School Safety Program


Page last reviewed 11 May 2026

The School Safety Program works closely with schools, parents and the community to deliver infrastructure improvements around schools. Improvements focus on increasing safety and supporting students to walk and ride to school or use public transport.

Active travel improves student health and wellbeing and reduces the prevalence of chronic diseases later in life. It also reduces our transport emissions, helps to minimise congestion and builds confidence and independence for students.

Each year a program of works is delivered around schools to support active travel. Improvements include a combination of upgrades to existing infrastructure and new works, focusing on paths, crossings and treatments to slow vehicle speeds.

Below is the current program of works for infrastructure upgrades. Also view the walking and cycling infrastructure projects map to see information on walking and cycling projects.

Infrastructure upgrades

Design

  • Aranda Primary School: upgrade crossing on Bindel Street
  • Charnwood-Dunlop Primary School: upgrade the existing refuge island on Lhotsky Street
  • Maribyrnong Primary School: new footpath connections and pedestrian crossings on Alberga Street and Shannon Circuit
  • Southern Cross Early Childhood School: improve safety of children’s crossing on Wirraway Crescent

Complete

  • Canberra High School: two pedestrian crossings on Bowman Street plus an additional pedestrian refuge
  • Macgregor Primary School: new children's crossing on Osburn Drive
  • Melba Copland College: new refuge island and traffic calming on Verbrugghen Street
  • Melba Copland Secondary School: new line marking

Design

  • St Edmund's College/St Clare's College: Work is scheduled to begin in late May 2026. The signalised pedestrian crossing is expected to be operational by early August 2026. All other works, following contract negotiations, are expected to be complete by the end of September 2026, weather and site conditions permitting. There will be temporary changed traffic arrangements to facilitate the works and a reduced speed limit of 40km/h. Please follow all construction and detour signage. Thank you for your patience while works are underway. View the changed traffic conditions map (JPEG 496.3 KB) of the changed traffic arrangements and the final design (PDF 2.8 MB).
  • Ainslie Primary School: improve path connections on Elder Street and Farrer Street and investigate crossing improvements on Elder Street
  • Canberra Girls Grammar School: new children's crossing on Grey Street
  • Lyneham High School: improve crossing infrastructure and path connections on Murdoch and Goodwin streets
  • Lyneham Primary School: improve existing and new path connections in the green space behind the school
  • Turner Primary School: new footpath connections and a potential crossing on Hartley Street.

Construction

  • Telopea Park School: new pedestrian crossings at Telopea Park and New South Wales Crescent

Complete

  • Yarralumla Primary School: new children’s crossing on Loftus Street
  • Canberra Grammar School: traffic calming at the intersection of Flinders Way and Monaro Crescent
  • Canberra Girls Grammar School: new children's crossings on Melbourne Avenue

Complete

  • Gold Creek High School: raised pedestrian crossing on Kelleway Avenue

Complete

  • Gordon Primary School: traffic calming on Knoke Avenue
  • St Mary MacKillop College: convert the existing 2 children's crossings to raised pedestrian crossings on Drumston Street and Ellerston Avenue
  • Taylor Primary School: raised pedestrian crossing and rubber speed cushions on Marconi Crescent

Design

  • Curtin Primary School: improve the existing children's crossing on Carruthers Street
  • Holy Trinity Primary School: improve pedestrian safety at the children’s crossing on Theodore Street
  • Orana Steiner School: investigate safety improvements at the existing children's crossing on Hickey Court, including traffic calming
  • Sacred Heart Primary School: upgrade the signage and line marking to reduce speeding in school zone along Beasley Street
  • Torrens Primary School: new community path between Horrocks Street and the children’s crossing on Batchelor Street and investigate improvements at the children’s crossing on Beasley Street

Complete

  • Melrose High School: new children’s crossing on Marr Street

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Acknowledgement of Country

We acknowledge the Ngunnawal people as traditional custodians of the ACT and recognise any other people or families with connection to the lands of the ACT and region. We acknowledge and respect their continuing culture and the contribution they make to the life of this city and this region.

To see how we are building stronger relationships with the Traditional Custodians of the ACT view the Reconciliation Action Plan.