Health & Safety
The health and safety of our students is an important and intentional consideration at Concordia. Therefore, we are proactive in maintaining an environment that allows all those who enter our campus to feel welcome, safe and secure. We consider all of our preparedness measures and safety procedures holistically to ensure the physical safety and emotional well-being of our school community.
Accessing Campus
To maintain a safe and welcoming environment, security on the Concordia campus encompasses a combination of automated turnstiles that require a valid school ID for entry and exit, closed circuit security cameras and 24/7 security personnel.
Onsite Health Professionals
Concordia has two health offices onsite with full-time, registered nurses to tend to the everyday health needs of our students and who are qualified to handle emergency care.
In addition to our onsite medical staff, all faculty and staff who work directly with students undergo comprehensive first-aid and emergency preparedness training.
Emotional Health and Safety
All children face certain complex emotions during their school years—it’s part of growing up. In addition to their physical safety, we take into account the emotional well-being of our students. Our counseling and guidance staff provide support for students dealing with mental, emotional and stress-related difficulties.
Clearing the air
Concordia continues to invest in the safety and health of our school environment. This includes sustainable solutions to ensure clean, safe air in our campus buildings. Built-in systems across campus ensure that the air quality in all classrooms and common areas remains well below U.S. EPA standards in regard to 2.5 particulate and other pollutants even when the external air quality is poor.
External air quality levels are checked throughout the day and reported via color-coded signs at the entrances to each division using the same monitoring equipment as the U.S. Consulate.
The health and safety of our students, parents, and employees are of the utmost importance to us. We strive to always provide a healthy environment for the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being of our community. This is crucially important during pandemics, such as COVID-19, and Concordia Shanghai has taken the virus, and our response, with the seriousness that our community deserves. If you have any questions or concerns about our campus preparedness, please email health.office@concordiashanghai.org.
Student Health
Learn More about Student Health on Campus
Click on the topics below to read about student health at Concordia International School Shanghai.
Required Student Medical Forms
Concordia requires parents to submit two medical forms for each student. Please note that a student will not be allowed to attend classes without these health forms on file in the Health Office.
Student Medical Forms FAQ
We have listed a number of frequently asked questions that parents have asked over the years regarding student heath requirements for admission and enrollment at Concordia Shanghai.
Nut & Allergen Awareness
Concordia is aware that it is impossible to eliminate all nut products and ingredients that cause allergic reactions where food is served, but we are a “nut-and-allergen awareness” school.
Contagious Conditions
Any student found to have any of the contagious conditions will be sent home. Parents should notify the Health Office/Nurse’s Station when a student has a contagious condition.
School Phone Number: 5899 0380
Email Address: health.office@concordiashanghai.org
Absence Notification
The information provided is not intended as a substitute for appropriate medical intervention. If your child is kept home from school, please call your school secretary to notify them of the absence.
School Phone Number: 5899-0380
(Dial extension upon hearing the greeting message.)
Sick student Policies and procedures
Concordia Shanghai will comply with all government requirements regarding sick or potentially sick students, and it is very important for you to understand their policies and what will be required of you in case your child develops a fever or shows other symptoms of illness.
All employees and students who develop a fever during the school day must go to a temporary isolation area for observation and to have their temperature taken again by a school nurse. If the student's fever is confirmed, the child's parents must come to school immediately and take their child to a medical institution. We highly recommend taking your child to a fever clinic, to more quickly rule out COVID-19 as the cause of the fever.
All employees and students with respiratory symptoms (i.e. respiratory symptoms, fever, chills, fatigue, diarrhea, conjunctival congestion, and other physical symptoms and signs) who have been ruled out "COVID-19", should not return to school before all the symptoms disappear and are fully recovered. Non-COVID-19 fever patients will only return to school 48 hours after all symptoms disappear. Patients with vomiting and diarrhea will only return to school 72 hours after all symptoms disappear (last time they vomited or had diarrhea).
If employees and students have pre-existing medical conditions that may cause the appearance of one or more of these symptoms, a medical certificate from a designated government hospital must be provided. Email health.office@concordiashanghai.org for any questions.
It is important for parents to know the government's regulations for "gathering cases," or grouped fever cases. Please see the post below titled "Sick Student and Fever Protocol" for this information.
Campus Safety
The Concordia Shanghai Operations Team and Health Department have been hard at work since news of the COVID-19 virus first broke in January 2020.
The health and safety of our students, parents, and employees are of the utmost importance to us. We strive to always provide a healthy environment for the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being of our community. This is crucially important during pandemics, such as COVID-19, and Concordia Shanghai has taken the virus, and our response, with the seriousness that our community deserves. If you have any questions or concerns about our campus preparedness, please email health.office@concordiashanghai.org.
Campus access is currently restricted to employees, students, and contracted staff and vendors. Any parents who wish to drop-off their children at school and pick them up after school should follow these rules
Our bus and van transportation procedures are designed to identify potential health risks before they arrive at the Concordia campus and protect the safety of our bus riders and community.
All employees and students with respiratory symptoms (see full list of symptoms by clicking here) who have been ruled out "COVID-19", should not return to school before all the symptoms disappear and are fully recovered.