Schools have an important role in promoting healthy eating and physical activity to students and providing an environment that supports a healthy lifestyle. A healthy diet can improve behaviours critical to educational success and performance at school. Effective school-based nutrition and health interventions can also help improve academic performance.

Tuckshops are an important part of the school environment; they can model healthy food and drink choices that are tasty, interesting and affordable and provide the means to put into practice nutrition messages taught in the classroom.

From 2008, Coolum School will be integrating the Smart Moves policy into daily life at school.

As a guideline, children and young people need at least 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity every day and should spend no more than two hours using electronic media for entertainment.

Today in schools, there are many different sports and exercise options available to students from surfing and athletics to basketball and soccer.