Immunisation

As part of enrolling in a Victorian government primary school, or transferring between schools, you need to show your child’s immunisation status certificate to the school. Children who are not immunised can still attend school but they will still need to present an immunisation status certificate.

The Child History Statement from the Australian Childhood Immunisation Register may be used, but is only valid if it contains the statement ‘this child has received all vaccines required by 5 years of age’.

If an outbreak of an infectious disease occurs at the school, children who have not been immunised will be sent home until the danger has passed.

More information

For more information contact your local council, your doctor or the Immunisation Program (Department of Human Services) on 1300 882 008

For information on the Child History Statement from the Australian Childhood Immunisation Register, see: ACIR