Toileting and other support at school

Schools must provide toileting, eating and drinking and complex medical care support to children who need it because of their disability.

Who can get toileting support

Toileting or continence support in school is provided to students with a range of needs. Including students who:

Your child does not need to receive funding from the Program for Students with Disability or Disability Inclusion to receive toileting support.

Help with eating and drinking is provided to students with a range of needs including students who:

School can access training from the Royal Children’s Hospital in complex medical care as part of the Schoolcare Program.

The best starting point is to make a Student Health Support Plan.

Parents, school staff and allied health therapists who know your child should have input into the plan.

Health practitioners also need to give advice:

For toileting support the student’s health practitioner must complete a Personal Care Medical Advice Form for a student who requires support for CONTINENCE
For eating or drinking support the student’s relevant health practitioner needs to complete a Personal Care Medical Advice Form for a student who requires support for Oral Eating and Drinking
For medical care the student’s health practitioner needs to complete a General Medical Advice Form

Once you have a plan in place schools should not call families to pick up their child if they have wet or soiled themselves.

Notify the school of your child’s support needs.
Get your child’s medical practitioner to complete the right form
Work with the school to make a Student Health Support Plan
For students with toileting support needs: pack spare change of clothes, and a wet bag (water-proof bag for soiled clothing) and pack continence products (wipes, catheters, pads etc)