Published
11 October 2023
Ministers
Grant is more reason to walk, wheel and ride to school
More than 40 schools across the State will share in $225,000 in funding thanks to this year's round of the Connecting Schools Grants.
- $225,000 allocated as part of Your Move's Connecting Schools Grant
- Funding will benefit 43 Your Move schools to improve active travel infrastructure, skills and safety
- Increasing active travel to school is a key priority for the State Labor Government
- More than 232 schools currently registered in the Your Move program
More than 40 schools across the State will share in $225,000 in funding thanks to this year's round of the Connecting Schools Grants.
The Connecting Schools Grant seeks to reduce car trips, congestion and parking pressure, as well as increase student physical activity by improving bike access, skills, and infrastructure at Western Australian schools.
Some of the initiatives being delivered by the 43 successful schools in this year's grant round include new bike and scooter parking, repair stations and bike skills education workshops.
Since 2018, almost $670,000 has been invested through the grants program, with active travel rates among schools participating in the Your Move program at 42 per cent, compared to the State average of 20 per cent.
The Connecting Schools Grant continues to increase the capacity of WA schools to support their students to walk, ride or scoot for the school commute and develop healthy and sustainable travel habits, safely and confidently.
For more information, visit the Your Move website.
Comments attributed to Transport Minister Rita Saffioti:
"Active travel is great for our health, great for the environment and offers more options for people to get to where they need to go.
"Starting these habits at an early age can have profound positive impacts for our kids.
"Enabling schools across the State to be able to install infrastructure and offer skill-building, safety and education sessions is crucial in helping students and their families choose to leave the car at home and enjoy a more active commute to school.
"The numbers are also indicating positive outcomes with active travel rates among schools participating in the Your Move program at 42 per cent, compared to the State average of 20 per cent.
"It's great to see a growing number of schools involved in Your Move – I encourage more to get on board so that they can embark on their own active travel journey and support more kids to walk, ride or scoot to school."
Connecting Schools
Grant 2023-24 recipient
|
School |
Grant level |
Grant type |
|
East Butler Primary School |
Major |
Bike/scooter parking infrastructure package |
|
Treeby Primary School |
Major |
Bike/scooter parking infrastructure package |
|
Winterfold Primary School |
Major |
Bike/scooter parking infrastructure package |
|
Winthrop Primary School |
Major |
Bike/scooter parking infrastructure package |
|
Albany Primary School |
Large |
Bike education and bike check-up |
|
Bramfield Park Primary School |
Large |
Bike/scooter parking infrastructure package |
|
Coastal Lakes College |
Large |
Combination package (bike education and parking infrastructure) |
|
Coolbinia Primary School |
Large |
Bike education and bike check-up |
|
Mount Lawley Primary School |
Large |
Combination package (bike education and parking infrastructure) |
|
Riverton Primary School |
Large |
Bike education and bike check-up |
|
Rostrata Primary School |
Large |
Bike/scooter parking infrastructure package |
|
Scarborough Primary School |
Large |
Combination package (bike education and parking infrastructure) |
|
Sorrento Primary School |
Large |
Bike education and bike check-up |
|
St Augustine's Primary School |
Large |
Combination package (bike education and parking infrastructure) |
|
Thornlie Senior High School |
Large |
Bike/scooter parking infrastructure package |
|
Warnbro Primary School |
Large |
Bike education and bike check-up |
|
Comet Bay College |
Medium |
Bike/scooter parking infrastructure package |
|
Craigie Heights Primary School |
Medium |
Bike education |
|
Eden Hill Primary School |
Medium |
Safety school excursion package |
|
Forest Crescent Primary School |
Medium |
Safety school excursion package |
|
Honeywood Primary School |
Medium |
Bike education and bike check-up |
|
John Curtin College of the Arts |
Medium |
Mountain bike excursion |
|
Marmion Primary School |
Medium |
Skateboard, scooter, and BMX coaching session |
|
Maylands Peninsula Primary School |
Medium |
Bike/scooter parking infrastructure package |
|
Noranda Primary School |
Medium |
Placemaking initiative |
|
Peel Language Development School |
Medium |
Bike education |
|
Pine View Primary School |
Medium |
Safety school excursion package |
|
Rawlinson Primary School |
Medium |
Bike education |
|
Shelley Primary School |
Medium |
Bike education |
|
Spencer Park Primary School |
Medium |
Placemaking initiative |
|
Victoria Park Primary School |
Medium |
Safety school excursion package |
|
Bertram Primary School |
Small |
Road safety signs package |
|
Grandis Primary School |
Small |
Active travel book library |
|
Halls Head Primary School |
Small |
Active travel book library |
|
Hopetoun Primary School |
Small |
Bike promotion package |
|
Living Waters Lutheran College |
Small |
Road safety signs package |
|
Mandurah Primary School |
Small |
Bike check-up package |
|
North Morley Primary School |
Small |
Bike promotion package |
|
Southern Grove Primary School |
Small |
Placemaking initiative |
|
St Patrick's Primary School |
Small |
Bike promotion package |
|
Sutherland Dianella Primary School |
Small |
Bike promotion package |
|
Westminster Education Support Centre |
Small |
Bike check-up package |
|
White Gum Valley Primary School |
Small |
Bike promotion package |
