Community Use of School Sporting Facilities Program

Increasing community access to school sporting facilities across Western Australia.

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The Community Use of School Sporting Facilities Program encourages partnerships and agreements between schools and community sporting groups to better utilise existing sporting facilities.

The program, developed by the Department of Creative Industries, Tourism and Sport (CITS) 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 and their useability
  • support schools in making their sporting 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

The following organisations are eligible to apply:

  • WA public primary and secondary 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.

Eligible applicants can apply for up to $50,000 in total, across the following categories:

Category Objectives
Minor equipment or infrastructure

Acquisition or installation of small-scale items that make facilities appropriate for use by community sporting groups.
Minor improvements to existing facilities

Minor improvements to existing facilities include small-scale upgrades that make sporting facilities safe and available for use outside of school hours.
Minor playing surface upgrade of oval or hardcourts

Improvements to the surfaces of sports fields or courts to ensure better playability and safety.
Other relevant activities that help enhance facility usage

Any other relevant activities aimed at increasing the usage of school sporting facilities.

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

How to apply

  1. Read and understand the guidelines before beginning your application.
  2. Partner with an eligible community sporting group (CSG) who provides a completed CSG Eligibility Declaration. Please ensure your CSG meets all the eligibility criteria on the declaration form.
  3. Complete an application form and submit with the following supporting documentation:
    • signed Community Use Agreement or letter of intent to enter into a CUA
    • completed CSG Eligibility Declaration showing the CSG is eligible
    • any quotes or other documentation to support your application (for example, photos of facilities needing to be upgraded).
  4. Submit the application form and supporting documentation to CITS by 5:00pm on the closing date.

Application and supporting documentation downloads

Important dates

Round Open Close Indicative notification
February 2025 9:00am 5 February 2025 5:00pm 21 March 2025 May 2025
March 2025 9:00am 24 March 2025 5:00pm 16 May 2025 July 2025
May 2025 9:00am 19 May 2025 5:00pm 4 July 2025 August 2025
July 2025 9:00am 22 July 2025 5:00pm 12 September 2025 November 2025

Sports lighting infrastructure

The WA Government continues to develop the CUSSF program in consideration of community needs and will be seeking expressions of interest from schools to gauge interest in sports lighting infrastructure. If you are a school, and would like to be notified once a formal expression of interest process is finalised please email communityuse@cits.wa.gov.au

More information

Senior Project Manager
Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries
Email communityuse@cits.wa.gov.au
Telephone 61 8 9492 9655

Successful applications

SchoolProject descriptionGrant amount
Albany Primary SchoolReversable basketball/netball towers$50,000
Baldivis Secondary CollegePortable seating, rejuvenation of the oval and the turf replacement of cricket pitch$38,502.50
Beaconsfield Primary SchoolMulti-use netball/basketball goals system and renovation to the court surface$47,630
Belridge Secondary CollegeUpgrade and rejuvenation of the oval$14,303.35
Bibra Lake Primary SchoolAFL goal posts, refrigerated water station and CCTV security cameras$44,646.76
Booragoon Primary School4 adjustable height basketball goal systems$24,856
Brentwood Primary SchoolInstallation of soccer goals and electric roller doors$42,753
Bridgetown High SchoolEnclosure of outdoor courts$50,000
Butler CollegeTwo 3-tier mobile seating systems, line marking equipment and four full-sized soccer goals$35,303.80
Butler CollegeGymnasium floor sanding, sealing and line marking, scoreboard and goal post pads,$27,156.80
Butler CollegeAFL goal post pads and turf replacement of the cricket wicket$21,419.20
Cascade Primary SchoolBasketball goal systems and upgrade and resurface of the existing bitumen courts$48,000
Collier Primary SchoolInstallation of a synthetic wicket and cricket nets $49,214
Comet Bay Primary SchoolSecurity gate and synthetic turf to cricket nets and oval cricket wicket$49,809.02
Cottesloe Primary SchoolFloorball equipment$19,853.20
Creaney Primary SchoolRestoration and rejuvenation of the oval$44,750.50
Cyril Jackson Senior CampusVolleyball equipment$9404.64
Demark Senior High School Two 10-person player shelters including the installation of concrete pads, and the repair and rejuvenation of the oval$49,932.80
Denmark Primary SchoolPurchase of two portable soccer goals$7980.50
Dianella Secondary CollegeTwo 4-tier grandstand seating with shade cover$43,997.80
Dunsborough Primary SchoolRestoration and rejuvenation of the oval$33,062.70
Hill Primary SchoolUpgrade and repair of the cricket pitches, including the installation of synthetic turf $10,841.90
Exmouth District High SchoolGrandstand seating and water fountain$28,804.16
Girrawheen Senior High SchoolBasketball backboards and drop rings, electronic scoreboard, storage racks and court line markings$35,721
Girrawheen Senior High SchoolBadminton equipment and repairs to keyhole plates$28,908
Hampton Senior High SchoolWater fountains, two basketball goal systems and basketball court line marking$26,247.30
Kalgoorlie Primary SchoolInstallation of CCTV cameras$14,131.7
Kapinara Primary SchoolBasketball and netball equipment and the resurfacing of damaged areas of hard courts$34,688.50
Kapinara Primary SchoolSynthetic turf to the cricket pitch$34,309
Malvern Springs Primary School Sporting equipment, additional storage and the repair and resurfacing of outdoor hard courts$33,468.32
Manjimup Senior High SchoolGymnasium floor sanding, sealing and marine grade outdoor carpet to entrances$11,220
Mindarie Senior College2 digital basketball scoreboards and sound system$45,514
Mount Lawley Primary SchoolRepair and rejuvenation of the oval$11,278.20
Mundaring Primary SchoolStorage shed and sports equipment$21,613.70
North Beach Primary SchoolRepair and rejuvenation of the oval including the supply and installation of new turf$12,034
Palmyra Primary SchoolRestoration and rejuvenation of the oval$50,000
Parkfield Primary SchoolResurfacing of the cricket pitch, repairs to the cricket nets, on-site storage and line marker$30,177.10
Poynter Primary SchoolNine-hole disc golf course, including signage$24,273.26
Roebuck Primary SchoolInstallation of new synthetic turf to the cricket nets$17,688
Rossmoyne Senior High SchoolNon security lighting around the pool$50,000
Singleton Primary SchoolRestoration and rejuvenation of the oval$24,811.60
Southern Grove Primary SchoolSupply and installation of security lighting$8825.55
Sutherland Dianella Primary School2 adjustable height basketball goal systems and line marking$17,296
Swanbourne Primary SchoolRestoration and rejuvenation of the oval$50,000
Treendale Primary SchoolUpgrade of the cricket nets$2291.50
Treendale Primary SchoolBasketball court line marking$1100
Vasse Primary SchoolPortable soccer goals and a reversible, dual netball/basketball system$47,740
West Leeming Primary SchoolPermanent shade structure, new soccer goals and a security boom gate$42,349.07
West Leeming Primary SchoolPermanent shade shed and upgrade of the designated storage area$37,788
Yuna Primary SchoolHardcourt surface upgrade and new line marking$39,160

 

Funding overview

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Funding open

Who can apply

Amount available

  • Up to $50,000

Guidelines

You must read the guidelines before submitting an application as they provide essential information.

Community Use of School Sporting Facilities Program guidelines
Page reviewed 24 July 2025
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