Real Stories. Real Experiences. Real Road Safety Lessons.
Street Smart High is our free annual road safety event that gives Northern Territory high school students the opportunity to see, hear and experience the realities of road trauma as they become independent road users.
Designed for students in Years 10–12, the event goes beyond traditional road safety education. Through powerful stories, practical experiences and real-life demonstrations, students are challenged to think about the choices they make as drivers, passengers and road users, and the impact those choices can have on themselves, their friends and their families.
Students explore the risks of distraction, speeding, drink and drug driving, driver fatigue and not wearing a seatbelt, while learning practical strategies to make safer decisions.
What Happens at Street Smart High?
It's not a classroom lesson. It's an experience.
On the day, students will:
- Witness a simulated crash scene and explore what happens before, during and after a serious road crash;
- Hear from people personally affected by road trauma, sharing stories that bring the consequences of road crashes to life;
- Meet the people who respond when things go wrong, including Police, Fire and Emergency Services and other road safety professionals;
- Connect with organisations working to keep young people safe, through interactive displays and activities throughout the event;
- Build practical road safety knowledge and skills they can use as drivers, passengers and everyday road users;
- Start conversations about making safer choices and looking out for the people they travel with.
Because Getting Home Safely Matters
Street Smart High gives young people the opportunity to stop, think and have honest conversations about road safety.
More than 7,500 Territory students have taken part since 2021.
We want every student who walks through the doors to leave with one simple message:
Your future is bright, get there safely.
