RideScore Active Schools

The RideScore Active Schools Program encourages children to choose active, sustainable ways to travel to and from school. By promoting bike riding, scooting and skating, RideScore helps students stay active while reducing traffic congestion and emissions around schools.

The program makes active travel fun by rewarding students for their efforts and provides parents peace of mind that their child has arrived safely through real-time notifications.

2024 Program snapshot as of 28 November 2024

11 schools
2,409 students registered on the program
203,102 trips completed
349,851, kms travelled
58 tonnes of Co2 saved.

How it works

1. Register – The voluntary program encourages parents of students at participating schools to sign their child up to the program online and download the app. Students are then sent a welcome pack and beacon to attach to their bike or scooter. The parent registers the beacon to their account on the app. The student is ready to start riding!

2. Notify – The students RideScore beacon is detected by a Bluetooth reader when their bike or scooter enters the school grounds. Parents receive real-time notifications when their child arrives or leaves via their smartphone app. The app does not track the students’ location.

3. Reward – Students earn points for each active trip, redeemable for rewards and recognition, keeping the focus on positive travel behaviour. The daily points are rewarded through the app on the students arrival at school. Rewards are distributed via the school on a weekly basis. Students are rewarded points for the following milestones.

Get Involved

Schools

There is currently a waiting list for new schools to be added to the program. Schools can register their interest to become part of the program by emailing [email protected]

Each school is assessed against the following criteria to assure the program’s success:

Topography
Number of students located within a safe riding distance
Existing riding infrastructure
Willingness of the school and P&C to support the program and its events throughout the year.

Additional to the rewards program, schools will be required to participate in a safe school's infrastructure review. This review will identify potential improvements to footpaths and crossings to ensure the best outcomes for the program.

Participating 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

Parents and students

Parents can easily register their children who attend a participating school at Register - RideScore Active Schools

2025 Events

Term 1

25 March - National Ride2School Day

Term 2

16 May – National Walk Safely to School Day

Term 3

August – Interschool challenge: This challenge aims to boost the occurrence of students riding to school over a two-week period by rewarding participants with double points to help them reach their next reward milestone.

Term 4

End of year leaderboard winners announced for each school at the end of term.

Year 4 Bike Skills - each school will participate in the bike skills session at a time convenient for the school.

Media Hub

Reports

Deakin University Report (PDF 25MB)

Media Releases

Council partnered with We Ride Australia to trial the RideScore program in nine Sunshine Coast schools. We would like to thank the Federal Government’s Move it AUS program, the Queensland Government and Stockland for their funding and support for the pilot program. The ongoing implementation of the RideScore program is proudly funded by Council’s Transport Levy.