Student Wellbeing

Primary school and children’s services centres exclusions

Children with pertussis (whooping cough) must not go to primary school and children’s service centres for 21 days after the onset of cough, or until they have received 5 days of appropriate antibiotic treatment.

Unimmunised contacts aged less than 7 years old in the same classroom as the case must not go to primary school and children's services centres for 14 days from the last exposure to infection, or until they have received 5 days of appropriate antibiotic treatment. For more information visit the School exclusion table page.

www.health.vic.gov.au/infectious-diseases/pertussis-whooping-cough