Policy implementation
The department's revised Curriculum planning and programming, assessing and reporting to parents K-12 policy (2025) states:
1.1.3 Road safety education is taught in each stage of learning in the Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (PDHPE) syllabus Kindergarten to Year 10 and the 25-hour mandatory course for stage 6 students, Life Ready.
The Road safety education procedures provides detailed directions and guidance for effective implementation of road safety education in NSW public schools, Kindergarten to Year 12.
The Road Safety Education Procedures states schools should adopt a whole-school approach to effectively implement road safety education by:
1.1 providing quality teaching through the curriculum
1.2 communicating with parents, carers and the community
1.3 managing road safety environment and culture.