The COVID-19 ruling starts tomorrow after it was announced by Premier Daniel Andrews on Sunday that a return to stage three lockdown was necessary for regional Victoria.

Catholic College Wodonga principal Darren Hovey said he's confident the resilience of year 12s will see them back in classrooms for their final term.

"It's certainly a challenging time for the year 12s and it has been one of those years that is completely out of the box for a year 12 group," Mr Hovey said.

"From a teaching and staff point of view the students have been fantastic and really worked hard with their teachers last time they had remote learning.

"We're treating this as a six week lockdown and hopefully by the end of the six weeks things will have settled down again."

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Myrtleford's Marian College principal Cath Watter admitted she was taking confidence from the way staff and students handled the first lockdown.

However, both principals agreed the turnaround time had not left much room for preparation.

"There was an extension of holiday time for a week for schools in Melbourne to organise their 7-10 students to go remotely again and we've had one day to do it," she said.

"It's a pretty quick turnaround but I've got complete confidence my staff will be able to do that.

"In fairness I think it's the way it possibly needed to go, but I don't think VCE is what you'd describe as a level playing field.

"We know there are indicators in regional Victoria that suggest it's harder for students in the country with their education."

Mrs Watter added the mental health and wellbeing of students will remain a priority.

"We feel the learning and teaching bit is fine, we've got that nailed from last time, but we want to make sure our students are in a good frame of mind," she said.

Mr Hovey hopes to be able to give departing students a proper farewell at the end of the year, with several alternative graduation plans being discussed.

"Hopefully we'll have the opportunity," he said.

Wodonga Senior Secondary College principal Vern Hilditch agreed students deserve something to look forward to.

"This group is very thin on the ground with highlights," Mr Hilditch said.

"We'll be working so that remote learning isn't a factor in determining their success or otherwise."