Western Australia's Healthway continues to deliver funding for student health and wellness programs

Western Australia’s Healthway's Healthy Schools Program will see 40 schools across the state share in nearly $170,000 in funding to deliver projects that promote the health and wellbeing of their students and school community.

Schools will use the funding for initiatives such as promoting walking or riding to school, mindfulness and meditation programs, growing and harvesting edible gardens,  delivering fundamental movement programs or vaping education activities.

Healthway's Healthy Schools Program provides funding to schools for activities that are aligned to the Health Promoting Schools Framework to improve student health and wellbeing and create school environments that support good health now and into the future.

Since the annual program launched in 2022, nearly $700,000 has been shared among 172 schools. For more information about the Healthy Schools Program and the list of successful schools and their funded projects visit www.healthway.wa.gov.au(link is external).

WA Education Minister Dr Tony Buti noted "Schools play a significant role in influencing the social, emotional and physical wellbeing of children and young people, as good mental health and wellbeing helps students to become better learners and cope with day-to-day challenges.

"We are committed to working with schools to find innovative ways to achieve good health for students across the State."