Year 7 (and Year 8) Immunisation Program 2022
Each year NSW Health works in partnership with schools to offer the vaccines recommended by the National Health and Medical Research Council for adolescents as part of the school vaccination program. As part of this program Year 7 students are offered the following vaccines:
- Diptheria, Tetanus and Pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine as a booster dose
- Human Papiloma Virus (HPV) vaccine as a 2-dose course (at least six months apart)
Due to the last clinic of 2021 at SCEGGS being cancelled due to Covid lockdowns, current Year 8 students who handed in a signed consent form while in Year 7 will also be vaccinated at this year’s clinics.
The Year 7 and 8 vaccination clinics at SCEGGS will be held on:
- Visit 1 Friday 25 March
- Visit 2 Wednesday 9 November
A record of Vaccination Card will be given to the student at the time of each vaccination at each school clinic.
If a student is absent for any of the clinics, they will have the opportunity to catch up at the next school visit.
Year 7s
Further information for Year 7s was provided in the 2022 Parent Vaccination Information Kits that went home a few weeks ago and is also available now in many languages at: www.health.nsw.gov.au/schooltranslations
All Year 7 students received a consent form for parents/guardians to complete and return to the General Office a few weeks ago. If you haven’t yet returned the form, please do so now. Only return the consent form if you wish your daughter to receive the vaccines. Please note that the consent forms for Year 7 students will need a parent/guardian signature for each vaccine requested. The nurses will not be able to vaccinate any student if their form is not fully completed.
Year 8s
Consent forms were completed by parents last year, but, as noted above, the vaccination program did not go ahead. We will use those consent forms at the 25 March 2022 vaccination session. If you wish to change your consent, please let the General Office know.
Sarah Walters
Director of Administration
