End of Term 2

Immunisation Day

Years 7-12 Catch-up!!

On Tuesday 19 September there will be an opportunity for catch-up immunisations for any students Year 7-12 who have missed their scheduled vaccines.

 

In 2023 students have been offered the following vaccinations:

  •  Year 7 - Human Papillomavirus (HPV) (now 1 dose course) and/or diphtheria/tetanus/pertussis (dTpa).
  • Year 8 & 9 - HPV (dose 1 only) and/or dTpa (this is a catch-up program for students who missed any of the doses whilst in Year 7 in 2021 or 2022).
  • Year 10 - Meningococcal ACWY.
  • Year 11 & 12 - Meningococcal ACWY (this is a catch-up program for students who missed this vaccination whilst in Year 10 or 11 in 2021 or 2022).

How to provide consent:

1. To complete online consent for your child's school vaccinations, visit: https://nswhealth.service-now.com/school

 

2. Follow the steps to log in to your existing ServiceNSW account. This is the same account you may already use to renew your driver's licence. If you don't have a ServiceNSW account, refer to ServiceNSW to create one.

 

3. Update or confirm your personal details in ServiceNSW as required.

 

4. Complete the School Vaccination Consent Form for your children. You will need to:

  • Enter your child's personal details
  • Provide the Medicare card details for you and your child
  • Read the linked Parent Information Sheet and privacy statement
  • Provide consent

If you or your child do not have a Medicare card, consent can still be provided by requesting a paper-based consent form directly from your child's school.

 

The benefits of providing consent online:

  • easily update your child's details
  • receive SMS and/or email notifications when vaccinations are given
  • faster upload of vaccination records to the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR)

For more information on routine school vaccinations, please visit

https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/immunisation/Pages/schoolvaccination.aspx

 

If you require information in your language, please visit:

https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/immunisation/Pages/school_vaccination_language.aspx

 

 

Olivia Walton

Student Support Officer