Sustainable Schools Program

Get free support to take climate action at your school. Register for Sustainable Schools Program Online (SSP Online). Use our free resources or organise a visit from our team. Help build your school community’s resilience to climate change.

About the program

Sustainable Schools Program has partnered with Sustainability Victoria to implement their award-winning program and online platform (SSP Online) across our ACT schools.​ SSP Online will allow schools to choose actions, create goals, and track their sustainability progress, all in one spot.​

It’s a free program to all ACT schools and supports actions through taking a whole school approach to:

  • improve sustainability
  • take climate action
  • reduce emissions.

By using the easy-to-follow framework across the school’s operations, curriculum, and community, the program can help your school:

  • manage energy, water and waste
  • increase and protect biodiversity
  • attain sustainability star certification.

How it works

Through the program you can:

  • Register to use SSP Online
  • Create a sustainability team
  • Develop a sustainability action plan
  • Complete actions across five modules: Core, Biodiversity, Energy, Waste, and Water
  • Access resources, site visits and advice from specialist staff and our newsletter
  • Organise learning opportunities for teachers, students, and leaders by emailing: sustainableschoolsprogram@act.gov.au
  • Collaborate with schools, community groups, and other service providers.

Who can take part

All ACT public, Catholic, and independent schools.

Cost

The program is free for all ACT schools.

Why it's important

The ACT is committed to net zero emissions by 2045.

ACT school communities can pave the way to climate action and help build community adaptation and resilience. Schools can set a great example by reducing emissions. It supports the environment and can save money.

Climate Choices Schools Awards

We love to celebrate schools and their achievements in sustainability. We do this through our Climate Choices Schools Awards.

We acknowledge schools when they:

  • adopt sustainable energy use strategies
  • adopt smart water use
  • adopt effective waste and recycling systems
  • increase biodiversity
  • reduce transport emissions.

Contact us

Sustainable Schools Program
Email: SustainableSchoolsProgram@act.gov.au
Phone: 02 6207 8886

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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.