Year 7 and Year 10 Immunisation 2024

The Secondary School Immunisation Program offers free vaccines to all eligible Year 7 and Year 10 students.

Year 7

• Diphtheria-tetanus-whooping cough
• Human papillomavirus (HPV)

Year 7 students at Sacred Heart College will receive their immunisations on Monday 29 April 2024.

Year 10 students

• Meningococcal ACWY

Year 10 students at Sacred Heart College will receive their immunisations on Thursday 18 April 2024.

The local council immunisation service delivers the school-based immunisation program.  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 is only used to assist local councils to follow-up parents/guardians of students with incomplete or missing immunisation consent forms.

What information is given to local council?

The school provides the following basic student and parent/guardian contact information to the local council immunisation service:

• student name
• date of birth
• gender
• year level and class group
• parent/guardian contact details
• language(s) spoken at home.

Why does the school provide this information?

• To improve communication with parents/guardians regarding their child’s vaccination needs.
• To ensure all eligible students are offered the opportunity to access free vaccinations at school.
• To reduce the administrative burden on school staff to follow-up consent forms.
• To eliminate manual data entry processes.

What do I need to do?

1. Read the information provided on the immunisation consent link when it has been received and complete all sections.

2. Complete the immunisation consent with all relevant fields, even if you choose not to consent for your child to be vaccinated as part of the secondary school immunisation program.

3. Your information will be provided to Macedon Ranges Shire Council in March. If you do not wish for your details to be provided, please advise the school in writing before the last school day in February.

Every day vaccination saves lives and makes it possible for Victorians to live free from the illness and disability caused by many infectious diseases.

For further information please go to the following links:

• Privacy – https://www.shckyneton.catholi...

• Immunisation in Secondary Schools https://www.betterhealth.vic.g...

Should you require further information please do not hesitate to contact Jalna Holmes, Health Centre Coordinator on 54211 200.

The local council immunisation service delivers the school-based immunisation program. The Public Health and Wellbeing Regulations 2019 

Should you require further information please do not hesitate to contact Jalna Holmes, Health Centre Coordinator on 54211 200.

COVID Update

There has been reported Covid cases circulating in the College community. The College would like to take this opportunity to confirm our current COVID safe measures.

If your child tests positive to COVID-19

* It is recommended that they isolate for a minimum of 5 days and not attend school until their symptoms have resolved.

* Report your child’s absence by submitting a Parent Notified Absence on PAM.

If your child is isolating due to covid, they can access their classwork and communicate with their teachers on Google Classroom.

Should you find your child requires more RATs, they can collect more from First Aid, or alternatively you can collect them from General Reception.

The best defence against COVID-19 is practising good hand hygiene, being up to date with all recommended and available vaccinations and isolating if suspected or symptomatic of COVID-19. We continue to ask for you cooperation in keeping your child home if they are unwell and showing COVID like symptoms.

Should you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact Jalna Holmes, Health Centre Coordinator, on 5421 1200.