Hundreds of Border families have sought COVID testing following directives from the NSW and Victorian education departments.
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Eleven Albury-Wodonga schools have cases or close contacts.
St Augustine's Primary School in Wodonga now has five positive cases in its school community "across all year levels", principal Joe Quinn said in a letter to parents.
All students and staff who were onsite from October 13 to 18 are considered primary close contacts.
"I understand this news will be concerning for many of you," Mr Quinn said.
"I want to assure you we are doing everything we can to ensure the health and safety of our whole school community."
Catholic Education Sandhurst executive director Paul Desmond told The Border Mail the primary school and Catholic College Wodonga had taken precautionary auction.
"Both principals have made sure that the protocols are being followed to the letter," he said.
"The Department of Education and the Department of Health have both been very supportive and very clear in their directives.
"St Augustine's has gone into remote learning, just while we wait for the test results and while the school is cleaned."
Mr Desmond said it would be difficult for families experiencing COVID for the first time.
"It would be very, very strange for anybody, going into this space for the first time.
"I get that Mum and Dad are in a frightening place.
"I do believe that the vaccination of 12-year-olds forward and all adults is the only way through it."
The Wodonga Middle Years College Huon campus had a COVID case on site, but the Department of Education and Training advised no action was required due to the length of time since the potential exposure.
Murray High remained closed yesterday.
Albury mayor Kevin Mack questioned the NSW Education Department's approach.
"My understanding is the Health Department and the Education Department are at loggerheads about what they do and what they don't do; Health have their own protocols, Education have their own protocols," he said.
"Does it help in terms of people en masse going to get tested, when they're not close contacts?"
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Neither state is listing schools as a public exposure site, given school records and the ability to contact-trace.
Albury Wodonga Health's Lucie Shanahan said it was rare for the whole school to be impacted by a handful of cases and applauded local schools' efforts in acting quickly to notify families.