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Baby Clinic
On the second Monday of each month the Community Nurse conducts a baby clinic in the Library, between the hours of 10.00 am and 12 noon.
Child Immunisation
Children enrolling in school are required to provide the school with an Immunisation Certificate. This does not mean that immunisation is compulsory. Parents will always have the right of choice. However, in the event of an outbreak of a vaccine-preventable disease, unimmunised children will be required to remain at home for the duration of the outbreak.
| Disease |
Children Who Have The Disease (Case) |
Unimmunised Children Who Are
In Contact With The Sick Child |
|---|---|---|
| Diptheria | Exclude until receipt of a medical certificate of recovery | Exclude from school until investigated by the Medical Officer of Health of the Public Health Unit. |
| Tetanus | Exclude until fully recovered | Not excluded from school. |
| Pertussis (Whooping Cough) |
Exclude for 14 days from onset of illness or until 5 days of a 14 day course of antibiotics have been completed. | Exclude unimmunised household contacts for 14 days from exposure or until they have had 5 days of a 14 day course of antibiotics, if they go to a child care centre or preschool. Unimmunised contacts in Primary School (K-6) do not need to be excluded. |
| Measles | Exclude for at least 4 days from appearance of the rash. | Unimmunised contacts should be excluded for 14 days unless immunised within 72 hours from exposure to the disease. Following immunisation the contact can return to school immediately. |
| Mumps | Exclude for 9 days after appearance of the swelling | Not excluded from school. |
| Rubella | Exclude for at least 4 days after the rash appears. | Not excluded from school. |
| Poliomyelitis | Exclude for at least 14 days from onset and until a medical certificate is produced. | Not excluded from school. |
