Health Centre

Staff and Students Unwell

A friendly reminder to staff and students that for the health and well being of everyone in the College community to please stay at home when you are unwell. 

There are some communicable conditions where students and staff must stay home due to the high likelihood of contagion.  These include: head lice (until after 1st treatment), gastro (until 24 hours after last episode), conjunctivitis (until no discharge from eyes). Students and staff should also stay at home if they have a cold or fever.  People often feel they must go to school and can tough it out, however what often ends up happening the the illness just gets spread.  

Other medical conditions such as Chicken Pox, Pertussis (Whooping Cough), Mumps etc that has been diagnosed by a doctor must not attend school until instructed by your doctor.   Please notify the office/health centre if suffering from a contagious illness so a general non identifying notification can go on Compass.

Not every condition needs to see a doctor, but if concerned or unsure seek medical attention from your local doctor and get advice as to when to return to school.  Attending school while unwell not only will this delay recovery, it is inconsiderate to other children, parents and teachers in that it needlessly exposes them to the risk of contagion. A day or two at home to recover properly is more than worth the time missed at school.

Medication in Health Centre

The Health Centre stocks paracetamol tablets for minor pain management such as headache or period pain. Unless you have provided a medication administration consent form (see link below or collect from the Health Centre) you will be contacted for verbal consent if paracetamol is required. If you wish your child to have any other medications kept in the health centre, such as liquid pain reliever, ibuprofen tablets, antihistamines, they must be provided in original packaging, including expiry date and a medication consent form completed.

https://wantirnacollege.vic.edu.au/images/downloads/Medication_Authorisation_Consent_Form.pdf.

Eleanor Canning & Julie Dance

Health Centre