Year 10 School Vaccination Program

The 2023 WA School Based Immunisation Program will be offered at your school by the local community school health immunisation nurses.

These vaccinations are offered free to all year 10 students.

• Year 10 students are eligible to receive the meningococcal ACWY vaccine to protect against 4 strains of the disease. Meningococcal spreads easily and older teenagers have some of the highest rates of infection.

• All students require parent/guardian consent before they can receive any vaccination at school.

• Parents/guardians are requested to provide consent through the online portal VaccinateWA. Login - VaccinateWA (health.wa.gov.au)

• For information and consent for vaccinations via VaccinateWA follow this link School-based immunisation program (healthywa.wa.gov.au)

• If you are not able to access the online system, you can request a hard copy form from school or copy below link into your internet browser for a printable consent that can be returned to school.

School-based-immunisation-program-form.pdf (healthywa.wa.gov.au)

For queries regarding the immunisation program please contact your school nurse or email sbipgreatsouthern@health.wa.gov.au or phone on 9842 7500

If you choose not to have your child vaccinated at school or they are absent on the day these vaccinations can be given at your GP or the Immunisation clinic located at the Albany Health Campus. For an appointment phone 9892 2499.