School Based Immunisation Programs

NSW School Based Vaccination Program 2009 | Vaccines being offered to Intensive English Centres (IECs) in 2009 | Distance Education/Home-Schooled Students

NSW Health works with educational authorities to offer students vaccinations recommended by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).

NSW School Based Vaccination Program 2009

Information to Parents/Guardians regarding vaccines offered to High School students in 2009.

All Year 7 students entering High School in 2009 will be offered:
- hepatitis B vaccine in a 2 dose schedule. Click here for further information about hepatitis B vaccination.
- varicella (chickenpox) vaccine in a single dose schedule. Click here for further information about varicella vaccination.

Female students in Year 7 in 2009 will also be offered:
- human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in a 3 dose schedule. Click here for further information about HPV vaccination.

All Year 10 students in 2009 will be offered:
- diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine (dTpa) in a single dose schedule. Click here for further information about dTpa vaccination.

Catch-up vaccination:
- The local Public Health Units conducting the school program may provide catch-up vaccination for students who have received the first dose of hepatitis B vaccination or HPV vaccination through the school program but are absent on the day of the school clinic for dose 2 (or 3).
- Students who receive the first dose of hepatitis B vaccine or HPV vaccine from their GP are required to complete the course with the GP, to ensure correct scheduling of vaccine doses.

For more information about the Adolescent Vaccination Program in your area contact your local Public Health Unit

Information to Parents/Guardians regarding vaccines being offered to Intensive English Centres (IECs) in 2009.

NSW Health is offering the following vaccines to students in IECs in 2009:
- varicella (chickenpox); hepatitis B; measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) and meningococcal C;
- diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (dTpa) and human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine will be offered to students in the appropriate age groups, as per the school based program.
There will be one visit per term to each IEC.

Information to Parents/Guardians of distance education students/home-schooled students

Students who are enrolled in distance education facilities or who are home-schooled are advised to attend their GP for age-appropriate vaccinations.