Table 1

Percentage of children completing B4SC components by year

Fiscal yearNN (%) VHT completeN (%) nurse* checks completeN (%) SDQ Teacher complete
2011/201263 71454 924 (86.2)49 986 (78.5)33 690 (52.9)
2012/201362 66455 344 (88.5)50 814 (81.4)35 433 (57.3)
2013/201463 37257 294 (90.5)54 183 (85.6)37 881 (60.0)
2014/201562 52957 282 (91.8)54 348 (87.2)38 379 (62.1)
  • *Nurse=dental, growth, immunisations, PEDS and SDQ-P check.

  • B4SC, B4 School Check; PEDS, parental evaluation of development status; SDQ-P, Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire – Parent; VHT, vision and hearing test.