14 Mar 2023
NSW SCHOOL VACCINATION PROGRAMย
In 2023 the following vaccines will be offered:ย
If your child is in Year 7 or Year 10 this year, you can now provide on line consent for their routine school vaccinations.ย
In Year 7, students are offered free vaccines for diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (dTpa) and human papillomavirus (HPV). In Year 10, students are offered the meningococcal ACWY vaccine.ย
Vaccination will only be provided at school if consent has been received.ย
How to provide consent:ย
1. To complete online consent for your child's school vaccinations, visit:
nswhealth.service-now.com/school
2. Follow the steps to log in to your existing ServiceNSW account. This is the same account you may already use to renew your driver's licence. If you don't have a ServiceNSW account, refer to ServiceNSW to create one.
3. Update or confirm your personal details in ServiceNSW as required.
4. Complete the School Vaccination Consent Form for your child/ren. You will need to:
a) Enter your child's personal details
b) Provide the Medicare card details for you and your child
c) Read the linked Parent Information Sheet and privacy statement
d) Provide consent
If you or your child do not have a Medicare card, consent can still be provided by requesting a paper-based consent form directly from your child's school.ย
For more information on routine school vaccinations, please visitย
health.nsw.gov.au/schoolvaccination
If you require information in your language, please visit:ย
health.nsw.gov.au/immunisation/Pages/school_vaccination_language.aspx
