Community Use of School Sporting Facilities Program

Increasing community access to school sporting facilities across Western Australia.

The Community Use of School Sporting Facilities Program aims to facilitate partnerships and agreements between schools and community sporting groups to better utilise existing facilities and will be prioritised in areas of high demand for sporting facilities.

The program, developed by the Department of Local Government Sport and Cultural Industries (DLGSC) and the Department of Education, will identify, expand and enhance opportunities to:

increase access to sporting facilities for community sporting groups
improve school sporting facilities to enhance useability
support schools in making their sports facilities accessible outside school hours without compromising student safety or educational activities
encourage partnerships between schools and community sporting groups through community use agreements.
focus on areas of high demand for community sporting facilities.

The funding will be allocated to ensure facilities are appropriate and accessible for community sporting use.

Eligibility

WA public schools, provided they partner with at least one community sporting group.
Schools must demonstrate a need for additional resources to support community sporting group use of facilities and a commitment from local sporting group to regularly access the facility.

What can funding be used for?

Funding under the initiative will support:

Equipment to ensure facilities are suitable for use by community sporting groups, such as goalposts, nets, hoops, backboards or netting.
Playing surface enhancements for ovals and courts, including returfing, resurfacing, reticulation or additional maintenance to increase useability by community sporting groups.
Minor upgrades to facilities such as the installation of gates, locks and monitoring equipment for safe access outside school hours.
Internal systems and resources to help schools manage community bookings and establish formal community use agreements.

Note: funding is not available for operational costs, major infrastructure, or activities benefiting for-profit organisations.

Program opening

The funding program will open Monday 3 February 2025. Guidelines and the application portal will be available through the DLGSC website.

Who can apply?

Public primary schools in WA
Public secondary schools in WA.

Funding overview

Closed, opening later

Opening 5 February 2025

Who can apply

Page reviewed 16 December 2024