We are now a Your Move School!
Your Move is a Department of Transport program that encourages students and their families to get active by walking, scooting and riding to school. These behavioural changes help instil lifelong healthy and positive habits and improve concentration and academic performance for students, while also reducing traffic and improving safety around the school.
Everyone can get involved in Your Move. Do you live too far away? Why not drive to a nearby park or café and then walk the rest of the way? Concerned about safety? Why not join your kids in walking or riding to school once a week? Small changes still make a big difference.
We earn Your Move points by posting stories and photos of our active transport adventures on the website; these can translate into grants to fund active transport facilities and activities for the school and other rewards. If you’re interested in volunteering to be part of our school’s Your Move program, get in touch with the front office staff on 9306 0550 or hillarys.ps@education.wa.edu.au
Before riding your bike to school, make sure you give it a quick safety check. Learn how by watching this ABC Bike Check video and checking out these great resources on staying safe on your bike.
Benefits of ‘Your Move’
Your Move encourages students and their families to get active by walking, scooting and riding to school. Making a small behavioural change a few times a week can result in huge benefits for your child and the community, including:
- Reduced congestion, travel times and parking problems around schools;
- Improved safety for everyone at drop-off and pick-up times;
- Reduced carbon dioxide emissions around the school;
- Lifelong improved health and emotional well-being due to instilling positive exercise habits at a young age;
- Improved concentration and academic performance;
- More sustainable and cost-effective transport outcomes, such as reducing the need for investment in parking that may only be utilised for a short period each day, and reduced road infrastructure maintenance costs.
Sustainable Travel
What is sustainable travel?
Sustainable travel means choosing ways to get around that are better for our health and the environment. This can include walking, riding a bike or scooter, carpooling, or using public transport instead of travelling by car every time. By making these choices, we can reduce traffic, lower pollution, and help keep our community in Perth clean and healthy. At Hillarys Primary School, sustainable travel is an important part of looking after our planet and being active every day.
Walking, riding a bike or scooter, and using public transport are great ways for students to stay active while helping reduce traffic and pollution around our school and in the local Perth community. Through the program, students learn how small choices—like walking with friends, riding safely, or reducing car trips—can make a big difference for the environment and their health.
Together, our school community is working towards a cleaner, greener future by making sustainable travel part of our everyday journey to and from school.
What Can Students Do?
- Walk, ride or scoot to school when possible
- Carpool with friends or neighbours
- Use public transport for longer trips
- Wear a helmet and travel safely
- Help reduce traffic and pollution around our school
Every small action helps make our school and community healthier and more sustainable.
What Can Parents Do?
Provide guidance on safe ways to get to school.
- A school travel map (use the Hillarys Primary School map above!)
- Safe crossing points
- Bike paths and shared paths
- Kiss-and-ride areas
Walking School Bus
- Groups of students walking together
- Parent volunteers supervising
- Set meeting points in the neighbourhood
Benefits:
- Safer travel
- Social for kids
- Less traffic near school
Bike & Scooter Safety
Talk to your child about safe practices when riding and using a scooter
- Always wear a helmet
- Use bike racks at school
- Ride on safe paths
- Follow road safety rules
Carpooling for Families
Encourage parents to share school drop-offs.
Benefits:
- Fewer cars near the school
- Saves fuel
- Builds community connections
- Families in nearby streets take turns driving