Health Requirements

Health Requirements

All students entering Our Lady of Sorrows School must have an up-to date physical examination and immunizations prior to attending school.  No student will be admitted to class without satisfying these requirements. It is the parent or guardian’s responsibility to provide all information necessary for school entrance.

If entering Our Lady of Sorrows School from another school in New Jersey, you must have a copy of your child’s most recent physical exam including immunization record. All starred (*) items must be completed. The State of New Jersey requires a physical exam within one year of the date of entry into school. OLS also requests a physical in third grade.

If entering from out of state the student must have Health Assessment completed by a physician, including the immunization record. All items must be completed and the exam must have been done within a year of entry into OLS.

If entering OLS from out of the country, the student must have a Health Assessment completed by a New Jersey Physician, including immunization record and all starred items, within one year prior to entry into OLS.  If the student is entering from a high risk country as defined by the CDC, a PPD Tuberculosis test is required.

Learn more about OLS health below:

Immunization Requirements for Our Lady of Sorrows School

DTP
At least 4 doses with the last dose on or after the fourth birthday.

Polio
At least 3 doses with the last dose on or after the fourth birthday.

MMR
Two doses

HIB
At least one dose if entering before the fifth birthday

HBV
Three doses

Varicella
One dose on or after first birthday