The secondary school vaccine program helps ensure students and communities are protected from diseases such as diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, human papillomavirus and chicken pox.
Local councils deliver the program and schools distribute the vaccine consent forms.
Recently the Public Health and Wellbeing Regulations 2009 were amended to authorise schools to release parent and student information to local councils so that councils can follow up with parents after the consent forms have been distributed.
This means that we will provide your local council with your contact details and a local council representative may contact you with vaccine program information. If you do not wish for your details to be provided to your local council, please advise the College in writing before close of business 28 February 2019.
If you are unable to contact me by the above date you will need to contact the officer responsible for the vaccine program at your local council in the event that you have queries about your contact details.
Every day immunisation saves lives and makes it possible for Victorians to live free from the illness and the disability caused by many infectious diseases. All Victorian secondary students can receive these vaccines for free through the school-based program.
The next step will be to return the student’s vaccine consent forms to the school. Without returning a consent form, a student may miss the opportunity to be vaccinated. It is important the consent forms are completed and returned to the school, regardless of whether you agree that the student will be vaccinated or not as part of the school-based program.
For further information please go to the following links:
http://cdsc.vic.edu.au/community/ ‘College Policies’ tab
http://www.education.vic.gov.au/about/contact/Pages/complainschool.aspx
Carrum Downs Secondary College Vaccine Program dates:
Year 7 – 1st Visit: Friday 15th March 2019
Year 7 – 2nd Visit: Friday 18th October 2019
Year 10: Friday 3rd May 2019
Regards
Mark Gow
Principal
