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5245 - YEAR 7 SCHOOL VACCINATION PROGRAM

Hornery, Sonia to the Minister for Health, and Minister for Medical Research
  1. What percentage of students enrolled in Year 7 underwent vaccination under the Year 7 School Vaccination Program in 2016 at:
    1. Callaghan Campus Wallsend High School;
    2. Callaghan Campus Waratah High School;
    3. Glendale High School?
Answer -

Callaghan Campus Wallsend High School

  • 87 per cent of students received dose one of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination
  • 87 per cent of students received the diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccination.
  • 80 per cent of students received the varicella vaccination.

Callaghan Campus Waratah High School

  • 71 per cent of students received dose one of the HPV vaccination
  • 73 per cent of students received the diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccination.
  • 64 per cent of students received the va ricella vaccination.

Glendale High School

  • 89 per cent of students received dose one of the HPV vaccination
  • 87 per cent of students received the diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccination.
  • 78 per cent of students received the va ricella vaccination.

The HPV course may be completed during the 2017 school year, hence final data on three-dose uptake for this vaccine course is not yet available.

I note that the lower percentage of students receiving the varice lla vaccine compared to HPV and diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus is expected as only children who did not receive varicella vaccine in infancy are recommended to have a dose in Year 7.


Question asked on 4 April 2017 (session 56-1) and printed in Questions & Answers Paper No. 117
Answer received on 9 May 2017 and printed in Questions & Answers Paper No. 124