Keys for Life at Clontarf Aboriginal College
02 Nov 2018
Clontarf Aboriginal College has conducted the Keys for Life pre-driver education program for almost 10 years.
The primary purpose of this program is to prepare and train our students, many of whom come from rural and remote areas, to become safe and responsible drivers.
Students learn the WA road rules together with comprehensive education in the dangers of reckless behaviour such as drink and drug driving, speeding, fatigue, mobile phone use, not wearing a seatbelt, and the risks associated with country driving and driving on gravel roads.
All students from Years 10 to 12 are eligible to participate. Most achieve their certificate and many go on to obtain their learner’s permit and provisional driver’s licence.
To facilitate this program the College employs a driver education theory tutor as well as a qualified driving instructor. We also provide students with access to two dual controlled automatic and manual vehicles.
The practical component of the program provides students with the opportunity to finish school with their driver’s licence which consequently increases their independence and employability. This is especially advantageous for our students from rural and remote areas.
The College commends the highly professional structure and content the Keys for Life program provides and considers it an important component of its curriculum.
- Nigel Carey, Driver Education Coordinator and Debbie Lisser, Driving Instructor, Clontarf Aboriginal College