Aussie students return to school as restrictions ease(1/5)

A student prepares to enter the campus in Sydney, Australia, May 25, 2020. Some primary and middle schools in New South Wales resumed classes on Monday. (Xinhua/Bai Xuefei)

Public school students in several Australian states returned to classrooms on Monday, as state leaders unveiled further plans to ease COVID-19 restrictions.

Public schools across New South Wales (NSW) and Queensland welcomed children back after two months of remote teaching.

Students in Victoria, Tasmania and the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) also resumed face-to-face learning this week in a staggered pattern -- joining their peers in South Australia, Western Australia and the Northern Territory, who had returned to classrooms full time.

Students pass by an electronic placard welcoming their returning at a primary school in Sydney, Australia, May 25, 2020. Some primary and middle schools in New South Wales resumed classes on Monday. (Xinhua/Bai Xuefei)

Students enter the campus in Sydney, Australia, May 25, 2020. Some primary and middle schools in New South Wales resumed classes on Monday. (Xinhua/Bai Xuefei)

Photo taken on May 25, 2020 shows an electronic placard reminding people to remember social distancing at a campus in Sydney, Australia. Some primary and middle schools in New South Wales resumed classes on Monday. (Xinhua/Bai Xuefei)

Students prepare to enter the campus in Sydney, Australia, May 25, 2020. Some primary and middle schools in New South Wales resumed classes on Monday. (Xinhua/Bai Xuefei)