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IMMUNISATIONS

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IMMUNISATIONS

All child immunisation consultations are bulk billed and free for Medicare card holders.

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Please see the following commonly requested immunisation schedules:

  1. For young children in NSW.

  2. High School students in NSW

 

For travel imunisations, please refer to the “Travel Medicine” tab.

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Please click the link to access the NSW Immunisation schedule:
NSW Immunisation schedule

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or the following link to access information on the school based immunisation program:
School Immunisation Program

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Child and School- Based Immunisations are subject to change, please check the NSW Government Health Website for up to date schedules and further information regarding immunisations.

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  • 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.

  • Parents can withdraw consent at any time before vaccination takes place. The process for withdrawing consent is described here.

  • Click here for coverage rates for all vaccines offered to students in high school

  • Information about the vaccinations is available in 21 community languages.

 

Commonly asked questions regarding Immunisation History statements for school enrolments

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