Road Safety Commission educators are visiting 13 high schools from Kununurra to Newman during term three, reaching 2,025 regional students through the Road Smart KickStart and Interactive programs.
Road Smart now delivering statewide
This term, the team will travel almost 8,000 kilometres delivering the free interactive incursions in a first for the Kimberley and Pilbara regions.
Year 7 and 8 students take part in Road Smart Kickstart. It is delivered in a hands-on, gamified format to grow greater road safety awareness and decision-making skills.
Year 9 students take part in Road Safety Interactive, which uses immersive VR technology and digital learning stations to prompt students to think about how they can be part of the solution to eliminate road trauma.
Following the incursion, schools can apply for a grant of up to $5,000 to develop and deliver student-led projects that encourage safer road safety behaviours.
Early intervention key to drive change in young people
“Over half of WA road deaths happen on country roads, which is why it is so important to help shape the behaviours and attitudes of teenagers who live in the regions long before they get behind the wheel of a car,” Road Safety Commission Education and Behaviour Change Director, Simone Steele said.
“We are so pleased to deliver this high-quality, impactful program to students all over Western Australia.”
The program has been widely praised by staff from regional high schools whose students have taken part.
“The Road Smart Program enabled our students to be exposed to decisions and responsibilities as road users,” Broome Senior High School Acting Principal Dan Walker said.
“We can’t stress enough the valuable learning the program enables our students to have in making smart decisions that look after their own and other’s safety on the road.
“For regional students this is relevant to their lives in remote and regional towns and communities.”
So far in 2026, 690 sessions have been booked across 140 WA schools, with an expected reach of 21,620 students statewide.
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