School Immunization Coverage
Public Health Sudbury & Districts is required under the Ontario government’s Immunization of School Pupils Act (ISPA) to collect and maintain up-to-date immunization records for every student registered in school in our jurisdiction. High immunization rates in schools help to keep students safe by preventing outbreaks. Learn more about immunization records and reporting and vaccines.
2018 to 2019 school year
- overall immunization coverage rates are high for schools in our jurisdiction
- overall coverage rate for diphtheria, tetanus, polio vaccine is 92.4% and the non-medical exemption rate is 2.5% (i.e. for philosophical or religious reasons)
- overall coverage rate for measles, mumps, rubella vaccine is 97% and the non-medical exemption rate is 2.5% (i.e. for philosophical or religious reasons)
- these data do not include coverage rates for meningococcal, pertussis, and varicella (chickenpox) vaccines, two other immunizations required under the ISPA, nor do they include other immunizations that are recommended for school-age children such as human papillomavirus, hepatitis B, or influenza vaccines
Immunization coverage rates by school
The table below shows the coverage rates for 2018 to 2019 for the following vaccines:
- diphtheria, tetanus, polio vaccine
- measles, mumps, rubella vaccine
- exemption rates in this table apply only to non-medical exemptions
| School name | Enrolled population | Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Polio Coverage rate (%) | Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Polio Exemption rate (%) | Measles, Mumps, and Rubella Coverage rate (%) | Measles, Mumps, and Rubella Exemption rate (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A B Ellis | 198 | 93.9 | 4.5 | 95.5 | 4.5 |
| Adamsdale Public School | 113 | 92.0 | 5.3 | 94.7 | 5.3 |
| Alexander Public School | 200 | 95.5 | 4.0 | 96.0 | 4.0 |
| Algonquin Road Public School | 204 | 93.1 | 3.9 | 96.1 | 3.9 |
| Assiginack Public School | 99 | 96.0 | 1.0 | 97.0 | 1.0 |
| Bishop Alexander Carter Catholic Secondary School | 275 | 90.2 | 2.5 | 97.1 | 2.5 |
| C R Judd Public School | 103 | 95.1 | 3.9 | 96.1 | 3.9 |
| Carl A Nesbitt Public School | 213 | 95.3 | 2.3 | 97.7 | 2.3 |
| Central Manitoulin Public School | 144 | 95.8 | 2.1 | 97.9 | 2.1 |
| Chapleau High School | 46 | 87.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 |
| Chapleau Public School | 78 | 98.7 | 0.0 | 98.7 | 0.0 |
| Charles C Mclean Public School | 102 | 93.1 | 4.9 | 92.2 | 4.9 |
| Chelmsford Public School | 155 | 93.5 | 6.5 | 93.5 | 6.5 |
| Chelmsford Valley District Composite School | 172 | 88.4 | 1.7 | 98.3 | 1.7 |
| Chelmsford Valley District School | 59 | 91.5 | 3.4 | 96.6 | 3.4 |
| Churchill Public School | 326 | 95.1 | 1.8 | 98.2 | 1.8 |
| Collège Notre-Dame | 532 | 89.1 | 1.5 | 97.6 | 1.5 |
| Confederation Elementary | 54 | 98.1 | 0.0 | 96.3 | 1.9 |
| Confederation Secondary School | 412 | 85.4 | 2.2 | 96.8 | 2.2 |
| Copper Cliff Public School | 130 | 96.9 | 1.5 | 99.2 | 0.8 |
| Cyril Varney Public School | 177 | 97.2 | 2.3 | 97.2 | 2.3 |
| École Alliance St-Joseph | 267 | 94.0 | 3.7 | 96.3 | 3.7 |
| École Catholique Notre-Dame (Foleyet) | 12 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 |
| École Catholique Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire (Gogama) | 11 | 81.8 | 18.2 | 81.8 | 18.2 |
| École Élémentaire Catholique Jean-Paul II | 279 | 94.3 | 2.5 | 97.1 | 2.5 |
| École Élémentaire Catholique Trillium | 30 | 96.7 | 0.0 | 96.7 | 0.0 |
| École Publique Camille-Perron | 50 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 |
| École Publique de la Découverte | 210 | 98.1 | 1.0 | 99.0 | 1.0 |
| École Publique de la Rivière-Des-Français | 14 | 85.7 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 |
| École Publique Foyer-Jeunesse | 120 | 99.2 | 0.8 | 99.2 | 0.8 |
| École Publique Franco-Nord | 43 | 93.0 | 4.7 | 93.0 | 4.7 |
| École Publique Hanmer | 61 | 95.1 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 |
| École Publique Hélène-Gravel | 166 | 95.2 | 4.8 | 95.2 | 4.8 |
| École Publique Jean-Éthier-Blais | 189 | 96.8 | 2.1 | 96.8 | 2.1 |
| École Publique Jeanne Sauvé | 39 | 89.7 | 7.7 | 89.7 | 7.7 |
| École Publique Macdonald-Cartier | 169 | 88.8 | 4.1 | 95.9 | 4.1 |
| École Publique Pavillon-De-L'avenir | 104 | 98.1 | 1.9 | 96.2 | 1.9 |
| École Secondaire Catholique Champlain | 185 | 88.1 | 2.2 | 97.8 | 2.2 |
| École Secondaire Catholique Franco-Oue St. | 44 | 97.7 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 |
| École Secondaire Catholique L'horizon | 409 | 91.7 | 2.0 | 97.6 | 2.0 |
| École Secondaire Catholique Trillium | 51 | 76.5 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 |
| École Secondaire de la Rivière-Des-Français | 41 | 97.6 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 |
| École Secondaire du Sacré-Coeur | 175 | 91.4 | 1.7 | 98.3 | 1.7 |
| École Secondaire Hanmer | 89 | 89.9 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 |
| École Secondaire Macdonald-Cartier | 320 | 84.1 | 3.8 | 95.9 | 3.4 |
| École Séparée Félix-Ricard | 213 | 93.0 | 2.8 | 96.2 | 2.8 |
| École Séparée Notre-Dame | 157 | 94.3 | 3.8 | 96.2 | 3.8 |
| École Séparée Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci | 75 | 94.7 | 4.0 | 94.7 | 4.0 |
| École Séparée Sacré-Coeur | 55 | 96.4 | 3.6 | 96.4 | 3.6 |
| École Séparée Saint-Antoine | 68 | 97.1 | 1.5 | 98.5 | 1.5 |
| École Séparée Saint-Augustin | 179 | 96.6 | 0.6 | 99.4 | 0.6 |
| École Séparée Saint-Charles-Borromée | 21 | 95.2 | 4.8 | 95.2 | 4.8 |
| École Séparée Saint-Denis | 271 | 95.6 | 3.0 | 97.0 | 3.0 |
| École Séparée Saint-Dominique | 77 | 98.7 | 1.3 | 98.7 | 1.3 |
| École Séparée Saint-Joseph (Hanmer) | 57 | 98.2 | 1.8 | 98.2 | 1.8 |
| École Séparée Saint-Joseph (Espanola) | 90 | 97.8 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 |
| École Séparée Saint-Paul | 103 | 94.2 | 4.9 | 95.1 | 4.9 |
| École Séparée Saint-Pierre | 141 | 90.8 | 3.5 | 96.5 | 3.5 |
| École Séparée Saint-Thomas | 18 | 94.4 | 5.6 | 94.4 | 5.6 |
| École Séparée Sainte-Marie | 236 | 98.7 | 1.3 | 98.7 | 1.3 |
| École Séparée Sainte-Thérèse | 94 | 98.9 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 |
| École Séparée St-Étienne | 89 | 91.0 | 3.4 | 96.6 | 3.4 |
| École Séparée St-Joseph (Sudbury) | 78 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 96.2 | 0.0 |
| Ernie Checkeris Public School | 51 | 92.2 | 5.9 | 94.1 | 5.9 |
| Espanola High School | 349 | 86.8 | 0.6 | 98.6 | 0.6 |
| Holy Cross Catholic School | 246 | 98.0 | 1.6 | 98.4 | 1.6 |
| Holy Trinity Elementary | 335 | 98.5 | 1.2 | 98.5 | 1.5 |
| Immaculate Conception Catholic School | 143 | 95.8 | 4.2 | 95.8 | 4.2 |
| Jean Hanson Public School | 38 | 89.5 | 5.3 | 92.1 | 5.3 |
| Lansdowne Public School | 137 | 97.8 | 0.7 | 99.3 | 0.7 |
| Larchwood Public School | 58 | 94.8 | 5.2 | 94.8 | 5.2 |
| Lasalle Secondary School | 565 | 85.7 | 2.5 | 97.2 | 2.3 |
| Levack Public School | 102 | 93.1 | 3.9 | 96.1 | 3.9 |
| Little Current Public School | 213 | 93.9 | 4.2 | 95.8 | 4.2 |
| Lively District Elementary School | 120 | 91.7 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 |
| Lively District Secondary School | 250 | 88.4 | 0.4 | 99.2 | 0.4 |
| Lo-Ellen Park Elementary School | 121 | 93.4 | 1.7 | 98.3 | 1.7 |
| Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School | 754 | 88.7 | 3.3 | 96.4 | 3.3 |
| Lockerby Composite School | 500 | 87.8 | 2.6 | 96.0 | 2.6 |
| Macleod Public School | 444 | 93.0 | 3.2 | 96.2 | 2.9 |
| Manitoulin Secondary School | 370 | 91.6 | 1.6 | 97.3 | 1.6 |
| Markstay Public School | 86 | 90.7 | 9.3 | 90.7 | 9.3 |
| Marymount Academy Catholic School | 213 | 87.8 | 2.3 | 96.2 | 2.3 |
| Marymount Academy Elementary | 129 | 84.5 | 4.7 | 94.6 | 4.7 |
| Monetville Public School | 34 | 79.4 | 17.6 | 82.4 | 17.6 |
| Northeastern Elementary School | 383 | 94.3 | 3.7 | 96.3 | 3.7 |
| Our Lady Of Fatima Catholic School | 26 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 |
| Pius XII Catholic School | 138 | 95.7 | 3.6 | 95.7 | 3.6 |
| Princess Anne Public School | 306 | 95.8 | 1.3 | 97.4 | 1.3 |
| Queen Elizabeth II Public School | 114 | 96.5 | 3.5 | 96.5 | 3.5 |
| R L Beattie Public School | 332 | 95.8 | 4.2 | 95.5 | 4.2 |
| R. H. Murray Public School | 67 | 94.0 | 4.5 | 95.5 | 4.5 |
| Redwood Acres Public School | 183 | 95.6 | 3.8 | 95.1 | 3.8 |
| S Geiger Public School | 84 | 92.9 | 2.4 | 96.4 | 2.4 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic School | 161 | 96.3 | 3.1 | 96.9 | 3.1 |
| St. Anne Separate School | 293 | 95.6 | 1.0 | 99.0 | 1.0 |
| St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School | 402 | 87.8 | 1.5 | 97.3 | 1.2 |
| St. Charles Catholic School | 261 | 96.2 | 2.7 | 97.3 | 2.7 |
| St. Charles College | 743 | 86.7 | 2.0 | 96.8 | 1.9 |
| St. David Catholic School | 154 | 95.5 | 0.0 | 96.8 | 0.0 |
| St. Francis Catholic School | 174 | 96.0 | 4.0 | 96.0 | 4.0 |
| St. James | 202 | 99.0 | 1.0 | 99.0 | 1.0 |
| St. John Catholic School | 223 | 94.2 | 2.2 | 96.0 | 2.2 |
| St. Mary Catholic School | 115 | 95.7 | 4.3 | 95.7 | 4.3 |
| St. Paul The Apostle Catholic School | 131 | 98.5 | 1.5 | 98.5 | 1.5 |
| St. Benedict Catholic Elementary School | 174 | 90.8 | 4.0 | 96.0 | 4.0 |
| St.Charles College Elementary | 292 | 89.7 | 2.4 | 97.3 | 2.4 |
| Sudbury Secondary School | 458 | 84.3 | 2.6 | 96.5 | 2.6 |
| Valley View Public School | 400 | 94.2 | 3.5 | 95.8 | 3.5 |
| Walden Public School | 280 | 98.6 | 1.1 | 98.9 | 1.1 |
| Westmount Avenue Public School | 21 | 95.2 | 4.8 | 95.2 | 4.8 |
Technical notes:
- Data source: Data were extracted on September 6, 2019, from Ontario’s Panorama Database, the provincial information system used for tracking immunizations.
- Inclusions: Rates include data on all students ages seven to 17 (born between 2001 to 2011) within the seven publicly-funded school boards served by Public Health Sudbury & Districts during the 2018 to 2019 school year.
- Exclusions: Private schools, alternative schools, and schools with 10 or fewer students enrolled were excluded from analysis.
- Calculation of coverage rate: Student compliance was used to estimate immunization coverage at each school, and overall, as follows:
- Coverage Compliance rate (%) = (Number of students compliant – Number of students exempt) / Number of students enrolled X 100%, where
- Compliant = the student is not overdue (i.e. is either due, eligible, or up-to-date) for the immunization at the time of the report, OR has a valid exemption.
- Exempt = the student has ANY valid exemption (i.e. for medical, non-medical, or administrative reasons).
- Coverage Compliance rate (%) = (Number of students compliant – Number of students exempt) / Number of students enrolled X 100%, where
- Calculation of exemption rate: The calculated exemption rate includes non-medical exemptions only. Students having medical or administrative exemptions are excluded, as follows:
- Exemption rate (%) = Number of students with a valid non-medical exemption / Number of students enrolled X 100%
- Limitations: The use of compliance in the calculation of coverage likely underestimates the true coverage rate by a small amount. Both students who are non-compliant and students with exemptions may be immune due to a previous illness. As well, students who obtain exemptions may have previously received doses of the vaccine in question.
This item was last modified on September 23, 2019