Free Period Products for WA Schools

By Kim Giddens MLA

28 August 2022

The government has announced its plan to provide free period products to WA public high schools.

From next year, 220 public high schools will be provided with free period products for students in years 7 to 12 to access.

Menstrual products are a fundamental health necessity, but the cost and the stigma associated with them means many students do not have the access to the items they need while at school.

Period products are a basic health necessity.

Western Australian students should not have to miss out on school because they don’t have access to period products.

That’s why the McGowan Labor Government is providing free period products to all public high schools in Western Australia.

From Term One next year, 220 public high schools will be provided period products to go in bathrooms for students in years 7 to 12 to access to free period products.

Improving access to period items keeps menstruating students engaged in education, improves public health outcomes, and helps them reach their full potential.

This is part of our government’s commitment to advance gender equality in WA and help improve education outcomes for women and girls.

If you’d like more information about our free period product program, please feel free to contact my office at 9316 1377 or [email protected].