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:
- Improve bicycle access, active transport infrastructure and initiatives supporting increased riding, walking and scooting to school.
- Build capacity for increased participation in active travel for the trip to school.
- 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.
- 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.
- Winterfold Primary School received five 6-capacity bike racks by reaching Platinum Accreditation and unlocking a Large grant.
- Harrisdale Primary School installed three new lockable scooter racks by achieving Gold Accreditation and unlocking a Medium grant.