2026 School Immunisation Program

Year 7

In the Northern Territory all students in Year 7 are eligible to receive the adult diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (dTpa) vaccine and the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine.

Students who were either: born overseas or have a parent who was born overseas will also be offered a Mantoux Skin Test.

Year 7 Indigenous and Torres Strait Island students are also eligible to receive Pneumococcal and Flu vaccines.

Consent forms will be sent home with your child on Monday 30th March to be completed and returned to their Tutor Group Teachers no later than Friday, 24th April.

In Term 2/Week 2; Tuesday 28th April students with written consent will receive their HPV and Boostrix vaccinations and if eligible a Mantoux Skin Test at the College Medical Centre.

No Vaccines or Mantoux tests will be given without parental consent.

If you have any queries, please contact the Medical Centre on 8950 4567 or email nurse@stphilips.nt.edu.au

Year 9 Catch-Up Immunisations + 2nd Men B - Years 9, 11 & 12

Year 9 students who missed their vaccinations in Term 1 are eligible to receive their Meningococcal ACWY and Men B vaccines on Wednesday 29th April at the College Medical Centre.

Signed consent forms for these vaccinations have automatically been held over from Term 1. If for some reason your child has not received a vaccination consent form, please contact the Medical Centre on 8950 4567.

Students in Years 9, 11 and 12 will also be receiving their 2nd Men B on this day at the Medical Centre.

No Vaccines will be given without parental consent.

If you have any queries, please contact the Medical Centre on 89504567 or email nurse@stphilips.nt.edu.au

Updating Medical Information

‘Is your child’s medical information on Paperly up-to-date?’

The upcoming school holiday break provides the perfect opportunity to check and update your child’s health and medical details via the Paperly widget on the Schoolbox landing page.

Paperly is our new system for consent forms and Student information, including medical. Updating these details is particularly relevant as students prepare for our Outdoor Education season in Terms 2 and 3.

To update any details;

Go to the School Box homepage (once logged in, click the school crest on the top left side of the page).
Above the calendar section is Paperly. Click Details.
In the left column you will see your child/ren’s name/s, select the child, and on the top right click edit.
You will then have several drop-down sections you can add new information to.

If your child requires an Asthma or Anaphylaxis Action plan, would you please email or drop a current copy into our front Reception or the Medical Centre.

Here at St Philips College, we take the ‘health and well-being’ of your child very seriously, hence updating all relevant health/medical details via the Paperly portal, or contacting the Medical Centre directly; 89504567 or nurse@stphilips.nt.edu.au ensures we can provide the best possible care in all situations.

Kind regards,

Samantha Greathead and Debbie Page

Medical Centre Staff

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