Applications for Connecting Schools Grant 2023-24 have now been awarded, congratulations to the grant recipients!

Please see below for a list of the 2023-24 Connecting Schools Grant recipients. 

Major Grant Recipients

School Name Grant Type
East Butler Primary School Bike parking infrastructure
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School Bike parking infrastructure
Treeby Primary School Bike parking infrastructure
Winterfold Primary School Bike parking infrastructure
Winthrop Primary School Bike parking infrastructure

Large Grant Recipients

School Grant Type
Albany Primary School Bike Education and Bike Check-up
Bramfield Park Primary School Bike/Scooter Parking Infrastructure Package
Coastal Lakes College Combination Package (Bike Education + Parking Infrastructure)
Coolbinia Primary School Bike Education and Bike Check-up
Mount Lawley Primary School Combination Package (Bike Education + Parking Infrastructure)
Riverton Primary School Bike Education and Bike Check-up
Rostrata Primary School Bike/Scooter Parking Infrastructure Package
Scarborough Primary School Combination Package (Bike Education + Parking Infrastructure)
Sorrento Primary School Bike Education and Bike Check-up
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School Combination Package (Bike Education + Parking Infrastructure)
Thornlie Senior High School Bike/Scooter Parking Infrastructure Package
Warnbro Primary School Bike Education and Bike Check-up

Medium Grant Recipients

School Grant Type
Comet Bay College Bike/Scooter Parking Infrastructure Package
Craigie Heights Primary School Bike Education
Eden Hill Primary School Safety School Excursion Package
Forest Crescent Primary School Safety School Excursion Package
Honeywood Primary School Bike Education and Bike Check-up
John Curtin College of the Arts Mountain Bike Excursion
Marmion Primary School Skateboard, Scooter and BMX Coaching Session
Maylands Peninsula Primary School Bike/Scooter Parking Infrastructure Package
Noranda PS Primary School Placemaking Initiative
Peel Language Development School Bike Education
Pine View Primary School Safety School Excursion Package
Rawlinson Primary School Bike Education
Shelley Primary School Bike Education
Spencer Park Primary School Placemaking Initiative
Victoria Park Primary School Safety School Excursion Package

Small Grant Recipients

School Grant Type
Bertram Primary School Road Safety Signs Package
Grandis Primary School Active Travel Book Library
Halls Head Primary School Active Travel Book Library
Hopetoun Primary School Bike Promotion Package
Living Waters Lutheran College Road Safety Signs Package
Mandurah Primary School Bike Check Up Package
North Morley Primary School Bike Promotion Package
Southern Grove Primary School Placemaking Initiative
St Patrick's Primary School Bike Promotion Package
Sutherland Dianella Primary School Bike Promotion Package
Westminster Education Support Centre Bike Check Up Package
White Gum Valley Primary School Bike Promotion Package

Thanks to all participating schools that submitted an application.

 

Connecting Schools Grant 2024-25

The Connecting Schools Grant is an initiative of the WA State Government, led by Department of Transport (DoT) and jointly funded by DoT and the Department of Education.

Connecting Schools Grant funding is available to participating Western Australian Your Move Schools, and aims to improve their bike access, skills and infrastructure. This, in turn, supports students to get active on their way to and from school, increasing student physical activity levels, and reduces car trips and parking demand around schools.

Projects funded by the Connecting Schools Grant are required to achieve at least one of the following key objectives:

  1. Improve bicycle access, active transport infrastructure and initiatives supporting increased riding, walking and scooting to school.
  2. Build capacity for increased participation in active travel for the trip to school.
  3. Increase the opportunity for schools across WA to have access to bicycle facilities of high quality that are suitable for use by all ages and abilities.
  4. Promote and support a positive culture of active travel in school communities.

The 2024-25 grant round will open in Term 3 2024, with a funding pool of $225,000. Eligibility to apply for grant funding will be linked to the Your Move accreditation level a school has achieved in 2024, so getting in early to plan and complete activities, post stories and submit surveys, will ensure your school is ready to apply for the highest level of funding when grants open.


More details on the grant application process will be released in Term 2 2024.

Who can access a Connecting Schools Grant?

Connecting Schools Grant funding is available to any school or educational facility for children in Western Australia, that is registered, and actively engaged, in the Your Move program.

To be eligible to apply for a Connecting Schools Grant, Your Move schools must:

  • have completed a Start of Year Hands Up Survey, or completed one within two weeks of the school joining the program;
  • reach a Your Move accreditation level of Silver or higher before the grant period closes;
  • commit to submitting an End of Year Hands Up Survey in Term 4, 2023; and
  • have fulfilled all acquittal requirements for previous Connecting Schools Grants funded projects.

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Need more information?

For more information about Connecting School Grants please contact the Your Move Team on email yourmove@transport.wa.gov.au or telephone (08) 6551 6040 (Monday to Friday 8am – 5pm).

Looking for inspiration? Check out how two schools achieved Connecting Schools Grants in previous years!

If you're wondering how your school can benefit from a Connecting Schools Grant check out these two videos from Winterfold Primary School and Harrisdale Primary School who both secured grants in 2019. 

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