COVID-19 UPDATE
SP JAIN’S SYDNEY CAMPUS REOPENS
with safety measures in place
COVID-19 Test
- A negative COVID-19 test result is required by students and staff, including local residents and citizens, who have registered to attend campus.
- Test results must be received and sent through to facilities.sydney@spjain.edu.au two days prior to your campus attendance date.
- For January 10, 2021 campus entry, the test will be required by January 4, 2021.
- If you have tested positive for COVID-19, you must stay home and isolate.
- BUPA Health Insurance covers the cost of the COVID-19 test for SP Jain students.
Concord Hospital (NSW Institute of Sports Medicine)
Hospital Road, Concord West, NSW 213
Opposite Concord Hospital Emergency Department
Open: 8 AM – 6 PM every dayHomebush Drive-through Clinic
Bressington Park, Homebush
NSW 2140
Open: 8.30 AM – 4.00 PM every day
Download the COVID-19 App
All students and staff should download the COVID-19 app which notifies users if they come in contact with someone who has the virus.
Campus Visitor Declaration Form
The COVID-19 declaration form is to be completed online by all students and visitors prior to arrival on campus. This is to be filled out after any COVID-19 test and submitted no later than 48 hours before arrival.
Students standing in a queue, socially distanced, outside the cafeteria entrance
Limited entry and access to campus
- If you are feeling unwell, do not attend campus.
- Cafeteria entrance only – for registered Bachelor of Business Administration and Bachelor of Data Science students (face-to-face).
- Online students in Sydney are not permitted on campus.
- No third-party external visitors are permitted without 48 hours notification and approval.
- The campus is open for limited hours only.
- Students must adhere to SP Jain’s guidelines on “no go zones”.
NO ACCESS AREAS WITHIN CAMPUS
Ground floor “no go zones”:- LC1, LC4, LC6, LC7 & LC9
- All Breakout rooms
- Gym
- Leadership Hall
- Atrium – no usage of table tennis and pool tables
- Music Room
- Counsellor Room (Counselling support online or limited on campus by appointment only)
- All Mezzanine areas, classrooms and 1st floor areas are closed to students
Ground floor “go zones”:- Campus map on go/‘no go’ areas for students
- Clear signage and locked entry
- Toilets: downstairs opposite the gym
- Library
- Café seating area
- Chill Out room (A maximum of 8 students)
- Neuroscience Lab (By appointment with Dr Nicolas Hamelin – Neuroscience Lab Director)
- Reuters room
Temperature checking and face masks
- Daily temperature checks are mandatory before entering the campus.
- If the temperature reading is above 37.5 degrees Celsius, you will not be allowed to enter and will be referred to a medical centre.
- Wearing a face mask at all times is mandatory. It may be removed only while eating or drinking.
- Face masks are available on the campus.
A student gets his temperature screened and recorded before entering the campus
Temperature checking and face masks
- Daily temperature checks are mandatory before entering the campus.
- If the temperature reading is above 37.5 degrees Celsius, you will not be allowed to enter and will be referred to a medical centre.
- Wearing a face mask at all times is mandatory. It may be removed only while eating or drinking.
- Face masks are available on the campus.
Hand-sanitiser placed outside the Student Café entrance
Hand-sanitiser placed outside the Library entrance
Cleaning and Sanitisation
- Cleaning will take place after each teaching day.
- Hand-sanitiser gel has been placed outside classrooms and all common student accessible areas. Students must sanitise and adhere to SP Jain’s guidelines on hygiene.
- Sanitiser wipes will be provided to faculty to wipe down the equipment after classes.
- Frequent hand-washing is strongly encouraged.
Social distancing
- Maintain at least a 1.5-metre distance from each other.
- Social distancing and hygiene measures have been displayed on the digital wall, digital notice boards, signage boards and posters in different areas in the campus as reminders.
- Restrictions apply to the number of persons who can use common areas/recreational facilities at the same time:
- Reuters Fin Lab: Distancing limit of 2 persons
- Café area: Seating limited to 2 persons per table
- Chill Out room on ground floor: A maximum of 8 students
- Library, computer study area, printing area will have limited seats due to social distancing measures
Reuters Fin Lab: Social distancing limit of 2 persons
Café area: Seating limited to 2 persons per table
Computer study area will have limited seats
Printing area will have limited seats
Chill out area has single seat lounges
Chill out area has been spaced for social distancing
A digital notice board highlighting social distancing measures placed in Café area
Signage highlighting social distancing and hygiene measures placed in washrooms
Social distancing
- Maintain at least a 1.5-metre distance from each other.
- Social distancing and hygiene measures have been displayed on the digital wall, digital notice boards, signage boards and posters in different areas in the campus as reminders.
- Restrictions apply to the number of persons who can use common areas/recreational facilities at the same time:
- SEM Office: A maximum of 1 student
- UG Program Office: A maximum of 2 students
- Reuters Fin Lab: Distancing limit of 2 persons
- Café area: Seating limited to 2 persons per table
- Chill Out room on ground floor: A maximum of 8 students
- Library, computer study area, printing area will have limited seats due to social distancing measures
All teaching faculty have been provided with a COVID-safe lecture kit including a face shield, personal microphone and white-board pens
The Simulation room has been set up with socially distanced desks and seating
The seating capacity of LC 5 with social distancing is 38 students
Hand sanitiser placed outside LC 5
In Class
- Timetabling will be staggered to allow sufficient time for safe entrance and exit from classrooms.
- Classes will be held maximum two days per week.
- Students must arrive 30 minutes prior to scheduled classes to allow for staggered entry and exit and temperature testing while maintaining social distancing at all times.
- Students must use the biometric facial recognition for their attendance.
- Faculty will be offered face shields and face masks for their protection and it is mandatory to wear the face mask.
- The classroom will have assigned seating with student names and numbered seating plans.
- The Simulation Lab will be utilised as the social distancing classroom with a seating capacity of 50 students.
- The seating capacity of Lecture Classroom 5 (LC 5) with social distancing is 38 students.
In Class
- Students should wear the face mask all the time while in class
- The classroom main door will be kept open to avoid contact points
- Touch-free hand sanitiser will be placed at the reception. Students are encouraged to sanitise their hands.
- Students should use the biometric facial recognition for their attendance
- Faculty are required to use a face shield when conducting a lecture/session
- Faculty will be issued a personal pouch with a face shield, four different colour markers and a pen/pencil for their individual use
- Faculty need to use disposable gloves which will be available for use in the classroom
- Each lapel/mike will have a foam-type cover as it is exposed to different users
- All student interactions with faculty will be carried out only electronically
Reporting Sick
Any staff, faculty, visitor or student who feels unwell while on campus must:
- Report to the Student Life Office and the First Aid Room or an SP Jain team member.
- If they feel they are running a high temperature or experiencing any symptoms of COVID-19, they must isolate themselves by exiting the room/building and email the Safety Officer (Bill Kospetas: bill.kospeta@spjain.edu.au) and the Head of Campus (Peter Helson: peter.helson@spjain.edu.au).
- They should contact the local medical centre or Concord Hospital.
National Coronavirus
Health Information Line
Call: 1800 020 080Bupa International Student
Health Care (24 hours)
Call: 1300 884235Concord Hospital
Call: 9767 5000
