Student Health
Sickness
Please consider others by keeping sick children at home in an effort to contain the sickness. Viruses can spread very quickly in school environments causing considerable ill-health and disruption to teaching programs.
Medication
Medication forms are held in the Administration and must be completed and signed by the carer if any prescribed medications are to be administered to any students whilst at school. The medication must be clearly labelled with the students name and the pharmacists written instructions on the container. Non-prescribed medication should not be brought to school and will not be administered by staff.
Please refer to the Forms & Downloads section to download the Medication Administration Form.
Infectious Diseases
Children with infectious diseases will be excluded from School until medical consent for their return has been provided by a doctor. Please refer to the Recommended Exclusion Periods for Infectious Conditions, such as measles and chickenpox, produced by the Australian Government's National Health & Medical Research Council.
First Aid:
No treatment is permitted at St Monica’s except emergency first aid. This will be a temporary measure given immediately in the case of an accident. If considered necessary, the School will contact the ambulance for assistance. The cost of using this service will need to be met by the family involved.
After the emergency has been dealt with, responsibility rests with parents who will be contacted immediately. St Monica’s obligation extends to placing the injured person in the care of those responsible for the child concerned.
Head Lice
Parents are asked to check their child’s scalp regularly for lice. The detection of head lice is no indication of poor hygiene so parents and students need not feel embarrassed.
What happens if your child gets head lice?
DON’T PANIC – Most children have head lice at some time in their school life. Begin treatment immediately and check for effectiveness. (For more information see the Queensland Health Website).
It is school policy that children who contract head lice are to remain at home until appropriate treatment has been administered and the lice have cleared. Should lice be detected at school, staff will endeavour to contact parents to collect their child so treatment can begin immediately.
Please consider others by keeping sick children at home in an effort to contain the sickness. Viruses can spread very quickly in school environments causing considerable ill-health and disruption to teaching programs.
Medication
Medication forms are held in the Administration and must be completed and signed by the carer if any prescribed medications are to be administered to any students whilst at school. The medication must be clearly labelled with the students name and the pharmacists written instructions on the container. Non-prescribed medication should not be brought to school and will not be administered by staff.
Please refer to the Forms & Downloads section to download the Medication Administration Form.
Infectious Diseases
Children with infectious diseases will be excluded from School until medical consent for their return has been provided by a doctor. Please refer to the Recommended Exclusion Periods for Infectious Conditions, such as measles and chickenpox, produced by the Australian Government's National Health & Medical Research Council.
First Aid:
No treatment is permitted at St Monica’s except emergency first aid. This will be a temporary measure given immediately in the case of an accident. If considered necessary, the School will contact the ambulance for assistance. The cost of using this service will need to be met by the family involved.
After the emergency has been dealt with, responsibility rests with parents who will be contacted immediately. St Monica’s obligation extends to placing the injured person in the care of those responsible for the child concerned.
Head Lice
Parents are asked to check their child’s scalp regularly for lice. The detection of head lice is no indication of poor hygiene so parents and students need not feel embarrassed.
What happens if your child gets head lice?
DON’T PANIC – Most children have head lice at some time in their school life. Begin treatment immediately and check for effectiveness. (For more information see the Queensland Health Website).
It is school policy that children who contract head lice are to remain at home until appropriate treatment has been administered and the lice have cleared. Should lice be detected at school, staff will endeavour to contact parents to collect their child so treatment can begin immediately.