Petition · past parliament
Make Emergency First Aid education a statutory requirement in secondary schools.
Rejected
17 signatures
What the petition asks
Recently I was at an emergency situation and very quickly realized that I didn't have sufficient basic first aid knowledge to be able to help.
The only people who could had learned through courses at work, if it was a mandatory requirement for this to be taught in schools many lives could be saved.
The only people who could had learned through courses at work, if it was a mandatory requirement for this to be taught in schools many lives could be saved.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 10 Oct 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 14 Oct 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
17
Status
Rejected
Rejected
14 Oct 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.