Bushfire At-Risk Register (BARR)

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

Victorian schools 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 bushfire risk categories 0, 1, 2, and 3. Category 0 is the highest risk category.

The register is published every year.

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

  • pre-emptive relocation or closure action plans for schools and co-located services at the highest risk due to a forecast elevated fire danger rating (FDR) 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 FDR in their fire weather district.

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

Each school and childhood service is assessed for bushfire risk and given a category from Category 0 (highest risk) to Category 6 (lowest risk). Schools and services categorised as 5 or 6 are not considered to be at significant bushfire risk. These services are not published on the BARR or Category 4 List.

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

You can also read about:

Searching the register

The register was updated on 4 August 2026.

The 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. The Excel list also includes the category for each site (Categories 0-3).

BARR register 2026-27 (XLSX, 74KB)

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