The remains of New South Wales teacher Stephanie Scott have been formally identified.

The 26-year-old teacher, from the Riverina town of Leeton, went missing on Easter Sunday, less than a week before her wedding day.

Her burnt body was found in bushland 70 kilometres north of the town on Friday.

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A spokeswoman for NSW Health Pathology confirmed it had been formally identified after being transported to Sydney.

“The formal identification and post mortem of Ms Stephanie Scott is now complete,” she said.

“The interim report has been submitted to the coroner who will provide a burial order.”

Police found the body about five metres from a roadway in Cocoparra National Park on Friday afternoon.

Leeton Mayor Paul Maytom said he expected a memorial would be held in the town to coincide with Ms Scott’s funeral, which is likely to be held in her home town of Canowindra, in the state’s central west.

“In a small town where you know everyone, and when you have something as devastating and the circumstances as shocking as this, it’s just horrendous,” he said.

School cleaner Vincent Stanford, 24, remains in custody after being charged with Ms Scott’s murder last week.

He is due to reappear in court in June.

Leeton school staff offered counselling

According to the Counting Dead Women anti-violence campaign, Ms Scott was the 30th Australian woman killed by violence this year.

Ms Scott’s colleagues at Leeton High School, where her accused murderer also worked, have been offered counselling through the Department of Education and Training’s employee assistance program.

Griffith network public schools director Brad Russell said students could also access counsellors and guidance officers.

“When school returns [from holidays] next week there will be a greater number of those people as well,” Dr Russell said.

Police found Ms Scott’s body near a roadway in Cocoparra National Park on Friday afternoon. Photo: AAP

“We’ll be providing additional staffing to the school as well so that there’s flexibility for the principal, Greg Horton, and also the deputy principal so that they can do the important things of just dealing with the needs of the staff and students.”

Cr Maytom said some Leeton residents no longer felt safe.

“It’s hard to tell people how they should feel,” he said.

“But I can say to them it was a terrible, terrible tragedy, but we still have a great town to live in – a safe town.”

Ms Scott was last seen at Leeton High School about 11:00am on Easter Sunday.

Stanford was not rostered to work at the school that day.

The cleaning company he worked for, Colin Joss & Co, confirmed it was assisting police with the murder investigation.

It would not comment on whether Stanford had keys to the school.

However, cleaning division manager Fleur Dooley said cleaning staff never worked alone.

“We have our own occupational health and safety systems and you would certainly never be on your own cleaning,” she said.

Cr Maytom said the council had also offered to assist Stanford’s family, who have been helping police with their inquiries.

“I’m concerned for the family because of the trauma they must be going through and maybe feeling isolated from the rest of the community,” he said.

-ABC