2026 · School entry
Wisconsin school & kindergarten vaccine requirements
To enter kindergarten in Wisconsin, children generally need 5 vaccines — DTaP, IPV, MMR, VAR, HepB. Below is what each one protects against, how exemptions and provisional enrollment work, and the official Wisconsin source. Hepatitis A is not required for kindergarten entry here.
Key takeaways
- To enter kindergarten in Wisconsin, children generally need 5 vaccines: DTaP, IPV, MMR, VAR, HepB.
- No. Wisconsin does not require hepatitis A (HepA) for kindergarten entry, although the CDC still recommends it for children. Your required list is DTaP, IPV, MMR, VAR, HepB.
- Wisconsin exemptions: medical available; religious available; personal belief available. Confirm on the official source.
- Standard core series.
Which vaccines does Wisconsin require for kindergarten?
Each card links to a full guide for that vaccine — brands, ingredients, and how a delayed schedule changes the dose count.
Wisconsin specifics
Standard core series.
What does Wisconsin say about exemptions?
- Medical Available
- Religious Available
- Personal belief Available
How does the process work?
Wisconsin recognizes health, religious and personal-conviction waivers. The parent (or adult student) signs the waiver section of the Student Immunization Record (F-04020L): a physician signs the health waiver, and for religious or personal conviction waivers the parent checks the vaccines and signs, listing the dates of vaccines already received. If the form is not used, the parent provides the vaccine dates, the vaccines waived, the waiver type, the date, and a signature. The waiver is filed with the school, applies to vaccines required at enrollment (new requirements need a separate waiver), and waivered students may be excluded during an outbreak.
Wisconsin DHS - Immunization Law Clarification (P-01438) ↗ (opens in a new tab) Official form ↗ (opens in a new tab)
This summarizes what the state's own pages say, reviewed September 30, 2026. It is not advice for or against any option. Laws and forms change; confirm with your school or health department. Compare all states in the exemptions overview, or see glossary definitions.
What is provisional enrollment?
Many states permit provisional or conditional enrollment, which lets a child start school while still catching up on a series that has already been started. Rules and time limits vary, so ask your school. The catch-up guide explains how remaining doses are counted.
Where are Wisconsin's official requirements?
The authoritative reference for Wisconsin is the state's own published requirements. Always verify dose counts, grade ranges, and exemptions there — those details change and are not all captured here.
immunize.org — Varicella school requirements (2025) →
More questions about Wisconsin school vaccines
Which vaccines does Wisconsin require for kindergarten?
For kindergarten entry, Wisconsin requires 5 vaccines: DTaP, IPV, MMR, VAR, HepB. These protect against diseases like diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough (pertussis); polio; measles, mumps, rubella. Dose counts and grade ranges can vary — always confirm on the official Wisconsin source.
Does Wisconsin require the hepatitis A vaccine for school?
No. Wisconsin does not require hepatitis A (HepA) for kindergarten entry, although the CDC still recommends it for children. Your required list is DTaP, IPV, MMR, VAR, HepB.
Can my child start school in Wisconsin on a delayed vaccine schedule?
Often it can. A slower, spaced-out schedule can still satisfy Wisconsin's rules as long as the required series (DTaP, IPV, MMR, VAR, HepB) are finished — or, in many districts, in progress under provisional/conditional enrollment — by the first day of school. The free planner builds a plan that finishes every required vaccine in time. Confirm the specifics with your school district and your child's healthcare practitioner.
Does Wisconsin allow vaccine exemptions?
Wisconsin: Medical exemptions are available, religious exemptions are available, and personal-belief exemptions are available. Wisconsin recognizes health, religious and personal-conviction waivers. The parent (or adult student) signs the waiver section of the Student Immunization Record (F-04020L): a physician signs the health waiver, and for religious or personal conviction waivers the parent checks the vaccines and signs, listing the dates of vaccines already received. If the form is not used, the parent provides the vaccine dates, the vaccines waived, the waiver type, the date, and a signature. The waiver is filed with the school, applies to vaccines required at enrollment (new requirements need a separate waiver), and waivered students may be excluded during an outbreak. Rules and forms change, so confirm with Wisconsin DHS - Immunization Law Clarification (P-01438) or your school.
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The state's own page is the authority; the others are cross-checks.