First Aid

Allergy Season

Spring has sprung and hay fever or seasonal allergic rhinitis is on the rise. 

Itchy ears or throat, runny nose, sneezing, headaches and watery eyes can all impact your child’s school day making them feel tired and unwell. 

Seasonal hay fever occurs mainly in Spring and Summer and affects people allergic to pollens. 

If your child suffers from hay fever it is important that you provide the school with an Action Plan for Allergic Rhinitis (Hay Fever). 

These plans are medical documents and must be completed and signed by your GP.  If your child needs medication or antihistamines to be stored or administered at school, please complete an Administration of Medication Authority Form.  

All medications must be supplied in original packaging and clearly labelled with student’s name. 

For more information

• Kids Health Info fact sheet: Allergic and anaphylactic reactions
• Kids Health Info fact sheet: Asthma
•  Kids Health Info fact sheet: Asthma – videos (for instructions on how best to use a nasal spray)
• Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy: Is it allergic rhinitis (hay fever)? 
• AusPollen: pollen forecast website

Updating student medical details

Reminder to ensure the College always has the most up-to-date medical details. 

This means the renewal of: 

• For students with rhinitis, ASCIA Allergic Rhinitis (Hay fever) Treatment Plan
• For students with asthma, Asthma Australia’s School Asthma Care Plan  

• For students with anaphylaxis, an ASCIA Action Plan for Anaphylaxis 

These ASCIA Plans need to be completed by a GP and returned to the College for students to be allowed to participate in offsite activities such as camps, excursions, and VET.