Secondary School Immunisation Program Important Information

The 2026 Secondary School Immunisation Program offers free vaccines under the National Immunisation Program to all eligible Year 7 and Year 10 students.

LESC is booked in for Thursday the 23rd of April

Year 7 students will be offered:

Diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (whooping cough)
Human papillomavirus (HPV)

Year 10 students will be offered:

Meningococcal ACWY

Our school is working in partnership with the local council immunisation service to deliver this program. Further communication will provide details about what you need to do.

Under the Public Health and Wellbeing Regulations 2019 <http://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/vic/consol_reg/phawr2019331/s112.html> secondary schools are authorised to share student and parent/guardian contact information with the local council immunisation service. This information is only used to support the immunisation program and is managed in accordance with privacy laws.

Further information:

A list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) is available to help answer common queries.
If you would like to know more about how the school manages this process, please contact us.
For general information about immunisation in secondary schools, visit Secondary School Immunisation Program <https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/healthyliving/immunisation-in-secondary-schools>

Frequently Asked Questions:

What is the Secondary School Immunisation Program?

The Secondary School Immunisation Program (the program) offers free National Immunisation Program schedule vaccines to all eligible Year 7 and Year 10 students.

Year 7 students will be offered:

Diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (whooping cough)
Human papillomavirus (HPV)

Year 10 students will be offered:

Meningococcal ACWY

What information is given to local council?

The school provides the following basic student and parent/guardian contact information to the local council immunisation service:

student name
date of birth
gender
year level and class group
parent/guardian name, telephone numbers, email and residential address
language(s) spoken at student’s home.

Why does the school provide this information?

To improve communication with parents/guardians about their child’s vaccination needs.
To ensure all eligible students are offered the opportunity to access free vaccinations at school.
To reduce the administrative burden on school staff to follow-up consent.
To eliminate manual data entry processes.

What do I need to do?

You will be provided with important vaccine-related information, along with either a hard copy or a link to an online consent portal. Please read through the information and complete all sections, regardless of whether you grant or decline consent.
Provide your consent online, through the CIRV portal, other software platform or return the hard copy immunisation consent form. Consent forms (either online or hard copy) should be completed, regardless of whether consent has been granted or declined.
Your information will be provided to [insert name of school’s local council] in March. If you do not wish for your details to be provided, please advise the school in writing before the last school day in February.

Youth myki Cards Required

Young people under 18 can travel for free on Victorian public transport with a Youth myki. Buy at staffed stations, or register online by creating or logging into a myki account

Public transport operators are no longer accepting alternative arrangements, so it’s important that all students have their own Youth myki ready to use when travelling on buses or trains.

A Youth myki allows students to tap on and off for each journey and ensures they are travelling in line with current transport requirements, while also accessing concession fares. If you're using a regional non-myki bus, show your Youth myki when you board.

A Youth myki card costs $5 to purchase.

Where to buy

At a staffed train station that sells Youth myki.
At a selected retailer that sells Youth myki.
Register for a Youth myki by logging in or creating a myki account. Registered Youth mykis are replaced for free if they're lost, stolen, defective or expired.

Youth myki expiry

Your Youth myki expiry date depends on how you bought the card.

Purchase method	Expiry date
In-person at a train station	Four years from the date of purchase. If you register this myki, the card will show a $1 credit. You do not need to add money to the card.
Online	Your 18th birthday. Eighteen-year-olds should get a Child myki, which gives your fifty percent off public transport fares.

Parents can use their own myki account to register and manage their child’s Youth myki.

If you have any questions or need support organising a Youth myki card, please contact the college 5155 2982.

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