Health Requirements for students entering grades 3, 6, 7, 11 & 12
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Heather Pelat
Will your child be entering grade 3, 6, 7, 11 or 12 next school year? The Pennsylvania Department of Health requires certain exams and/or immunizations for these students.
A complete list of what's required is available below.
Completed exam forms and updated immunization records can be dropped off at the school or emailed to the child's school nurse.
Students entering Grade 3
- Dental exam dated on or after August 1, 2024
Students entering Grade 6
- Physical exam dated on or after August 1, 2024
Students entering Grade 7
- Dental exam dated on or after August 1, 2024
- 1 dose of tetanus/diphtheria/pertussis (Tdap) after student's 11th birthday
- 1 dose of meningitis vaccine (MCV4) after student's 11th birthday
Students entering Grade 11
- Physical exam dated on or after August 1, 2024
Students entering Grade 12
- Second dose of MCV4 after student's 16th birthday
Immunization records must include each dose of vaccine and the full date (month/day/year) it was administered.
The school district dentist and physician can complete the exams above if preferred.
Students not in compliance with the immunization requirements above must be excluded from the start of the school year until the student can verify the immunizations were received, has a scheduled plan signed by the physician or obtains an exemption signed according to the provisions of the law.
Pennsylvania's school immunization requirements can be found in 28 PA.CODE CH.23 (School Immunization). Contact your health care provider or visit health.pa.gov for more information.