NSW School-Based Immunisation Program 2013
High Schools | Intensive English Centres (IECs) | Distance Education/Home-Schooled StudentsNSW Health works in partnership with schools to offer the vaccines recommended for adolescents by the National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC) in a school-based vaccination program.
Parent Information Kits are sent home to parents early in the school year. To consent to vaccination, parents are advised to read all the information provided, complete and sign the Consent Form and return it to their child's school.
HPV vaccination for boys from 2013
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· In 2012, the Australian Government announced that human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine would be provided free to male students in high schools from 2013.
· From 2013, males in Year 7 in all NSW high schools will be offered HPV vaccine annually.
· In addition, males in Year 9 will be offered the vaccine as part of the national ‘catch up’ program in 2013 and 2014.
· HPV vaccination will continue to be offered annually to female students in Year 7 only.
· Click here for more information about HPV vaccination for males.
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High Schools
Students in high schools in 2013 will be offered the following vaccines:
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YEAR |
VACCINE |
NUMBER OF DOSES |
MORE INFORMATION |
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Year 7 (males & females) |
Hepatitis B |
2 doses |
What is hepatitis B? |
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Information about hepatitis B vaccination |
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Varicella (chicken pox) |
1 dose |
What is varicella? |
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Information about varicella vaccination |
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Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis (dTpa) |
1 dose |
What are diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis? |
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Information about dTpa vaccination |
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Human Papillomavirus (HPV) |
3 doses |
What is HPV? |
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Information about HPV vaccination |
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Year 9 (males only) |
Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
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3 doses |
What is HPV? Information about HPV vaccination |
- Free vaccine is only available to students who have a signed consent form and who commence the vaccine course while they’re in Year 7 or (as described in the table above) Year 9.
- Students who miss vaccine doses due to absence on the day of the nurses' visit will be offered catch-up vaccination at subsequent school clinics. Where this is not possible, parents will be advised that free catch-up vaccination is available at their local GP during the school year only.
- Parents who choose to wait for their child to be older before consenting to vaccination will be required to pay for the vaccines privately.
- Click here for coverage rates for all vaccines offered to students in high schools in 2011.
- Click here for information about the vaccinations in 21 community languages.
Intensive English Centres (IECs)
Newly-arrived migrants attending Intensive English Centres (IECs) will be offered the following vaccines based on student age:
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VACCINE |
NUMBER OF DOSES |
MORE INFORMATION |
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Hepatitis B |
2 doses |
What is hepatitis B? |
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Information about |
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Varicella (chicken pox) - less than 14 years of age |
1 dose |
What is varicella? |
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Information about |
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Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis (dTpa) |
1 dose |
What are diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis? |
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Information about |
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Human Papillomavirus (HPV) – 12 year olds only |
3 doses |
What is HPV? |
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Information about |
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Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR) |
2 doses |
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Information about MMR vaccination |
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Meningococcal C |
1 dose |
What is Meningococcal C? |
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Information about Meningococcal C vaccination |
- Students who miss vaccine doses due to absence on the day of the clinic will be advised to receive any catch-up vaccination at their local GP.
- Click here for information about the vaccinations in 21 community languages
Distance Education/Home-Schooled Students
Students who are enrolled in distance education facilities or who are home-schooled are advised to attend their GP for free age-appropriate vaccinations.
For more information about the NSW School-Based Vaccination Program in your area contact your local Public Health Unit by calling 1300 066 055.
