School food and drink policies - ACT Government

This page has information about the ACT's school food and drink policies.

ACT public schools

All ACT public schools need to follow the ACT Public School Food and Drink Policy 2015. To implement the policy, schools need to stop selling or providing red food items (under the traffic light system) in canteens and limit red items used at the school’s events and fundraisers.

ACT Catholic schools

ACT Catholic schools follow the Catholic Education Office Food and Drink Policy, available on the Catholic Education Policies and Supporting Information page.

ACT independent schools

ACT independent schools can create their own policy by:

following the Fresh Tastes Healthy Food and Drinks Guidelines - How to Guide
using the School Food and Drink Policy Template and Parent Healthy Food and Drink Survey created by Radford College