Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn
Catholic Education Office

Immunisation

Related Policies:

Infectious diseases
First Aid

Purpose:

To inform school communities of the requirements of students with regard to immunisation.

Policy:

Parents of children enrolling in Kindergarten must present to the school an Immunization Certificate. Children who have not been immunised may be required to remain at home during an outbreak of an infectious disease such as whooping cough or measles.

Definitions:

Nil

Procedures:

ACT

1.1 All students are encouraged to be immunised.

1.2 Prospective students will not be excluded from attending school if they have not been immunised.

1.3 Under the ACT Public Health Regulations 2000, preschools and primary schools are required to collect and maintain immunisation records on all newly enrolled children.

1.4 All parents/carers of children entering preschools or primary schools will be issued with current Parents Guide, ACT Immunisation Requirements for Entry into School, Preschool and Child Care.

1.5 The ACT Public Health Regulations 2000 do not prevent children from entering a preschool or primary school if they are not fully immunised but requires parents to produce a record of their child's immunisation history on the approved ACT Department of Health and Community Care Immunisation Record Form

NSW

2.1  All students are encouraged to be immunised.

2.2 Prospective students will not be excluded from attending school if they have not been immunised.

2.3 Since 1994, parents of all students in NSW have been requested, under the NSW Public Health Act, to provide evidence of age-appropriate immunisation, usually an immunisation certificate , at the time of school enrolment. A letter from a medical practitioner or Community Health Centre indicating the immunisation status of the student is also acceptable.

References:

Nil

Forms:

Nil

Last updated on December 2, 2006