TWO fresh cases, including one in Kurri Kurri, have scuppered Hunter hopes of a second consecutive donut day, with HSC exams pushing back until November 9.
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The Premier said the marking period and adjusting of scores in NSW would go to mid-January, with face-to-face learning starting in October with kindergarten and year one students.
Any part of the state that exits lockdown before October 25 would also return to the classroom.
"We're also asking for everyone who works on a school campus ... to be vaccinated by November 8," Ms Berejiklian said.
110,000 people came forward for testing in the same window.
More than two dozen of those fresh cases are yet to be assigned a health district, but Ms Berejiklian said cases in the regions had "stabilised".
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian said more than 80 per cent of the cases stemmed from the Sydney areas of concern.
Both men, aged in their 60s and 90s, had underlying health conditions and only one dose of vaccine.
143,000 vaccinated in past 24 hours
"Nearly 62 per cent of our population has had a first dose," Ms Berejiklian said.