-time from May 25.
Victoria's approach meant younger primary school students reunited with classmates and teachers well before their older siblings.
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Wodonga West Primary School principal Jocelyn Owen said accommodating 250 students learning in class, remotely and also in the library (children of essential workers) took some organising.
"It's been a little bit of a juggle, but it's fantastic to have them all back in the one spot, in one location," she said on Tuesday.
"The kids are so excited to be back, they've missed their friends and their teachers too.
"And I think it's much easier for the parents too to actually have the whole family back, I'm sure there's a few having a nice quiet coffee today."
The Guthridge and Hall-Bidois siblings were among the families to be divided between school and home this past fortnight.
Year 4 student Keiran Guthridge, 9, was pleased to be back at school with little brother Caeleb, 6, because at home he'd been "bored, no one to talk to".
Sharnaea Hall-Bidois, 10, of year 5, said she and younger brother Kaegan, 9, year 4, enjoyed getting back to regular classes, like year 2 student Lanicah, 8.
"We get to see our classroom again, because I'd forgotten what it looked like and I also get to see my classmates and my teacher," she said.