Health (Immunisation) Regulations 1995, reg 12
No. Students who haven’t been immunised (vaccinated) cannot be prevented from enrolling at school.
However, the Ministry of Health recommends that all children complete their immunisations on time, particularly before starting school. Diseases can spread very quickly in classrooms. Immunisation also protects other learners and members of the community who are immunocompromised (this means that their body is unable to respond normally to an infection due to a weakened immune system).