Australia - immunisation certificate

[namechangealerttt]

I am moving to Melbourne in July, I am looking at schools and on enrolment they want an immunisation certificate. Does anyone know how I would get this or would our own red book do?

[Maranello]

Hi, we're in NSW but I assume similar rules. I took red books and dc to the GP here and he checked they had all the jabs necessary and wrote a letter for the school confirming it.

[SparklesandBangs]

Not for moving to Australia but for travelling my DD was able to get a report from the GP of all the vaccinations she had had from birth to current day.

[PustyRussell]

We moved to Sydney in August last year. The school was pretty strict on them being fully immunised. I had to take the red book to our doctors, they then updated the Australian Immunisation database. We have also had to get some additional vaccinations done since being here, as they immunise against more diseases than we do in the UK. You then log on to the Australian Immunisation register and make a copy of the document to send to the school.

[HPandBaconSandwiches]

Yep, as above, take red book to a GP and they will enter the details into the national database. Be warned though, there's no going back once the data are in. It's also crazy strict here on dates - even if the baby imams were given a week early (according to the schedule here) you'll have to get them re-immunised.
Our school accepted a copy of the red book for place confirming, but wanted a certificate after arrival.
You'll need Hep B and Chickenpox too. May be easier to get them done in the UK.
Schedule here

[chloeb2002]

I just had a copy from the gp of vaccinations for my eldest. Definitely not all on time to the week .. in fact my second child was deliberately vaccinated 3 months early for pertussis as there was such high pop health risk at the time... here in Aus.
Don't stress. It will be sorted when you get here .
Rotavirus can't be given over 12 weeks, chicken pox is given here and not in the uk as is the new hpv vaccine in year 7.