New South Wales (NSW) Premier Dominic Perrottet said the millions of rapid antigen tests (RATs) arriving over the week will be crucial to ensuring schools open the first day of the term. “It is incredibly important to get schools back on day one,” Perrottet told reporters on Tuesday. “That is the commitment of this government and we’ll be doing so in a way that is safe for students, for parents, and for teachers.” “As the World Health Organisation says, schools should be the first to open and the last to close.” He said it was “incredibly important” for children’s education, social, and mental health outcomes to return to school as soon as possible. The NSW government has been working closely with the Victorian government on back-to-school plans, which will be presented to the National Cabinet on Thursday and announced to the public afterwards. While the two state governments have been …