RideScore Active Schools

RideScore Active Schools is dedicated to fostering healthier and more active school environment on the Sunshine Coast.

Our program aims to encourage students to adopt active travel options, such as riding or scooting to and from school.

What’s RideScore?

RideScore is an innovative initiative designed to incentive and reward students for choosing active travel options. By participating in RideScore, students contribute to a healthier lifestyle for themselves and their communities, all while earning points and recognition for their efforts.

Council and We Ride Australia are partnering together to trial the RideScore program in eleven Sunshine Coast schools, expecting the participation of approximately 1,500 children.

Initially supported by a Federal grant from the Move it AUS program, Queensland Government and Stockland, this program continues to be funded by Council’s Transport Levy.

How does RideScore works?

Participating schools receive access to our user-friendly platform, where students can log their daily trips to school. The RideScore App uses personal sensors that send real-time notifications to parents/carers on the arrival and departure of students riding and scooting to and from school. Individual trips are recorded and rewarded at certain milestones.

Parents/carers of children attending the 11 participating schools will have the opportunity to register online. Upon registration, participating students will receive a personal sensor (beacon) to attach to their bicycle or scooter. The school’s bicycle storage facility is fitted with a Bluetooth reader that detects the signal from the sensor, triggering an immediate notification to the nominated contact when the student arrived at, or departed the school gate.

Data is collected by the online platform, so that incentives can be offered at certain milestones.

In addition to the digital platform, activities are planned throughout the school year to promote and encourage active travel to and from school.

Join RideScore!

The following 11 schools have been selected to participate in the region-wide trial in 2021. Further information on student participation will be provided on the respective school websites:

Get involved

The following nine schools have been invited to be part of the region-wide trial in 2022. More information on how students can participate will be made available through the schools.

Baringa State Primary School
Brightwater State School
Buddina State School
Caloundra State School
Chancellor State College
Coolum State School
Meridan State College
Nirimba State Primary School
Palmview State Primary School
Peregian Springs State School
Talara Primary College

Schools were chosen based on a comprehensive assessment of traffic and active travel, considering the following factors:

Availability of safe pathway infrastructure suitable for cycling and scooting around the school
History of non- traffic and parking congestion
Catchment area of the students enrolled at the school
School’s willingness to support the program.

We hope the program will be expanded and offered to additional schools in the future. However, the current trial only covers the 11 Sunshine Coast schools.

Schools wishing to register their interest in the program for future consideration can email ridescore@sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au.

Benefits

There are many potential benefits for students, families, the school and local community.

Students and families

Improved health and fitness, leading to better outcomes
Improved road safety awareness
Reduced traffic volumes and congestion
Increased peace of mind for parents, and increased independence and resilience in students.

Schools

Increased road safety around schools
Reduced traffic congestion and illegal parking
Students arrive more active and alert
Improves school community health and well-being.

Community

Reduced traffic volumes and congestion
Reduced air and noise pollution
Opportunities for community links and partnerships
A greater sense of community.

2024 Interschool Challenge

The 2024 Interschool Challenge was a successful two weeks of riding and scooting for our eleven RideScore Schools. This challenge aims to boost active school travel, and also helps the children reach their next reward milestone.

With double points as motivation, we had 11,036 total trips during the two week challenge, despite the terrible weather during the first week. We also had 103 new registrations during this period!

Congratulations to Palmview State School who will receive our wonderful perpetual trophy and $1000 donated to their P&C OR a bicycle repair station installed at the school!

Thank you for your ongoing support of Active School Travel.