Julie Podbury,president of the Australian Principals Federation,said her members were not yet raising concerns about school shutdowns but if that eventuated,they would cope.
She said nearly all students had access to technology and most schools had online learning platforms which enabled students to access lessons from home.
"If you’d asked me this question 10 years ago,I wouldn’t have been so comfortable because there was not the degree of technology in schools,"Ms Podbury said.
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"Teachers could continue teaching,albeit remotely,"she said."It’s not ideal,but it is a solution if we need it."
Professor Sandra Milligan,head of Melbourne University's assessment research centre,also backed teachers to take on the challenge but warned closures over two weeks would cause more serious problems.
"If we're in the situation of closing for more than a couple of weeks,other aspects come into it - access to software,home resources. Some students have a nice place to study at home,but others don't,"she said.
For primary schools,Victorian Association of Catholic Primary School Principals president Michael Gray said a shutdown would also be trickier for children in prep to year 3,who were not yet independent learners.
"Certainly by grade 5 and 6,we would easily be able to support them,"he said.
Separately,Yarra Valley Grammar School on Tuesday announced it would cancel this weekend’s school open day.
Principal Mark Berry said the school had been advised that any potential risk was low,"but we believe the right and prudent decision is to exercise an abundance of caution".