Vape Detection for Australian Schools & Workplaces
Vapes are now a pharmacy-only product in Australia, yet they still turn up in school toilets. Vape Guardian helps secondary schools, TAFE campuses and employers spot vaping in bathrooms and change rooms and alerts staff within about 5 seconds.
Backing Up Smoke-Free and Vape-Free School Grounds
Vaping, THC & Spice Picked Up Fast
No Audio, No Video, Ever
Alerts to Staff Phones, Email & App
Quick Install for School Facilities Teams
Why Australian Schools Use Vape Guardian
Youth vaping is easing but still common. Cancer Council's Generation Vape study found 14.6% of 14 to 17-year-olds had ever vaped in April 2025, down from 17.5% in 2023, while the national ASSAD survey (2022–23) found 30% of secondary students had tried vaping and 16% had vaped in the past month. Here is how our system helps principals and wellbeing teams.
Education Alongside Enforcement
Our vaping education course, developed with LifeLab at the University of Southampton, gives wellbeing staff and health teachers material for students from Year 7 to Year 12.
One Supplier, Engineered in the UK
The sensors, the app and the cloud software are all designed in-house by our UK team, so a single company stands behind the whole system.
Specialists You Can Reach
Contact our vaping, hardware and software specialists by email, phone or Live Chat while you set up and as alerts come in.
Hundreds of UK Schools, 27 Countries
Vape Guardian is used in hundreds of UK schools and by customers in 27 countries, and customers have seen vaping incidents cut in half within about two weeks.
More Than Vape Alerts
The same sensor flags cigarette smoke, overcrowding and loud noises, giving staff early warning of fights or gatherings.
Updates Delivered Remotely
Features and fixes arrive over the air at no extra cost, so no technician has to visit every campus.
Trial vape detection at your school or workplace with our 100-day money-back guarantee. If the sensors don't make a difference, you can ask for a refund.
Get in touch for a free quote, consultation or demo anywhere in Australia.
Vaping Laws in Australia
Since 1 July 2024, all vapes, with or without nicotine, can only be sold in pharmacies, for quitting smoking or managing nicotine dependence. Since 1 October 2024, adults can buy vapes with up to 20 mg/mL nicotine after a pharmacist consultation, while under-18s need a prescription where state and territory law allows (TGA). Western Australia requires a prescription for everyone, and vape advertising has been banned nationally since 1 April 2024 (Department of Health). States add their own rules: in Victoria, nobody may smoke or vape on school premises or within 4 metres of a school entrance (Victorian Department of Education).
Relied On in Hundreds of UK Schools
Australian schools can adopt a system that hundreds of UK schools already use to watch over toilets, with no cameras or microphones.
State and territory smoke-free laws apply to vaping in many indoor workplaces. Discreet sensors let employers know when someone vapes in a bathroom or stairwell.
They pick up a single puff of vape and send alerts to staff straight away, they're that accurate.
— KING EDWARDS SCHOOL - SOUTHAMPTON
We have been able to reduce the number of vaping incidents dramatically and created a better atmosphere for all, I would highly recommend these vape alarms in a school setting
— BROCKINGTON COLLEGE
The sensors are proving very successful, they were easy to set up and alerts are being received
— EMANUEL SCHOOL
The sensors have dramatically reduced the number of vaping incidents here at the school.
— CHESTERFIELD HIGH SCHOOL AND SIXTH
The sensors have helped us significantly reduce the number of students vaping on school premises.
— TRINITY SCHOOL (CROYDON)
VapeGuardian In The Press
Our sensors have been covered by the UK press. Tap a publication below to read the story.
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