Every year, all schools are required to report the immunization status of their kindergarten, seventh grade and 12th grade students, according to G.S. 130A-155(c) (PDF) and G.S. 130A-440 (PDF). The purpose of these reports is to ensure all children enrolled in North Carolina schools are protected against vaccine-preventable diseases and to determine the number of children who meet state immunization requirements. Students are required to be compliant with regulations within 30 calendar days of school admission. Reporting is mandated within 60 calendar days after the commencement of the new school year.
Reporting for the 2024-25 school year has closed, the reporting period for the 2025-26 school year will open in Fall 2025. All schools must submit their annual reports (kindergarten, seventh and 12th grade) online. No reports are accepted after the deadline.
For requirements for school entry, visit K-12 School Requirements.
Disease and Vaccine Brand Names for Required Vaccines
Disease | Vaccine Abbreviations | Vaccines That Contain These Antigens |
|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis | DTaP | Daptacel - DTaP Infanrix - DTaP Pediarix – DTaP, Hep B, IPV Pentacel – DTaP, Hib, IPV Quadracel – DTaP, IPV Vaxelis – DTaP, Hib, Hep B, IPV Kinrix – DTaP, IPV |
| Tetanus, diphtheria | Td | TENIVAC – Td TDVAX* – Td DT* |
| Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis | Tdap | Adacel – Tdap Boostrix - Tdap |
| Polio | IPV | IPOL - IPV ORIMUNE** – OPV or tOPV Pediarix – DTaP, Hep B, IPV Pentacel – DTaP, Hib, IPV Quadracel – DTaP, IPV Vaxelis – DTaP, Hib, Hep B, IPV Kinrix – DTaP, IPV |
| Measles, Mumps, Rubella | MMR | MMR II – MMR Priorix – MMR Proquad – MMR and Varicella |
| Haemophilus influenzae type B | Hib | Pedvax Hib (PRP-OMB) - Hib Act HIB (PRP-T) - Hib Hiberix (PRP-T) – Hib Vaxelis – DTaP, Hib, Hep B, IPV Pentacel – DTaP, Hib, IPV |
| Hepatitis B | Hep B | Recombivax HB – Hep B Pediarix – DTaP, Hep B, IPV Vaxelis – DTaP, Hib, Hep B, IPV |
| Pneumococcal Conjugate | PCV | Prevnar PCV-13* Prevnar 20 – PCV20 Vaxneuvance - PCV15 |
| Chickenpox | Var, Varicella | Varivax - Varicella Proquad – MMR and Varicella |
| Meningococcal conjugate Serogroup A, C, W, Y | MCV, MCV4, MenACWY | Menactra* – MenACWY Menveo – MenACWY - CRM MenQuadfi - MenACWY Penbraya - MenABCWY |
*The following vaccines are no longer manufactured in the US (as noted as discontinued in the table above), however, they may still be seen on vaccine records and can be considered valid doses if ACIP recommendations and NC Law requirements are met.
**Not licensed in the US; only valid if given prior to 4-1-2016
Frequently Asked Questions About Online Reporting
Parents have until the close of business on the 30th calendar day after school has started to submit immunization records to remain in compliance. On the 31st calendar day, students who do not meet the minimum immunization requirements, do not have an immunization record on file or are not in the process of receiving required immunizations must be excluded from school per public health law. The student may not return to school without those documents.
For public schools, if your “Grade Level Current” status in EDDIE indicates that you have kindergarten, seventh or 12th grade students but currently do not have any enrollment in those grades, you must submit an immunization report that says you have no students enrolled in that grade. For private schools, if you indicated that you had kindergarten, seventh, or 12th enrollment for the 2023-2024 school year but do not have enrollment for the 2024-2025 school year, you must submit a report even if your school does not serve this grade level currently.
For private schools, if you indicated that you had kindergarten, seventh, or 12th grade enrollment for the 2023-2024 school year but do not have enrollment for the 2024-2025 school year, you must submit a report even if your school does not serve this grade level currently.
For schools that have not indicated that they served kindergarten or seventh grade students, you do not need to submit any report.
This page was last modified on 03/04/2025