What is the NSW School Vaccination Program?
NSW Health works in partnership with schools to offer the vaccines recommended for adolescents by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) in a school-based vaccination program. In Year 7, children are offered the human papillomavirus (HPV) and diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (dTpa) vaccines and in Year 10 they are offered the meningococcal ACWY vaccine. Parents/guardians must provide consent for their child to receive routine vaccinations. For more information about school vaccination visit
NSW School Vaccination Program.
How do I provide consent for my child to receive a vaccination at school?
This
NSW School Vaccination Program portal allows parents/guardians to provide online consent for their child to receive the routine vaccinations. Your child’s school will provide you with a link to the portal, where you can log in using your Service NSW account on any device with an internet connection. To meet online security requirements, you will need to provide both your and your child’s Medicare card number to proceed online. If you or your child do not have a Medicare card, consent can be still provided by requesting a paper-based consent form directly from your child’s school.
Consent process overview
- Access the link to the
NSW School Vaccination Program Portal and follow the steps to log in to your existing Service NSW account. This is the same account you may already use to renew your driver’s licence. If you don’t have a Service NSW account, refer to
Service NSW to create one.
- Update or confirm your personal details in your Service NSW as required.
- Complete the School Vaccination Consent Form for your child/ren. You will need to:
- Enter your child’s personal details
- Provide the Medicare card details for you and your child
- Read the linked Parent Information Sheet
- Provide consent
On this page
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How to log in to the NSW School Vaccination Program Portal
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How to provide consent for your child to receive a vaccination at school
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How to withdraw consent
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How to edit your child’s personal details
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How to edit your personal details
How to log in to the NSW School Vaccination Program Portal
Use Google Chrome
Google Chrome is the preferred browser to use when accessing the NSW School Vaccination Program Portal.
- From the NSW Health link, select
Service NSW Account.
The Service NSW Account Log in page will display.
Note: If you do not have a Service NSW account, visit My Service NSW to register.
- In the Log in screen, type in your ServiceNSW account details:
- Enter your Email
- Enter your Password
- Select Continue
- The
Complete your profile page will display.
In the Parent/Guardian Details section, update any details as required.
The information that can be edited is:
- Given Name
- Family Name
- Sex
- Date of birth
- Mobile number
- Best alternate number
Note: If you do not have a Given or Family name, select the tick box
I have No Given Name or Family Name.
- In the Your Medicare Details section:
- Enter your
Medicare number
- Enter your
Individual reference number (IRN)
- Select
Confirm
The NSW School Vaccination Program homepage will display.

How to provide consent for your child to receive a vaccination at school
Important information
If your child does not have a Medicare card, consent for vaccination can be still given by requesting a paper-based consent form directly from your child’s school.
- From the NSW School Vaccination Program homepage select
Provide consent. The School Vaccination Consent Form will display.

- In the School Clinic section:
- Select your child’s
school
-
School Year
- In the Your Child’s Details section:
- Enter their
Given Name
- Enter their Family Name
-
Select their
Sex
-
Select
Indigenous status
-
Enter your child's
date of birth in the format DD-MM-YYYY
Note: If child has only one name, select the tick box Child has no Given Name or Family Name.
- In the Parent/Guardian Details section, select your
Relationship to student.
- In the Australian Address section, type in the child’s
address.

- In the Child’s Medicare Details section:
- Enter the child’s
Medicare number
- Enter the child’s
Individual reference number (IRN)
- Select the
Parent Information Sheet to read the benefits and risks vaccination.
A new browser tab will open to display the Parent Information Sheet and Privacy Statement. -
Read and
select the declaration statements to indicate:
- You have read and understood the
Parent Information Sheet
- You have read and understood the
Privacy Statement
- Your child does not have any of the listed
medical conditions
Important information
If the child has any of the listed medical conditions, it may not be suitable for them to receive the vaccination and you should seek medical advice.
- In the
Consented Vaccines section, select to indicate your consent of the vaccines.

Note: Consent must be provided for a child to receive their vaccination. Students over the age of 18 can provide their own consent. - Enter any
additional comments you would like the school to be aware of in the Additional Comment field.

- Select
Submit.

All information you have entered has been saved and consent has been recorded.
- The Consent Recorded page will display with important details for you to read. A copy of the consent will be text and emailed to you.

- To provide consent for another child, select
Provide consent for another child.

A new School Vaccination Consent Form will display. Follow steps 2-11 of this guide to complete the form.
- To return to the School Vaccination Program homepage select
Return to home.

The School Vaccination Program homepage will display.

How to withdraw consent
- From the NSW School Vaccination Program homepage select
Edit consent.

The Manage Consent Form will display. - In the Manage Consent form, select the relevant
checkboxes to withdraw consent.

Enter any
additional comments you would like in the Additional Comment field. - Select the relevant
Parent Information Sheet to read the benefits and risks of vaccination. The Parent Information Sheet is available in other languages by selecting the option Information in other languages.

A new browser tab will open to display the selected
Parent Information Sheet. - Select
Confirm.

The Manage consent page will display.
- The consent status will now display
Consent withdrawn.

Consent for the dTpa vaccination has been withdrawn. To ensure the student is not vaccinated, consent must be withdrawn individually for each vaccine.
Note: Consent must be provided for a child to receive their vaccination at school.
How to edit your child’s personal details
- From the NSW School Vaccination Program homepage, select
Edit information in the Manage Consent section.

The Edit information form will display.
- In the
Edit information form, update the relevant fields.
The information that can be edited is:
- Given Name
- Family Name
- Sex
- Indigenous status
- Date of birth
- Parent Details: Relationship to student
- Child’s Australian Address
- Child's Medicare details
If you wish to change school year, consent must be withdrawn and a new consent must be provided.

- Select
Confirm.

The changes have been saved and the Manage consent page will display.
How to edit your personal details
- From the NSW School Vaccination Program homepage, select
Your Name and select Update
My Personal Details.

The Please Update Your Personal Details As The Parent or Guardian page will display.
- In the
Please Update Your Personal Details As The Parent or Guardian form, update the relevant field.

The information that can be edited is:
- Given Name
- Family Name
- Mobile number
- Best alternate number
If you do not have a Given or Family name, select the tick box I have No Given Name or Family Name.

- Select
Confirm.

The changes have been saved and the Manage consent page will display.