The primary mission of Street Smart High is to reduce the fatality and injury rates of young people by educating them about safe behaviour as drivers, riders, passengers and pedestrians.
Street Smart High is an annual event that has been growing in attendance each year. It provides an immersive experience for students and teachers, helping them understand the impact of dangerous and distracted driving and the consequences for those involved in a crash.
The program provides students with firsthand experiences and educates them about their responsibilities as drivers and responsible passengers. It provides information and strategies to avoid serious injuries and death, and highlights the consequences of distracted driving, not wearing a seat belt, speeding, drink and drug driving, and driver fatigue.
Support and Recognition
The initiative receives support from the Northern Territory Government, the Motor Accident Compensation Commission and generous partners who recognise its vital role in promoting road safety within the community. This support helps ensure that Street Smart High can continue to be offered to schools.
As it enters its 4th year, Street Smart High is the Territory’s largest educational event on road safety, having reached over 3,500 students.
What happens at a Street Smart High event?
Street Smart High is open to students in years 10, 11 & 12 across the Northern Territory, and attendance is free.
On the day, students will:
- witness a simulated crash scene, including pre-and-post-crash analysis;
- hear from people whose lives have been affected by road trauma
- interact with leading community, Territory Government Police, Fire and Ambulance personnel and industry organisations and programs that aim to keep young people safe
- learn road safety skills and knowledge.
2023 Event Program
2023 Event program, don't forget to register your school for next years event.
Register your school today for 2024
Street Smart High 6th June 2024
To book your school to attend this vital road safety day, contact AANT on 08 8925 5901 or send us a message online.
Teacher testimonials
AANT is committed to contributing to the reduction of road trauma on our roads. This is what some of our teachers and student say about Street Smart High.
Kathleen Middleton, Teacher -Darwin High
Please thank everyone you know for this fantastic presentation. I saw something similar before in 1995 and it never left me.
My students assure me they will never forget this and the messages. Evidence is a massive auditorium filled with teenagers who remained quiet.
Emma Strotifeldt, Year 12 Student -The Essington School Darwin
The Street-Smart High event was a sobering and important experience for all Year 11 & 12 students, many of whom have just received their own provisional licenses. I would recommend it to any and all students planning to learn how to drive.
Jade Dortmans, Teacher - Katherine High School
I just wanted to let you know how amazing the program was and how much the students at Katherine High School loved it. It was such an eye opener and I found that is just what these kids need to see. It will really make them think twice about their actions and the implications it has on not only themselves but on others.
Make sure your teen gets home safely
How AANT’s ‘Free Pass card’ works:
Getting home safely can be a big issue for teenagers, and they often put themselves in risky situations because they don’t know who to call or they’re afraid they’ll get in trouble.
To help, AANT has developed Free Pass Cards, which is a 'contract' between a beginner driver and a designated driver (their parents, for example).
The idea is for teenagers to sit down and talk about to do if they're in a risky situation and worried about getting home safely, like if a their planned designated driver's been drinking.
The designated driver can sign the card, which gives the teenager a free ride home, no questions asked.
How to use the Free Pass card:
- Download the Free Pass Card (PDF, 401KB)
- Chat to your family and friends
- Sign the card and keep it handy, just in case
