Information Materials
School Programme for this Academic Year
In January of the current academic year, school teams will deliver consent packs to your child's school. Your child will bring the consent pack home. Please read the information carefully and sign the consent form in the pack.
Each pack contains:
Information booklet
English (847KB) | Irish (857 KB) | Ukrainian (203KB) | Russian (206KB) | Polish (197KB) | Simplified Chinese (312KB)
Letter to parents and guardians
English (121 KB) | Irish (119 KB)
Consent form
English (614 KB) | Irish (177 KB)
The pack also contains an envelope so you can send the completed consent form back to the school with your child before the school immunisation team visits.
After your child is vaccinated they will be given:
Post Vaccination Advice
English (141 KB) | Irish (143 KB)
You can contact the school immunisation team if you have any questions
Poster English (5.1mb)
The vaccine used in the school programme in Ireland is called Gardasil9. It is manufactured by MSD. The licensed documents for each vaccines the Summary of Product Characteristics and the Patient Information Leaflet are available from the HPRA Website.
- HPV vaccine is available from the www.hpra.ie website. Search for Gardasil 9 to read the SmPC or PIL.
Information for HSE School Teams
- Royal College of Physicians of Ireland - Immunisation Guidelines for Ireland. Chapter 10 - Human Papillomavirus (you will be directed to the HIQA website)
- Supporting Information for Staff - School Immunisation Programme for the current academic year (4.5MB)
- HPV Frequently Asked Questions (421KB)
Medicine Protocol for the School Immunisation Programme
- Gardasil 9 Medicine Protocol (407kb)
- Anaphylaxis Guidance (updated February 2023)