Our Active School Travel program
William Duncan State School has been awarded official active travel school status by the City of Gold Coast. The City of Gold Coast runs the Active School Travel (AST) program for Gold Coast primary schools. Schools that are officially invited to join the program receive resources including a suite of free toolkits, incentives and support.
Why active school travel is the way to go
Since the inception of the AST program, thousands of Gold Coast families have been walking and wheeling their way to school, having fun, making friends, and helping the environment. Active travel school communities enjoy:
- healthier children
- safer school zones
- increased concentration in students
- making friends
- learning life-long skills
- a connected community
- resources and skills to empower the community
- reduced traffic around school
- helping the environment
For more information on AST check out the City of Gold Coast’s dedicated
Active School Travel webpage.
How to be an active travel family
You can become an active travel family by changing the way you move to and from school. The following modes count as active school travel:
Walking
Leave the car at home and walk to school.
'Park and Stride'
If you live too far away, drive part of the way and walk the rest.
Wheeling
Riding a bike with your children helps them get to school quickly, be active and develop lifelong riding skills. It’s fun and fast to scooter or skateboard to school. Just like when riding a bike, stick to the footpath and wear a helmet.
Carpooling
If you have to drive, try carpooling with another family to help reduce the number of cars at the school gate.
Catching public transport
Travelling on public transport can give older children a sense of independence and free parents from daily school trips. For more information on catching the bus, visit the
Translink journey planner for schools.
Join our weekly Wednesday active travel day
You don’t have to change the way you travel every day of the week—just one day a week can make a difference. As an AST school, we have nominated Wednesday as our weekly active travel day! We’d love to see as many families in our school community picking active travel as the way to go on this day.
Talk to your children
Have conversations with your children about road safety, the active travel events being held at school, and the skills they are learning.
Volunteer to help
We’re always looking for volunteers who can help organise active travel events and activities, promote active travel in the school, lead walking groups to schools and enter data to record the weekly active travel surveys. Parents and carers can join their school's AST Committee or help out on an event by event basis. If you are interested in becoming involved in our active school travel community, please contact the school for details.
School map
Class Map 2024.pdf