The Secondary School Immunisation Program offers free vaccines to help make sure students and communities are protected from diseases such as diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, human papillomavirus (HPV) and meningococcal A, C, W, Y. Local councils deliver the program and schools distribute the information and consent forms.
The Public Health and Wellbeing Regulations 2019 authorises secondary schools to provide their local council with student and parent/guardian contact information for any student scheduled to receive a vaccination. This information assists local councils to follow-up parents/guardians of students with incomplete or missing consent forms.
What information goes to local council?
Schools provide the following basic student and parent/guardian contact information:
- Student name, gender, date of birth, year level, class, language(s) spoken at home
- Parent/guardian names, phone numbers, email and postal addresses
Why do schools provide this information?
- To ensure all eligible students are offered the opportunity to access free vaccinations at school
- To improve communication with parents/guardians regarding their child's vaccination needs
- To reduce the administrative burden on school staff to follow-up consent forms
Our College will provide this information to the City of Ballarat Immunisation Department upon their request, unless you indicate below that you do not authorise for sharing of this information. Please complete and sign the form below then return the form to Mount Clear College. This authorisation will remain in place during your child's secondary education at our College.
For further information please visit: https://www.health.vic.gov.au/immunisation/vaccination-for-adolescent