More than 100 schools in South Australia will be closed on Wednesday as the state prepares for temperatures of up to 42 degrees and a significant risk of bushfires.
The announcement was made by the Department of Education late Tuesday.
Authorities are warning South Australians to brace for what could be the state’s hottest November day on record.
Total fire bans have been declared in 16 districts and no part of South Australia has a fire risk rating of lower than ‘severe’.
The regions that have been categorise as ‘severe’ are eastern and lower Eyre Peninsula, the Yorke Peninsula, the west coast, the Mid North, the Mount Lofty Ranges and Kangaroo Island.
Along with dry and hot conditions, some parts of the state may record winds of up to 60 kilometres per hour.
A large air tanker from New South Wales is on standby to fly to South Australia if a fire does break out.
The list of schools closed to due bushfire risk is below. Stay tuned to the Department of Education’s website and social media accounts for any changes.
Eastern Eyre
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Cleve Area School
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Cleve District Children’s Centre
Kangaroo Island
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Kangaroo Island Community Education*
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Kangaroo Island CS Kingscote*
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Parndana Campus
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Penneshaw Kindergarten*
Lower Eyre
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Bishop Kindergarten*
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Kirton Point Children’s Centre*
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Kirton Point Primary School*
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Lake Wangary School
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Lincoln Gardens Primary School
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Poonindie Community Learning Centre
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Poonindie Early Childhood Centre
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Port Lincoln Children’s Centre
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Port Lincoln Special School
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Ungarra Primary School
Mid North
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Blyth Primary School*
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Booborowie Primary School
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Brinkworth Primary School
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Burra Community School
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Burra Early Learning Centre
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Clare High School
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Clare Primary School
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Clare Valley Children’s Centre
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Eudunda Community Preschool
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Gladstone Primary School
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Koolunga Primary School
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Manoora Primary School
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Napperby Primary School
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Saddleworth Early Learning Centre
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Saddleworth Primary School
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Snowtown Primary School
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Spalding Primary School
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Tarlee Primary School
Mount Lofty Ranges
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Aldgate Kindergarten Inc
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Aldgate Primary School
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Arbury Park Outdoor School
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Basket Range Primary School
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Belair Jean Bonython Kindergarten
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Belair Primary School
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Birdwood High School
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Birdwood Primary School
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Blackwood Kindergarten
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Blackwood Primary School
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Bridgewater Kindergarten Inc
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Bridgewater Primary School
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Clarendon Kindergarten
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Clarendon Primary School
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Coromandel Valley Kindergarten
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Coromandel Valley Primary School
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Crafers Primary School
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Craigburn Primary School
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Echunga Primary School
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Eden Hills Kindergarten
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Eden Hills Primary School
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Evanston Gardens Primary School
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Flagstaff Hill Kindergarten
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Flagstaff Hill R-7 School
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Flagstaff Oval Kindergarten
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Gumeracha Primary School
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Hahndorf Primary School
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Hawthorndene Kindergarten
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Hawthorndene Primary School
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Heathfield High School
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Heathfield Primary School
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Kangarilla Primary School
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Kathleen Mellor Preschool Kgtn
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Kersbrook Primary School
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Lenswood Primary School
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Lobethal Community Kindergarten
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Lobethal Primary School
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Macclesfield Primary School
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Mount Barker Kindergarten Inc
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Mount Barker Primary School
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Mount Compass Area School
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Mount Compass Preschool Centre
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Mount Pleasant & District Kgtn*
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Mount Pleasant Primary School
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Mylor Primary School
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Nairne Primary School
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Norton Summit Primary School
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Oakbank Area School + OSHC*
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One Tree Hill Primary School
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Paracombe Primary School
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Rapid Bay Primary School
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Sandy Creek Primary School
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Scott Creek Primary School
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Springton Primary School*
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Stirling District Kindergarten
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Stirling East Kindergarten
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Stirling East Primary School
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Tea Tree Gully Primary School
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Torrens Valley Children’s Centre*
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Upper Sturt Primary School
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Williamstown Primary School
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Woodside Preschool Playcentre*
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Woodside Primary School*
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Yankalilla Area School
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Yankalilla Community Children’s Ctr
West Coast
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Elliston Area School
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Karcultaby Area School
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Koonibba Aboriginal School and CPC*
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Lock Area School
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Miltaburra Area School
Yorke Peninsula
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Bute Primary School
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Moonta Area School
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Moonta Kindergarten
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Port Broughton Area School
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Port Broughton Kindergarten
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Wallaroo Mines Primary School
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Yorketown Area School
