DE 2024-2025 Schools and early childhood services at risk of grassfire - Category 4 - February 2025

Information on the schools and early childhood services at risk of grassfire - Category 4 List, including a list of all schools, kindergartens and child care facilities. Inclusion on this list is a trigger for the school, kindergarten or child care facility to pre-emptively close on days forecast 'Catastrophic' in their fire weather district. Schools, kindergartens and child care facilities at greater fire risk (those assessed to be in fire risk categories 0, 1, 2 and 3) are listed on the department’s Bushfire At-Risk Register (BARR). https://www.vic.gov.au/bushfire-risk-register-barr If you have queries relating to the register, please email emergency.management@education.vic.gov.au. You can read our full school bushfire and grassfire preparedness policy for more information. https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/bushfire-and-grassfire-preparedness/policy You can also find more information regarding early childhood services and their obligations for managing bushfire and grassfire risks in early childhood services and emergency management in early childhood services more generally. https://www.vic.gov.au/managing-bushfire-grassfire-risks-early-childhood-services https://www.vic.gov.au/emergency-management-early-childhood-services The register was updated on 10 February 2025. You can search by facility name, local government area or fire weather district by downloading a copy of the Category 4 List.