Report racism or religious discrimination in schools

Find out how to report racism or religious discrimination in schools.

Report to your school

We encourage you to report incidents to your school if your child:

has been the target of religious, racial discrimination or abuse
has seen others experience racism or religious discrimination.

Your school will take appropriate action and provide support.

You can also make a formal complaint about the incident to the school.

Contact the Report Racism hotline

You can report the incident to the Report Racism hotline if you are:

not comfortable reporting to the school
not happy with the school’s response.

The Report Racism hotline is available 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays) on 1800 722 476.

In an emergency, contact Victoria Police on 000. If your concern is non-urgent but you would like to contact the police, call 131 444.

Make a complaint in writing

You can write to the department’s Report racism line via email at report.racism@education.vic.gov.au

Make a complaint in your language

To make a complaint in your language call the National Translating and Interpreting Service on 131 450.

Relevant department policies

More information and support

Bullystoppers

A resource for Victorian parents, students and school staff to work together to help put a stop to bullying.

Bully Stoppers includes a section on racist bullying.
Bullying. NoWay! is the joint Australian Education Authorities website.

National Safe Schools Framework

A set of nationally agreed principles for safe and supportive school environments (PDF, 4.47MB).

Victorian Aboriginal Education Association Inc. (VAEAI)

Koorie students can get extra support from VAEAI.

Safe Schools

Safe Schools is a department program that ensures schools are:

safe places for all students, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender intersex, queer or questioning (LGBTIQ+) students
free of discrimination.

Courage to Care

Education programs about racism, discrimination and bullying. The Courage to Care mobile exhibitions and programs are available to all Victorian schools free of charge.

Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission (VEOHRC)

VEOHRC can provide information regarding discrimination in education.

Foundation House

Foundation House offer professional learning workshops, advice and resources to support schools in their work with students from refugee backgrounds.

Schools standing up to racism

The Centre for Multicultural Youth (CMY) have created resources to support schools to address racism and strengthen inclusion.

Flyers and Information sheets: How to report racism to a school

Resources to print or use in school newsletters.

For parents: How to report racism and discrimination at your child’s school (PDF, 182.27KB)
For advocates: How to report racism or discrimination to a child’s school (PDF, 119.95KB)
For students: How to report racism or discrimination to your school (PDF, 271.15KB)

Report Racism Hotline flyers in multiple languages

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Nuer PDF 305.98 KB (opens in a new window)

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Pashto PDF 301.8 KB (opens in a new window)

Plain English PDF 273.33 KB (opens in a new window)

Punjabi PDF 320.32 KB (opens in a new window)

Samoan PDF 280.04 KB (opens in a new window)

Sinhalese PDF 383.13 KB (opens in a new window)

Somali PDF 279.54 KB (opens in a new window)

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Tagalog PDF 280.42 KB (opens in a new window)

Tamil PDF 426.28 KB (opens in a new window)

Tigrinya PDF 317.26 KB (opens in a new window)

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Turkish PDF 281.96 KB (opens in a new window)

Urdu PDF 303.06 KB (opens in a new window)

Vietnamese PDF 324.49 KB (opens in a new window)

Zomi Chin PDF 278.52 KB (opens in a new window)

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Report racism or religious discrimination in schools

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Report to your school

Contact the Report Racism hotline

Make a complaint in writing

Make a complaint in your language

Relevant department policies

More information and support

Bullystoppers

National Safe Schools Framework

Victorian Aboriginal Education Association Inc. (VAEAI)

Safe Schools

Courage to Care

Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission (VEOHRC)

Foundation House

Schools standing up to racism

Flyers and Information sheets: How to report racism to a school

Report Racism Hotline flyers in multiple languages

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