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Cheltenham Girls' High School

Cheltenham Girls' High School

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NSW School Vaccination Program

Save the date to vaccinate

Each year NSW Health works in partnership with schools to offer the vaccines recommended by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) for adolescents as part of the school vaccination program.

In 2021 the following vaccines will be offered:

YEAR 7

 - Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, 2-doses at least 6 months apart

- Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine, Single dose

 

YEAR 10

Meningococcal ACWY vaccine, Single dose

 

Parent Information Kits that include an information sheet, consent form and privacy statement will be sent home to parents/guardians. To consent to the vaccination of their child, parents/guardians are advised to: 

    • read all the information provided
    • complete the consent form, including signing their name next to the vaccine/s they would like their child to receive
    • return the completed consent form to their child’s school
    • ensure that their child eats breakfast on the day of the school vaccination clinic.

 

Please note that if a student is absent from a clinic they will be offered any missed doses at subsequent clinics during Year 7 or 8 (for HPV and dTpa vaccination) and during Year 10 (for Meningococcal ACWY vaccination). They do not need to go to their GP for these vaccines because they are absent from a clinic.

 

The following short videos have useful information about the vaccines and how the school immunisation clinics run.

  HPV and dTpa- https://www.health.gov.au/resources/videos/getting-your-hpv-dtpa-vaccinations-at-school-what-to-expect

 Meningococcal ACWY- https://www.health.gov.au/resources/videos/getting-your-meningococcal-acwy-vaccination-at-school-what-to-expect

 

Parents/guardians who subsequently change their mind and wish to withdraw their consent for any reason may do so by writing to the school Principal or phoning the school. The Procedure for Withdrawal of Consent is available on the NSW Health website at www.health.nsw.gov.au/immunisation/Page+6s/withdraw_consent.aspx.

 

A Record of Vaccination card will be provided to each student vaccinated at each clinic. Details about vaccinations given at school will also be uploaded to the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) to support complete vaccination histories.

 

The Dates for the CGHS upcoming vaccinations can be seen in the image below.

CGHS Vaccination Dates