Wellbeing

It is the school’s expectation that students should be kept home if they are ill. Resting promotes recovery and prevents diseases from spreading. If your child has an infectious disease we ask that they be excluded from school until advised otherwise and that you inform the school of their condition.

Students who become ill or injured at school are sent to Student Services for medical attention. Every effort by staff is made to aid and encourage recovery, however, when medical care is beyond the capacity of our staff, parents or emergency contacts will be notified and asked to collect the child.

In the case of a more serious incident, staff will not hesitate to contact an ambulance to assist a child when necessary. We strongly encourage all parents/guardians to have Ambulance cover for this reason.

Immunisations

A copy of each student’s Immunisation status is required during the enrolment process and must be issued before the commencement of school. In the case where a child has not received immunisations due to personal objection, the school requires a copy of an approved letter from the child’s doctor stating why.

The Wangaratta Council provides a free school based Immunisation program for all Year Seven to Ten students. All Immunisations offered are in accordance with the National Immunisation Program.

Medication

Any medication required by a student needs to be handed in to Student Services for storage. This will ensure correct handling and administration of the medication including time and dosage. It is the responsibility of the parent/guardian to clearly label the medicine with the child’s name, dosage requirement and frequency of administration. A Medical Authorisation Form can be obtained from Student Services and needs to be completed and returned to the College with the medication.

Students with an allergy are required to provide the school with an ASCIA Action Plan for Allergic Reactions which should be issued during the enrolment process. This form is supplied by your child’s Doctor and must be updated to ensure correct methods are put into play in the case of an emergency. If any medication is to be administered to your child, having an Action Plan on file gives the school authority to do so. It is the responsibility of the parent to inform the school if any conditions change. Although Cathedral College has not enforced the ‘no nut’ policy, we do encourage students to avoid bringing any product to school that contains nuts (Peanut Butter, Muesli Bars, Nutella etc). The promotion of a ‘nut free’ environment is more practical than the total exclusion of these foods, and is put into place to protect the safety of the students who suffer from severe allergies. We urge you to remind your children to not share their food with other students. The canteen also does not sell any nut products.

Anaphylaxis

Anaphylactic students are required to supply the school with an updated ASCIA Individual Anaphylaxis Plan prior to the commencement of school. Epipens or any other form of medication needed, must also be provided. Individual Epipens as well as school backups are easily accessible in Student Services. The school needs to be informed if the student is required to personally carry their Epipen.

All staff undergo training on campus every six months to ensure they are adequately fit to assist a student experiencing an anaphylactic reaction. All teachers on Yard Duty during recess and lunch carry a first aid bag equipped with individual Epipens for anaphylactic students.

Our Anaphlyaxis and First Aid Policies can be found under Policies on this website or by clicking on this link.

Students who suffer from asthma are strongly advised to provide the school with an Asthma Action Plan during the enrolment process. If a student suffers from an asthmatic attack whilst at school and has no Action Plan on file, the College will follow the Asthma Foundation Policy for Schools.

If no specific and signed instructions are available, the instructions are unclear, or the person does not have an Asthma Action/ Care Plan, staff are authorised to begin the first aid procedure immediately based on the Asthma Foundation (as authorised by the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development).