When your child is at school, your primary source of information will be your school community, but there are areas where Council can assist too, such as immunisation.
Find a school
Visit the Schools Online website to view a comprehensive listing of Victorian government and non-government schools – including information about each.
Outside School Hours Programs (Before and After School)
Outside School Hours Programs (also known as Before and After School Care) are managed by a variety of providers in schools across the municipality. Inclusion Support Facilitators at the City of Boroondara assist schools to include children with additional needs in these programs: phone on 9278 4617 or 9278 4618.
Health issues
Immunisation
An immunisation service is provided by Council including:
- standard immunisations for children aged from two months to four years
- school aged immunisation for students in years 7 and 10
- adult immunisation for those people who need a booster
- preparation of School Entry Immunisation Certificates for children who have had their immunisation performed overseas
- immunisation birth kit
- a range of optional vaccines (not funded) for both adults and children
- fact sheets providing information about all vaccines offered by Council.
For a kit or more information, visit Health and wellbeing pages on this website, email Health Services, or phone 9278 4711.
Head lice
While children are at school, many families will have contact with head lice – there is help available – visit Victorian Government health information.
Kew Traffic School
Get detailed information about visiting the Kew Traffic School either with your school, or for a private party.
Walking School Bus
Council is committed to further developing the Walking School Bus Program which offers a fun, safe and active way for children to travel to and from school.
Walking School Buses are curently running at 13 primary schools within Boroondara. They are a great way of creating friendly, connected and safer neighbourhoods and are reliant on a committed group of volunteers.
Each bus has an adult 'driver' at the front and a 'conductor' at the back. Groups walk along a set route to school, picking up children at designated stops.
The benefits of Walking School Buses include:
- encouraging children and adult volunteers to be more active by demonstrating how exercise can be an enjoyable part of their daily routine
- reducing traffic congestion and emissions by cutting out short trips to school in the family car
- a great opportunity for children to learn and practice road safety skills.
Fun, flexibility and enthusiasm are the keys to successful Walking School Buses. Buses can operate before and after school on days to suit the families and volunteers involved.
If you are interested in finding out more about the program, or how to go about setting it up at your school, contact Council's Safety Education Officer on 9278 4765.
The Walking School Bus logo is a trademark of the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (VicHealth).
Tertiary institutions in Boroondara
Swinburne University of Technology
PO Box 218, Hawthorn VIC 3122
(Burwood Road, Hawthorn - Melway 45 D-E10)
Phone: 9214 8000
Fax: 9819 5454
Email: info@swin.edu.au
Swinburne University of Technology TAFE Division
PO Box 218, Hawthorn VIC 3122
(Wakefield Avenue, Hawthorn - Melway 45 E10)
Phone: 9214 8000
The University of Melbourne Hawthorn Campus
442 Auburn Road, Hawthorn (Melway 59 E2)
Phone: 9810 3322
Fax: 9810 3315