If your child is unwell, please keep them at home. If a student becomes sick during the school day, they can visit the First Aid Room, located in Building 8 behind the Library, near the Attendance Office.
The First Aid Room is staffed by trained First Aiders and provides First Aid only. For medical advice or ongoing health concerns, please consult your doctor.
Students completing the Higher School Certificate may be eligible for illness/misadventure provisions. For guidance, contact the Director of Teaching and Learning.
Children who are not fully immunised may be required to remain at home should there be an outbreak of a disease for which they are not immunised. Particular arrangements will be worked out by the local public health unit in consultation with the school.
The following table provides regulations from NSW Health regarding infectious diseases. Children’s hair should be checked each week for head lice. All eggs should be removed before the child is returned to school.
| Disease | Minimum Period of Exclusion from School |
|---|---|
| Chicken Pox | Exclude until fully recovered — for at least five (5) days after the first spots appear. |
| German Measles (Rubella) | Exclude until fully recovered — for at least four (4) days after the rash appears. |
| Hepatitis A | Exclude until all symptoms have disappeared or until a doctor issues a medical certificate confirming recovery — for at least seven (7) days from the first signs of jaundice. |
| Measles | Exclude until fully recovered — for at least four (4) days after the rash appears. |
| Mumps | Exclude until fully recovered — for at least nine (9) days after the onset of swelling. |
| Scarlet Fever | Exclude until at least 24 hours after treatment has begun or until a doctor issues a medical certificate confirming recovery. |
| Impetigo (School Sores) | Doctor should be consulted. If sores are being treated and are properly covered with a clean dressing, children are allowed to attend school. If they are not covered and are on exposed parts of the body, exclusion is necessary until all sores are healed. |
| Head Lice | Exclude until hair is free of nits. Hair should be treated with anti-lice lotion or shampoo and checked regularly in the weeks following an outbreak. |
| Ringworm | Exclude until appropriate treatment has begun. The School may request proof via a medical certificate. |
| Conjunctivitis | Exclude until discharge from the eyes has cleared. |
| Gastroenteritis | Exclude for at least 24 hours after diarrhoea has stopped. |
| Hand Foot and Mouth | Exclude until fully recovered — for at least 24 hours after blisters have dried. |
| Scabies | Exclude until at least 24 hours after treatment has begun or until a doctor issues a medical certificate confirming recovery. |
| Whooping Cough | Exclude for three weeks from onset of whoop; except that the period of exclusion may be less than three weeks if there is no whoop and a medical certificate is produced indicating that the student has completed five full days of antibiotic treatment. |
| Fifth Disease (Slap Cheek) | As this disease is normally only contagious in the period before the rash appears, it is not normally necessary to exclude the child from school, however, it is important that the school is notified of any outbreaks. |
