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Bushfire At-Risk Register (BARR)

Information on the BARR, including a list of the schools, kindergartens and early childhood services assessed to be most at risk of bushfire.

Schools, kindergartens and early childhood services assessed to be at the highest risk of fire are placed on the department's Bushfire At-Risk Register (BARR). These are fire risk categories 0, 1, 2, and 3.

Inclusion on the Bushfire At-Risk Register (BARR) is a trigger for action, including:

  • pre-emptive relocation, learning from home or closure action plans for schools and co-located services at the highest risk due to a forecast elevated Fire Danger Ratings in their local government area.
  • pre-emptive closure for schools and early childhood services on all days forecasted by the Bureau of Meteorology to be Catastrophic fire danger rating (FDR) in their fire weather district.

Schools, kindergartens and early childhood services with a lower fire risk (those assessed to be in fire risk Category 4) are listed on the department’s Category 4 list.

If you have queries relating to the register, please email emergency.management@education.vic.gov.au.

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Searching the register

The register was updated on 17 July 2025.

The complete register of schools and services is listed by suburb below.

You can search by facility name, local government area or fire weather district by downloading a copy of the BARR.

BARR register 2025-26 (XLSX, 73KB)

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