School Immunisation

Immunisation protects people from harmful diseases. If your child is aged 10 to 19, they can receive free vaccinations at school as part of the Secondary School Immunisation Program. Immunisations are safe and effective, and administered by a council nurse at secondary schools. 

You will be provided with information about these immunisation sessions by your child’s school and must return a card to the school providing or declining your consent. Your child can also receive immunisations at your GP, a local council immunisation service and in some pharmacies. 

Due to interruptions to school-based learning in 2020 and 2021, and the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2022, some students may have missed getting important vaccines at school. Parents and carers should advise the school and nurse of any immunisations their child has missed, and any vaccines they have received outside of school. 

Learn more about the Secondary School Immunisation Program in Victoria at: www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/healthyliving/immunisation-in-secondary-schools

To see if your child is due for any vaccines, check your child’s immunisation history statement on the Australian Immunisation Register using your MyGov account. Children aged 14 years of age and over can access their own immunisation history statement via MyGov.