SUSTAINABLE SCHOOLS PROGRAM
– State of the School Report –
1. School Summary
School
Address
Phone
Fax
Email
Enrolment
Principal
Contact Teacher
Date report was completed
Overview (tick)
Sustainable School
modules completed
General
Waste and litter
Water
Energy
Biodiversity
 Core
 Waste
 Water
 Energy
 Biodiversity
 Environment Ed. Policy
 Environment. Ed. Strategy
 Environment clubs
 Waste and/or litter policy
 Waste and/or litter strategy
 Canteen strategy
 Purchasing Policy
Recycling:
 paper  cardboard
 glass
 plastic
 aluminium  drink boxes
 Composting
 Worm composting
 Reduction practices
 Reuse practices
 Inclusion of waste and litter in curriculum
 Water policy
 Water strategy
 Reduction practices
 Reuse practices
 Water tank
 Retrofitting
 Inclusion of water in curriculum
 Energy policy
 Energy strategy
 Reduction practices
 Renewable energy fitted
 Retrofitting
 Inclusion of energy in curriculum
 Attended Energy Smart seminar
 Biodiversity policy
 Biodiversity strategy
 Reduction practices
 Inclusion of Biodiversity in curriculum
 Learnscapes program
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2. Baseline Data
This part of the report will allow a school to collate and record the benchmark information about the
important measures of sustainability. These measures look at the total energy (electricity and gas) use,
water use, solid waste production, litter production, greenhouse gas emissions and the biological quality of
the school.
To complete this section, you will need to gather data from the invoices from electricity, gas, water, waste
disposal and recycling companies. In some cases, such as amounts of solid waste composted, you will have
to make estimates. For litter, you may need to conduct a simple litter survey.
Energy Use:
Electricity
Energy Use:
Gas
(Note:
1GJ=1000MJ)
Energy Use:
other fuel
Water Use
Solid Waste
Total use per year (from billing records)
Cost to school per year (from billing records)
Cost to school per student
Major uses of electricity
Total use per year (from billing records)
Cost to school per year (from billing records)
Cost to school/student per year (from billing records)
Major uses of gas
% of staff that drive to school
% of staff that ride, walk or catch public transport to school
% of students that get driven to school
% of students that ride, walk or catch public transport to
school
Volume of petrol used for transport per year*
Volume of LPG used per year
Volume of heating oil used per year
Volume used per year (from billing records)
Cost to school per year (Including sewage) (from billing
records)
Cost per student per year
Types of water use
KWh
$
$
MJ
$
$
Litres
Litres
Litres
ML
$
$
Types of waste generated
Number of reams of paper used by the school per year
Amount of solid waste disposed in hoppers per year
Cost to school per year (from billing records)
Amount of solid waste recycled per year
Amount of solid waste composted / worm composted per year
Cubic metres
$
Cu m
Cu m
*Simple method for estimating fuel used in transport:
(Approx number of staff that drive to work) x (average distance, km) = A
(Approx number of students that get driven to school) x (average distance, km) = B
Approx litres per day = (A + B) x 0.1 = C
Approx litres per year = C x 250
For a more accurate result you can survey staff and students as part of a class activity
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Greenhouse
gas emissions
per year
Land use /
Biological
quality
Percentage of
school area
containing
Electricity
Total use per year (KWh) X 1.3
Gas
Total use per year (Mj) x 0.06
LPG
Total use per year (litres) x 1.7
Heating oil
Total use per year (litres) x 2.9
Fuel transport
Total use per year (litres) x 10
Total annual greenhouse gas emissions from energy
use
Total emission per student
Total area of school
Built structures / paved surfaces
Playgrounds
Indigenous bushland
Indigenous grasslands
Gardens with mainly native plants
Gardens with mainly exotic plants
Vegetable gardens / orchards
Does your school have any plans for grounds’
improvement?
Kg C02
Kg C02
Kg C02
Kg C02
Kg C02
Kg C02
Kg C02
hectares
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
Yes / No
If yes, please give details.
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