Secondary School Immunisation Program
For Year 7 & 10 Students
Beaumaris Secondary College
Collection Statement
The Secondary School Immunisation Program offers free National Immunisation Program schedule vaccines to all eligible Year 7 and Year 10 students.
Year 7 students
- Diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (whooping cough)
- Human papillomavirus (HPV)
Year 10 students
- Meningococcal ACWY
Your local council will work with your child’s school to implement the immunisation program and will inform you of the steps you need to take. The Public Health and Wellbeing Regulations 2019 authorises secondary schools to provide their local council with student and parent/guardian contact information for any student scheduled to receive a vaccination. This information is only used to assist local councils to follow-up parents/guardians of students with incomplete or missing immunisation consent forms.
Every day vaccination saves lives and makes it possible for Victorians to live free from the illness and disability caused by many infectious diseases.
For further information please go to the following links:
- Schools' privacy policy | vic.gov.au
- Immunisation in Secondary Schools
- Public Health and Wellbeing Regulations 2019
Frequently Asked Questions:
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 contact details
- language(s) spoken at home.
Why does the school provide this information?
- To improve communication with parents/guardians regarding 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 forms.
- To eliminate manual data entry processes.
What do I need to do?
- Your local council will provide you with important vaccine-related information, along with 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. Consent forms should be completed, regardless of whether consent has been granted or declined.
- Your information will be provided to the Bayside City 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.