Under regulation 10C of the Public Health Regulations 2017, the Chief Health Officer may direct the relevant person in relation to a school including community kindergarten, or the persons in charge of a child care service to provide a report to the Chief Health Officer in respect of information given to that person about the immunisation status of children enrolled at the school, community kindergarten or child care service.
Child care service enrolments: the Chief Health Officer has directed that persons in charge of child care services report a child who enrols into their child care service and whose immunisation status is not up-to-date. Each child care service is provided with a unique link to report children that:
- have AIR immunisation history statement indicating they are not up-to-date, or
- have a valid immunisation certificate issued or declared by the Chief Health Officer.
Contact immunisation@health.wa.gov.au if you are a child care service provider and are unsure of your service's unique link.
Non-government schools: the Chief Health officer has directed that persons in charge of schools are required to report any enrolled child with an immunisation status of not up-to-date. Each school is provided with a unique link to report children that:
- have AIR immunisation history statement indicating they are not up-to-date, or
- have a valid immunisation certificate issued or declared by the Chief Health Officer.
Please email immunisation@health.wa.gov.au if you are a school administrator and are unsure of your school’s unique link. Reporting is due by 31 March each year.
Please note that a ‘nil report’ is required each year, even if all children enrolled for pre-kindergarten or kindergarten are up-to-date.
Public schools: are not required to report this information individually. The Department of Education will provide reports in relation to children enrolled in public schools, including community kindergartens, with an immunisation status of not up-to-date. This usually occurs during Term 1 each year.
At other times
The Chief Health Officer, or their delegate, may request reports of the immunisation status of children enrolled at other specified times. For example, during the outbreak of a vaccine-preventable disease.