Health Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith said ACT Health and the Education Directorate were in early discussions on the logistics of rolling out vaccines for school students.

"I think the likelihood is it will be term one next year before we are able to roll it out but certainly if it's possible to do it earlier we will consider that," Ms Stephen-Smith said.

"We have to also take into account the exam period at the end of term four."

Ms Stephen-Smith said the rollout would need to factor in other school vaccination programs.

Year 7 students are offered free vaccines for diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis and human papillomavirus at school.

"Clearly you need to leave a period of time between a COVID-19 vaccination and another vaccination and you need to go back for a second dose as well," Ms Stephen-Smith said.

"The logistics and implementation of that will be quite complex but that is being worked through by ACT Health and education at the moment."

Currently only the Pfizer vaccine is approved for children aged 12 and over.

From Monday, children in the ACT aged 12 to 15 who have underlying medical conditions or identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander will be able to book a vaccination.

An ACT government spokeswoman said the government was considering the benefits and impacts of starting a school vaccination program in either term four this year or term one next year.

"While we expect many children to be vaccinated in ACT government vaccination clinics or through their GP when vaccinations become available for this age group, we have begun considering options for school-based vaccinations to provide equitable access to vaccines for all children," she said.

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Ms Stephen-Smith said the vaccination would involve public and independent schools.

"It would be really important if we're going to do a program like that we consider all schools in the context of that program if we're going to try to reach as many children and young people as we can according to what the vaccination is approved for," she said.

She said mandatory vaccinations for teachers were not being considered.

Association of Independent Schools of the ACT executive director Andrew Wrigley said it was "eminently sensible" to have a school-based vaccination program.

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