DOCTORS IN SCHOOLS

As you may be aware, our school was successful in being selected to participate in the Victorian Government’s Doctors in Secondary Schools program. The Doctors in Secondary Schools program aims to make sure young people are getting the health support, advice and treatment they need to reach their full potential. Doctors in Secondary Schools operations are commencing this Term at our school (see pictures below of the new building located at the front of the school) - as soon as we get a start date from our GP partner (Total Care Medical Group). As part of this program, an adolescent-trained GPs (general practitioner) from Total Care Medical Group will be operating on school grounds each Thursday to provide free access to primary health care for secondary students at our school. We know that teenagers are the least likely of all age groups to seek health care, but we also know that many health problems that can have consequences into adulthood start at this time of life. This program seeks to address this issue. Keep an eye out as information relating to the program will be communicated with the school community in the coming weeks.