Impact
Doctors in Secondary Schools Program
Aims:
To provide equitable, accessible and professional primary health care services to young Victorians in secondary schools.
Objectives:
- Make primary health care more accessible to students
- Provide assistance to young people to identify and address any health problems early
reduce the pressure on working parents and community-based GPs.
How it works:
Participating medical centres nominate a GP or eligible registrar to provide medical advice and treatment to enrolled students one day every week. The service is located onsite as a ‘satellite clinic’ with the GP supported by a Practice Nurse who works closely with the school.
All participating GPs and PNs working in the DiSS program are provided with training in adolescent health delivered by The University of Melbourne, in partnership with the Royal Children’s Hospital, headspace, Sexual Health Victoria, Foundation House and the Youth Support and Advocacy Service.
The DiSS program also offers GPs and PNs further RACGP-accredited training and professional development opportunities to provide youth-friendly primary health services in Victorian secondary schools.
Participating Secondary Schools
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- Bayswater Secondary College
- Boronia K-12 College
- Charles La Trobe P-12 College
- Croydon Community School
- Healesville High School
- Lalor North Secondary College
- Melba Secondary College
- Scoresby Secondary College
- Upper Yarra Secondary College
- Wallan Secondary College
- Whittlesea Secondary College
- Yarra Hills Secondary College
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- Bairnsdale Secondary College
- Drouin Secondary College
- Kurnai College
- Maffra Secondary College
- Neerim Distric Secondary College
- Sale Secondary College
- Swifts Creek P-12 School
- Traralgon College
- Warragul Regional College
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- Alexandra Secondary College
- Benalla P-12 College
- Crusoe 7-10 Secondary College
- Eaglehawk Secondary College
- Greater Shepparton Secondary College
- Irymple Secondary College
- Kerang Technical High School
- Kyneton Secondary College
- Merbein P-10 College
- Numurkah Secondary College
- Ouyen Secondary College
- Red Cliffs Secondary College
- Robinvale College
- Rutherglen High School
- Seymour College
- Swan Hill College
- Wedderburn College
- Weeroona College Bendigo
- Wodonga Middle Years College
- Wodonga Senior Secondary College
- Yarrawonga College P-12
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- Bacchus Marsh College
- Bayside P-12 College
- Braybrook College
- Copperfield College
- Craigieburn Secondary College
- Footscray High School
- Glenroy Secondary College
- Hume Central Secondary College
- Keilor Downs College
- Kurunjang Secondary College
- Laverton P-12 College
- Manor Lakes P-12 College
- Melton Secondary College
- Mount Alexander College
- Mount Ridley P-12 College
- Reservoir High School
- Roxburgh College
- St Albans Secondary College
- Sunbury College
- The Grange P-12 College
- Victoria University Secondary College
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- Bacchus Marsh College
- Bayside P-12 College
- Braybrook College
- Copperfield College
- Craigieburn Secondary College
- Footscray High School
- Glenroy Secondary College
- Hume Central Secondary College
- Keilor Downs College
- Kurunjang Secondary College
- Laverton P-12 College
- Manor Lakes P-12 College
- Melton Secondary College
- Mount Alexander College
- Mount Ridley P-12 College
- Reservoir High School
- Roxburgh College
- St Albans Secondary College
- Sunbury College
- The Grange P-12 College
- Victoria University Secondary College
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- Ararat Secondary College
- Beaufort Secondary College
- Brauer Secondary College
- Camperdown College
- Casterton Secondary College
- Colac Secondary College
- Geelong High School
- Heywood District Secondary College
- Horsham College
- Lavers Hill K-12 College
- Maryborough Education Centre
- Mount Clear College
- Mt Rowan Secondary College
- Newcomb Secondary College
- North Geelong Secondary College
- Phoenix P-12 Community College
- Portland Secondary College
- St Arnaud Secondary College
Find out more about the DiSS program by watching this informative video created by the South Eastern Melbourne PHN.