The Health Department is providing school immunization clinics for eligible students in grades 7 and 8.
Students in grade 7 and 8 are eligible to for vaccination at one of our school-based clinics. The vaccines are free of charge. The following vaccines are being offered at the clinics currently:
- Meningococcal-C-ACYW135 - required for school, typically given at students in grade 7 at school
- Hepatitis B - recommended but not required for school, typically given to students in grade 7 at school
- Human Papillomavirus - recommended but not required for school, typically given to students in grade 7 at school
Students who did not finish their vaccine series will only need to get the remaining dose(s). A vaccine series does not need to be restarted, even if the recommended time between doses has passed.
You can check if your child is up-to-date on their routine vaccinations through Immunize Connect Ontario (ICON).
If you received a vaccine through your primary care provider or family doctor, the ICON system is not automatically updated. Please update your child’s vaccine record in ICON if they received a Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), Hepatitis B (Hep B), Meningococcal C-ACYW135, or Tdap vaccine from a primary care provider or family doctor.
If your child received a vaccine through our school-based immunization clinic, update your immunization record (yellow card). You do not need to update in ICON.
About the grade 7/8 school immunization program |
Durham Region Health Department gives up to three vaccines to grade 7 students. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, routine immunization in schools will also be offered to eligible grade 8 students.
The Health Department will be offering Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), Hepatitis B (Hep B), and Meningococcal C-ACYW135 vaccines at our school-based immunization clinics.
Get more information about the grade 7 vaccines.
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Consent forms |
The school will give a consent package to your grade 7 and grade 8 child at the beginning of the school year. Review this package with your child. Complete the consent form and return to the school. If you require another copy of the consent package please ask your school secretary. |
School clinic dates |
Clinics will be taking place in the fall and spring. Find out the clinic dates for your child's school using the table below. Dates may change throughout the year.
Updated June 5, 2023.
School clinic dates
School | Fall clinic | Spring clinic |
Adelaide McLaughlin |
October 27, 2022 |
April 27, 2023 |
Alexander Graham Bell |
November 15, 2022 |
May 31, 2023 |
All Saints |
December 13, 2022 |
June 12, 2023 |
Altona Forest |
November 3, 2022 |
May 4, 2023 |
Applecroft |
October 25, 2022 |
April 11, 2023 |
Bayview Heights |
November 1, 2022 |
April 18, 2023 |
Beau Valley |
November 15, 2022 |
May 9, 2023 |
Beaverton PS |
October 17, 2022 |
April 17, 2023 |
Bellwood |
October 11, 2022 |
April 11, 2023 |
Biidaasige Mandamin |
October 4, 2022 |
April 5, 2023 |
Blair Ridge PS |
November 3, 2022 |
May 1, 2023 |
Blaisdale Montessori Oshawa |
November 10, 2022 |
May 11, 2023 |
Blaisdale Montessori Pickering |
October 6, 2022 |
April 13, 2023 |
Blaisdale Montessori Westney Campus |
October 12, 2022 |
April 4, 2023 |
Bobby Orr PS |
October 21, 2022 |
April 18, 2023 |
Bolton C Falby |
November 21, 2022 |
June 5, 2023 |
Brock Elementary |
October 25, 2022 |
May 2, 2023 |
Brooklin Village |
October 3, 2022 |
April 3, 2023 |
CE Broughton |
December 20, 2022 |
June 14, 2023 |
Cadarackque |
November 23, 2022 |
May 18, 2023 |
Cambridge International Academy |
December 14, 2022 |
June 12, 2023 |
Captain Michael VandenBos |
November 9, 2022 |
May 9, 2023 |
Carruthers Creek |
November 30, 2022 |
May 26, 2023 |
Cartwright Central |
October 26, 2022 |
April 24, 2023 |
Central PS |
October 27, 2022 |
April 18, 2023 |
Chris Hadfield PS |
October 12, 2022 |
April 12, 2023 |
Clara Hughes PS |
November 23, 2022 |
May 23, 2023 |
Claremont |
November 17, 2022 |
May 25, 2023 |
Clarington Central |
November 10, 2022 |
May 18, 2023 |
College Hill |
October 4, 2022 |
April 11, 2023 |
College Park |
October 5, 2022 |
April 5, 2023 |
Col JE Farewell |
October 21, 2022 |
April 27, 2023 |
Coronation |
November 10, 2022 |
May 10, 2023 |
Courtice Intermediate |
December 6, 2022 |
June 13, 2023 |
Courtice North |
November 1, 2022 |
April 25, 2023 |
Crawford Adventist Academy East Campus |
December 1, 2022 |
May 26, 2023 |
Da Vinci PS |
December 6, 2022 |
May 23, 2023 |
David Bouchard PS |
November 17, 2022 |
May 18, 2023 |
Dr C F Cannon |
November 1, 2022 |
May 1, 2023 |
Dr Emily Stowe |
October 27, 2022 |
April 26, 2023 |
Dr R Thornton |
December 14, 2022 |
June 13, 2023 |
Dr Roberta Bondar |
December 9, 2022 |
June 8, 2023 |
Dr Ross Tilley |
December 2 & 9, 2022 |
June 2, 2023 |
Dr S J Phillips |
November 14, 2022 |
May 15, 2023 |
Duffin's Bay |
November 15, 2022 |
May 2, 2023 |
Duke of Cambridge PS |
November 30, 2022 |
May 31, 2023 |
Durham Academy |
October 3, 2022 |
April 3, 2023 |
EA Fairman |
October 27, 2022 |
April 20, 2023 |
Eagle Ridge |
October 17, 2022 |
April 17, 2023 |
EC Ronald Marion Pickering |
October 18, 2022 |
April 27, 2023 |
ESC St. Charles Garnier Elementary |
December 8 and 9, 2022 |
June 14, 2023 (grade 8) June 15, 2023 (grade 7) |
Elizabeth B Phin |
October 27, 2022 |
May 4, 2023 |
Elsie Macgill |
October 14, 2022 |
April 14, 2023 |
Fairport Beach |
December 15, 2022 |
June 16, 2023 |
Fallingbrook |
October 20, 2022 |
April 18, 2023 |
Father Fenlon CS |
October 11, 2022 |
April 18, 2023 |
Forest View PS |
November 28, 2022 |
May 15, 2023 |
Four Winds Montessori |
October 11, 2022 |
April 5, 2023 |
Frenchman's Bay |
November 21, 2022 |
May 15, 2023 |
Gandatsetiagon |
October 20, 2022 |
April 27, 2023 |
Gibraltar Leadership Academy |
October 31, 2022 |
May 3, 2023 |
Glen Dhu |
December 12, 2022 |
June 8, 2023 |
Glen Street |
October 14, 2022 |
April 21, 2023 |
Glengrove PS |
December 14, 2022 |
June 15, 2023 |
Good Shepherd (Courtice) |
November 24, 2022 |
May 11, 2023 |
Good Shepherd (Port Perry) |
October 31, 2022 |
May 1, 2023 |
Goodwood |
October 7, 2022 |
April 3, 2023 |
Gordon B Attersley |
December 1, 2022 |
June 8, 2023 |
Grove Central |
December 5, 2022
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June 5, 2023 |
Harmony Heights |
October 6, 2022 |
April 6, 2023 |
Harold Longworth PS |
December 7, 2022 |
May 24, 2023 |
Hatch House Montessori |
October 13, 2022 |
April 18, 2023 |
Highbush |
October 12, 2022 |
April 20, 2023 |
Hillsdale |
December 15, 2022 |
June 22, 2023 |
Holy Family (Beaverton) |
October 12, 2022 |
April 12, 2023 |
Holy Family (Bowmanville) |
November 17, 2022 |
May 19, 2023 |
Immanuel Christian |
November 24, 2022 |
May 25, 2023 |
Jack Miner |
December 1, 2022 |
June 6, 2023 |
Jeanne Sauve PS |
November 25, 2022 |
May 25, 2023 |
John Dryden |
November 15, 2022 |
May 16, 2023 |
John M James |
December 13, 2022 |
June 6, 2023 |
Joseph Gould |
December 5, 2022 |
June 12, 2023 |
Julie Payette Whitby |
December 7, 2022 |
June 7, 2023 |
Kedron |
October 17, 2022 |
April 12, 2023 |
Knox Christian |
November 2, 2022 |
April 27, 2023 |
Lakeside |
November 25, 2022 |
May 12, 2023 |
Lakewoods |
October 25, 2022 |
May 2, 2023 |
Lester B Pearson |
October 28, 2022 |
April 28, 2023 |
Lincoln Alexander |
November 1, 2022 |
May 9, 2023 |
Lincoln Avenue |
November 24, 2022 |
June 1, 2023 |
Lord Elgin (Ajax) |
October 25, 2022 |
April 11, 2023 |
Lydia Trull |
November 23, 2022 |
May 12, 2023 |
MJ Hobbs Senior PS |
November 3, 2022 |
April 20, 2023 |
Maple Ridge Pickering |
December 5, 2022 |
May 29, 2023 |
Mary Street Community School |
December 5, 2022 |
June 5, 2023 |
McCaskill's Mills PS |
November 21, 2022 |
May 29, 2023 |
Meadowcrest |
November 8, 2022 |
May 4, 2023 |
Michaelle Jean PS |
November 23, 2022 |
May 16, 2023 |
Monsignor John Peremya |
December 8, 2022 |
June 1, 2023 |
Monsignor Leo Cleary |
October 18, 2022 |
April 11, 2023 |
Montessori Learning Centre of Pickering |
October 6, 2022 |
April 13, 2023 |
Mother Teresa |
November 9, 2022 |
May 10, 2023 |
Norman G Powers PS |
November 22, 2022 |
May 16, 2023 |
Northern Dancer PS |
November 3, 2022 |
May 3, 2023 |
Nottingham PS |
December 20, 2022 |
June 6, 2023 |
Ormiston |
October 18, 2022 |
April 17, 2023 |
Pickering Christian |
October 11, 2022 (No HPV) |
April 25, 2023 (No HPV) |
Pierre Elliott Trudeau |
October 28, 2022 |
April 25, 2023 |
Prince Albert |
October 3, 2022 |
April 5, 2023 |
Pringle Creek |
November 25, 2022 |
June 26, 2023 |
Quaker Village |
November 29, 2022 |
May 30, 2023 |
Queen Elizabeth |
October 13, 2022 |
April 17, 2023 |
RH Cornish |
December 13, 2022 |
June 19, 2023 |
Robert Munsch PS |
December 6, 2022 |
June 9, 2023 |
Roland Michener |
November 29, 2022 |
May 23, 2023 |
Romeo Dallaire PS |
November 22, 2022 |
May 9, 2023 |
Rosebank Road |
October 14, 2022 |
April 6, 2023 |
Rosemary Brown |
December 9, 2022 |
June 14, 2023 |
SA Cawker |
November 28, 2022 |
June 5, 2023 |
ST Worden |
October 4, 2022 |
April 4, 2023 |
Scott Central |
October 21, 2022 |
April 21, 2023 |
Seneca Trail PS Oshawa |
November 24, 2022 |
May 24, 2023 |
Sherwood PS |
December 9, 2022 |
June 12, 2023 |
Sir Albert Love |
December 15, 2022 |
June 20, 2023 |
Sir Samuel Steele |
November 28, 2022 |
May 18, 2023 |
Sir William Stephenson |
November 22, 2022 |
May 19, 2023 |
Southwood Park |
December 2, 2022 |
May 19, 2023 |
St. Andre Bessette |
November 29, 2022 |
May 30, 2023 |
St. Anne CS |
November 15, 2022 |
May 25, 2023 |
St. Bernadette (Ajax) |
November 28, 2022 |
May 15, 2023 |
St. Bernard (Whitby) |
November 21, 2022 |
May 24, 2023 |
St. Bridget CS |
November 14, 2022 |
May 15, 2023 |
St. Catherine of Siena |
October 20, 2022 |
April 13, 2023 |
St. Christopher |
November 28, 2022 |
June 16, 2023 |
St. Elizabeth (Bowmanville) |
October 28, 2022 |
May 4, 2023 |
St. Elizabeth Seton |
December 13, 2022 |
TBD |
St. Francis de Sales |
December 7, 2022 |
June 7, 2023 |
St. Francis of Assisi |
December 8, 2022 |
June 1, 2023 |
St. Isaac Jogues |
December 7, 2022 |
May 31, 2023 |
St. James |
November 1, 2022 |
May 3, 2023 |
St. John Bosco |
November 29, 2022 |
May 26, 2023 |
St. John the Evangelist |
October 25, 2022 |
April 26, 2023 |
St. John Paul II |
November 10, 2022 |
May 11, 2023 |
St. Joseph (Bowmanville) |
December 1, 2022 |
May 25, 2023 |
St. Joseph Catholic (Oshawa) |
November 14, 2022 |
May 19, 2023 |
St. Joseph (Uxbridge) |
November 14, 2022 |
May 23, 2023 |
St. Josephine Bakhita CS (Ajax) |
November 17, 2022 |
May 11, 2023 |
St. Jude |
November 9, 2022 |
May 10, 2023 |
St. Kateri Tekakwitha CS |
November 30, 2022 |
May 29, 2023 |
St. Leo |
November 9, 2022 |
May 10, 2023 |
St. Luke the Evangelist |
October 28, 2022 |
April 21, 2023 |
St. Marguerite d'Youville |
December 15, 2022 |
June 15, 2023 |
St. Mark the Evangelist |
November 30, 2022 |
May 30, 2023 |
St. Matthew the Evangelist |
November 17, 2022 |
May 24, 2023 |
St. Monica |
December 19, 2022 |
June 19, 2023 |
St. Patrick |
November 30, 2022 |
May 31, 2023 |
St. Paul |
October 17, 2022 |
April 14, 2023 |
St. Teresa of Calcutta |
October 18, 2022 |
April 25, 2023 |
St. Theresa (Whitby) |
November 14, 2022 |
May 10, 2023 |
St. Thomas Aquinas |
October 26, 2022 |
April 26, 2023 |
St. Wilfrid |
November 24, 2022 |
May 19, 2023 |
Stephen G Saywell |
October 31, 2022 |
April 24, 2023 |
Sunderland PS |
December 2, 2022 |
June 8, 2023 |
Sunset Heights |
December 5, 2022 |
May 31, 2023 |
Terry Fox |
October 27, 2022 |
April 26, 2023 |
The Pines Senior PS |
November 22, 2022 |
May 16, 2023 |
Thorah Central |
October 12, 2022 |
April 12, 2023 |
Trafalgar Castle |
December 5, 2022 |
June 5, 2023 |
Uxbridge Montessori |
October 7, 2022 |
April 3, 2023 |
Uxbridge PS |
October 28, 2022 |
April 26, 2023 |
Valley Farm |
October 21, 2022 |
April 14, 2023 |
Valley View |
November 8, 2022 |
May 24, 2023 |
Vaughan Willard |
October 26, 2022 |
April 26, 2023 |
Village Union |
December 13, 2022 |
June 13, 2023 |
Vimy Ridge PS |
November 14, 2022 |
May 5, 2023 |
Vincent Massey (Bowmanville) |
October 13, 2022 |
April 14, 2023 |
Vincent Massey (Oshawa) |
December 7, 2022 |
June 7, 2023 |
Viola Desmond PS |
December 6, 2022 |
June 13, 2023 |
Walter E Harris |
November 9, 2022 |
May 4, 2023 |
Waverley (Bowmanville) |
November 8, 2022 |
May 9, 2023 |
Waverly (Oshawa) |
November 2, 2022 |
May 1, 2023 |
West Lynde |
December 9, 2022 |
June 1, 2023 |
Westcreek |
November 3, 2022 |
May 11, 2023 |
Westney Heights |
November 22, 2022 |
June 6, 2023 |
Whitby Montessori & Elementary |
October 13, 2022 |
April 18, 2023 |
Whitby Shores PS |
November 23, 2022 |
June 1, 2023 |
William Dunbar |
November 10, 2022 |
May 18, 2023 |
Williamsburg PS |
November 2, 2022 |
May 2, 2023 |
Willows Walk |
October 28, 2022 |
April 24, 2023 |
Winchester PS |
December 19, 2022 |
June 16, 2023 |
Woodcrest PS |
November 21, 2022 |
May 16, 2023 |
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Prepare your child for getting a vaccination |
Before the vaccination, let your child know:
- What to expect.
- Why the vaccines are important.
- That the needle might feel like a pinch in the upper arm that only lasts a few seconds.
- That the nurse will help to decrease their fear/pain (e.g.: distraction, deep breathing, relaxing their arm, talking them through the experience etc.).
On the day of the vaccination, have your child:
- Eat something before their appointment.
- Wear a shirt with loose sleeves.
- Wear a mask to access the clinic.
- Follow instructions provided by the public health nurse and your reminder email to access the clinic.
If your child is nervous about getting needles, use the CARD system to have a more positive vaccination experience.
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Missed a dose at school? |
If your child missed getting the vaccine(s) at school he/she may get it at their next school-based clinic. If you have questions, you can call the Durham Health Connection Line.
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