Important Dates
2022 Term Dates
- Term 1 – Fri 28 Jan to Fri 8 April
- Term 2 – Tues 26 April to Fri 1 July
- Term 3 – Mon 18 July to Fri 23 Sept
- Term 4 – Mon 10 Oct to Tues 20 Dec
NSW Health Vaccination dates
Due to the large number of students this year the immunisation program will run across two days, Year 7 on Tuesday 15 March and Year 8 on Wednesday 16 March.
All immunisation forms will be handed out to students in the coming weeks, please complete and return promptly to the College.
Please read carefully the information provided by NSW Health in regards to this immunistation program.
Does there need to be a time gap between COVID vaccines and school vaccines?
Our teams will be following the most recent advice from ATAGI (Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisations), which states that:
‘COVID-19 vaccines can also be co-administered with other vaccines if required.
This includes routine childhood and adolescent vaccines. The benefits of ensuring timely vaccination and maintaining high vaccine uptake outweigh any potential risks associated with immunogenicity, local adverse reactions or fever.’
Co-administered = vaccines given at the same time or in close proximity to each other.
Clinical recommendations for COVID-19 vaccines | Australian Government Department of Health
Year 8 catch-ups and consent forms.
Just a reminder that ALL Year 8 students received their consent forms in 2021 (while they were in Year 7). We currently have these consent forms and will bring them to each school clinic.
HPV
https://beta.health.gov.au/resources/videos/hpv-animation-video-for-students
Meningococcal
https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/factsheets/Pages/meningococcal_disease.aspx
https://www.health.gov.au/resources/videos/adolescent-meningococcal-acwy-vaccine-sebs-story
https://campaigns.health.gov.au/immunisationfacts/meningococcal