Roll and Stroll – Active Transport to School
Walking, riding, or scooting to and from school can be as convenient as driving, and much more fun. It's also a great way for children to get regular exercise, and for their minds to be ready for a day at school.
If more students and families travel to school in these ways, there will be less cars on the road. This will improve safety and ease traffic congestion during drop-off and pick-up times.
The Roll and Stroll – Active Transport to School program encompasses several different initiatives. We work closely with primary schools to understand their needs and identify appropriate active transport initiatives.
Early learning centres and kindergartens are welcome to take part in Active Routes to School.
Current program initiatives
The program currently encompasses the following initiatives. We also help government schools apply for funding from various sources to support active travel to school.
Tag On
Using their own tag, students ‘tag on’ at kiosks each morning and select how they travelled to school that day. Students earn points for travelling actively and parents receive an instant email notification that their child has arrived safely.
For more information, visit the Tag On website.
Bike checks
We work with Dr Cranky’s to offer bike checks at primary schools. Dr Cranky’s also collects donated bikes, refurbishes them, and gives them to students without a bike.
For more information, visit the Dr Cranky's website.
Open Streets
At drop-off and pick-up times on selected days, the street outside the school gate is opened to people walking, riding, scooting, skating and playing in a safe, traffic-free environment.
Ride2School Day
We support schools to run their own activities on Ride2School Day.
In 2026, Ride2School Day falls on Friday 20 March.
Bike education
Riding a bike is an important life skill that needs to be taught.
We can support schools to deliver Bike Ed by helping to cover the cost of:
- relief teachers when staff attend Bike Ed Instructor Training
- helmets and bikes for students who don’t have them
- external providers to deliver Bike Ed
- transport to a dedicated Bike Ed facility.
Find out more about Bike Ed Instructor Training.
Future program initiatives
We are working to increase the number of initiatives of the Roll and Stroll program over the coming years. Our ideas currently include:
- bike buses
- Roll and Stroll Month
- bike and scooter shelters
- active transport teaching modules.
Get in touch
We welcome ideas and feedback from schools, students and parents on how we can improve and expand the program.
Get in touch