The Government currently has no plans to require face masks for high school students, despite the World Health Organization (WHO) recommending their wear for over 12's.
But the Health Minister is not ruling out mandating masks at school in the future.
High schoolers in Scotland are about to become a lot more familiar with face masks.
The country's leader Nicola Sturgeon is considering making secondary school students wear masks, but only in some parts of the school corridors and communal areas.
The move's in line with advice from the WHO which recommends children over 12 wear a mask like an adult would, especially when they can't physically distance.
For those aged 6 to 12, the WHO recommends supervised mask use in high-risk situations, and no masks for under 5's.
Some medical professionals including Dr Ling Chan want to see more people wearing them in New Zealand.
"People don't really understand that we are masking to protect other people, not to protect yourself, but, if we are all masking, then we protect each other."
Dr Chan wants face masks to become compulsory in indoor settings like supermarkets and high schools.
"When you don't say to people, 'We are going to make this mandatory', people just don't do it."
But Health Minister Chris Hipkins says the Government has no plans to implement the idea yet.
"I'm not seeing any evidence to suggest it would greatly increase the level of protection that we have but everything is always being reviewed," he said.
But Hipkins is not ruling out going further in the future.
