HID : Infections and Parasites : ImmunisationandVaccination

Topic: School Based Vaccination Program - advice for parents who home school

Description

The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) recommends various vaccines for adolescents to protect them through to adulthood.

The following information provides advice to parents/guardians who home school their children.

Practical Advice

If you home school your children, the recommended vaccines offered in the School Based Vaccination Program are also available free in the age equivalent school year. For example:

If your child would be in Year 8 at school in 2010, they are eligible for the free chickenpox and hepatitis B vaccine during 2010.
Females who would be in Year 8 at school in 2010 are eligible for the free human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine (to protect against cervical cancer) given over a six month period (usually at 0, 2 and 6 months).
If your child would be in Year 10 at school in 2010, they are eligible for the free diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine during 2010.

You can have your child vaccinated by your doctor. The vaccine is free, however you may have to pay a consultation fee. You can also check if the local council or community health centre provides vaccination services.

If you plan to take your child to your doctor, you will need to advise the practice reception what vaccination/s you need when you make the appointment. This allows the practice time to order vaccine.

For further information contact your School Based Vaccination Program Coordinator (see below).

Other Resources

For further information, see the School Based Vaccination Program website

Contact the School Based Vaccination Program Co-ordinator: