8 School Cleaning Tips to Keep Your Facilities Clean & Hygienic

As trusted commercial cleaning partner for Melbourne and Victorian schools for 37+ years, we wanted to share our tips to help optimise educational cleaning and hygiene.

8 Tips for Effective School Cleaning

Take a few minutes to go over these tips and learn how you can get the most out of your school cleaning in Melbourne, Victoria and around Australia.

Ensure you have a site-specific cleaning plan

School buildings and grounds can vary greatly, and if you’re working with commercial cleaning services for schools it’s so important to ensure that they’re working to a tailored cleaning plan. This should outline cleaning frequency, as well as specific focal points for cleaning and sanitisation.

Beyond classrooms and bathrooms, schools often include a wide range of specialised spaces—such as science labs, IT labs, libraries, theatres, music rooms, sports halls, and staff areas—all of which have unique cleaning needs. A customised cleaning plan ensures that every part of your facility receives the appropriate level of care, supporting a safe and hygienic environment for students, staff, and visitors alike.

Arrange surface disinfection

While cleaning physically removes the grime, debris, dust from a surface, surface disinfection chemically kills 99.99% pathogens that might be lurking on that surface. This makes it essential to engage skilled cleaning professionals who can deliver a consistent and thorough school disinfection service, keeping your environment safe and healthy. Here is a full article on AMC Integrated Clean and Hygiene service. 

Choose the right time of day

You won’t want your school cleaning services in Melbourne to begin as students are still packing up, or to inadvertently disrupt any after-school activities. We suggest working with your cleaning service to identify the most convenient times that align perfectly with your school’s daily schedule. This way, cleaning can be carried out efficiently without interfering with learning or extracurricular programs.

Request a cleaning boost when needed

You can ask to step up cleaning frequencies or focus points at certain times of year to ensure that students and staff are adequately protected against spread. For example: illnesses such as the flu can spread faster in winter, and it’s great to be able to reassure families with extra cleaning if an outbreak occurs. It’s crucial to work with a commercial cleaning company that can easily boost frequencies and has the capability to handle these intensified tasks, often requiring specialised (and sometimes costly) equipment—to maintain the highest standards of hygiene.

Consider ventilation carefully

Maintaining proper ventilation is key to minimising the spread of airborne contaminants such as mould, dust, and other particulates that can impact indoor air quality. Good ventilation doesn’t have to be complicated; simple measures like opening classroom windows or using appropriately sized air purifiers in shared spaces can make a significant difference in creating a healthier environment for students and staff.

Focus on high-touch surfaces

Commonly touched surfaces such as door handles, desktops, taps and toys can be common transmission points for germs and viruses. A reputable education cleaning company will recommend and perform more frequent sanitisation of these high-touch areas or collaborate with a specialist provider that includes this service as part of their offering.

Ask about cleaning staff safety measures

There are several staff safety measures that a quality school cleaning company will have in place for your peace of mind. For example: at AMC, we provide our school cleaning operatives with thorough cross-contamination management training, and require staff to have appropriate vaccinations including the flu vaccine.

Additionally, adherence to internationally recognised safety standards like ISO 45001 —the occupational health and safety management system—demonstrates a company’s commitment to maintaining rigorous safety practices. By working with a cleaning partner certified or aligned with ISO 45001, you can have greater peace of mind knowing that staff safety is embedded in their operational procedures.

Choose a provider that uses safe and sustainable products

This is an important consideration for any commercial cleaning in Melbourne and Victoria, but even more so in a school setting. Our staff use only environmentally friendly (biodegradable) cleaning products, monitor chemical use and work to minimise water and power usage. Lern more about AMC Sustainability 

AMC’s PROTECT+ service for school cleaning sets and maintains a new standard in health and hygiene for a new world of cleanliness. If you’re looking for highly qualified, quality-managed cleaning for your school facilities, contact us today to arrange a free quote.