Secondary school health
School health nurses offer a range of services for young people as they progress through secondary school.
Services we offer
Information, support and referral on a range of topics including:
- healthy eating and lifestyle
- positive body image
- feeling anxious, stressed or unhappy
- mental health and wellbeing
- loss and grief
- healthy relationships
- smoking, alcohol and drug use
- accessing medical and other health services
- coping with illness.
Students with complex health care needs
Our nurses can help families and schools with healthcare planning and management of children with complex or chronic health conditions, as well as providing advice and support for personal care in schools.
We work closely with specialists such as:
- dietitians
- neurology
- speech pathology
- CAMHS
- Child Development Service – Community Health
- Perth Children’s Hospital.
How to contact the school health nurse
The school health centre is a place where young people can drop in or make appointments to discuss health and wellbeing issues with the nurse. Parents, teachers or student services teams can also refer students to the school health nurse.
You can contact your school health nurse through the school office.
If you are a student in secondary school and want to know more about what you can talk to a school health nurse about, head to Secondary school health - for young people.