So said NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian on Monday when she also reiterated details of the 'roster system' would be delivered soon to parents, teachers and school communities.

"This is a positive sign that we are doing okay in terms of containing the spread of the virus," Ms Berejiklian said.

"That success does mean we are able to have students and teachers back in some form on May 11 and we are now going through the detail of that and as soon as that's available we will communicate that.

"The changes will come into effect on May 11 but it does not mean every student will go back on the same day, it does not mean full classrooms, it does not mean all teachers at the same time in the staff room."

Tarrawanna mother-of-two Sarah Smith, though, was torn between being happy for her kids to go back to school and unsure whether it was the safest place for them.

"We've been told schools are safe for kids as kids are not as affected by the virus. However, they can carry it home and undo all the work we've done in keeping our extended family safe," Mrs Smith said.

"I know my kids would be happy to go back to school in whatever capacity they could. They miss their teachers and their friends very much.

"My main concern is how the schools are supported with this. My husband is a teacher as are several of our friends and they have been told nothing about how this will be carried out. Will they have proper cleaning equipment and hand sanitiser? Because they didn't last term.

"My kids are at Mount Ousley Public, which has one cleaner who worked herself to exhaustion to make it as safe as possible with limited resources. I'm sure this would be a common story at many of our schools.

"Communication between government decisions and the schools could improve - we want our kids to go back to school, but how will schools be supported in doing this safely?"

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Mrs Smith was also concerned because her son, Mack, has a rare auto-immune disease.

"I guess I won't feel great about sending him back until I know how this roster system is going to work and how do you practice social distancing in a classroom of 26 kids?

"Then there is work. For now my job is safe but who knows what will happen as the year goes on."

The University of Wollongong outreach team leader also feared the "unknowns".

"If my kids go back to school they are mixing with many other people, their network is suddenly huge compared to what it has been. What about the school community that my husband is exposed to as a teacher? Does this mean we need to stay well away from grandparents and our elderly network for longer?"

If schools open in Term 2 Mrs Smith would like to know how the government will be supporting schools, specifically, cleaning equipment, logistics of the proposed roster system and resources to improve equity of education.

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"Surely this is an opportunity to employ more people to assist the cleaners of schools who are vastly under supported," she said.

"Last term, our teachers were asked to change the way that they teach which they did.

"Our NSW teachers in particular were incredible, they did not finish the term early like Victoria to give teachers time to reassess and get ready for remote delivery.

"Instead NSW teacher's re-programmed their delivery style literally overnight so all kids were able to access education. They deserve a medal.

"When this is over and we have time to reflect, I hope our government places more value on education and on supporting teachers, especially in our public system."