Medication

Dear Parents/Carers

Just a reminder regarding medications at school. The information below is from the Department of Education policy advisory line.

Schools must ensure all medication to be administered is:

• accompanied by written advice providing directions for appropriate storage and administration
• in the original container with the original label including the name of the student, information on the dosage and time to be administered
• within its expiry date
• stored according to the product instructions, particularly in relation to temperature.

Schools should encourage parents or carers to consider whether they can administer medication outside the school day, such as before and after school and before bed.

Over-the-counter medications (including paracetamol) require a medication authority form.   

Rapid antigen tests

We advise schools that the Victorian Government’s Council COVID-19 RAT program ended on 31 December 2023. Free RATs are no longer available from local councils. RATs can still be bought at supermarkets, pharmacies and other retailers.