Ultimate Summer Cleaning Checklist for Schools
Your School Summer Cleaning Guide
The summer break provides a golden opportunity for schools to go through our summer cleaning checklist. As the hallways and classrooms lie empty, now is the time to roll up your sleeves!
We’ve put together a summer cleaning checklist to take advantage of. Follow our Summer school cleaning guide and you’ll be ready to dive into another year of learning in September.
12 places often missed in School cleaning
School Summer Cleaning Checklist
Need some pointers for cleaning your school? This cleaning checklist is broken into sections to make sure nothing is missed!
1. Common Areas
Where does this cover?
- Hallways
- Reception areas
- Student hangouts
- Libraries
- School Halls
Cleaning tasks for your Summer Cleaning Checklist:
- Floors need to be swept, hoovered, mopped and cleaned.
- High touch points should be cleaned and sanitised (think door handles, light switches, bannisters, plugs, desks.)
- Any soft seating locations should be hoovered and cleaned.
- Clean forgotten areas like skirting boards and windowsills.
- All bins need to be emptied, deep-cleaned and sanitised.
- Windows should be washed and wiped down.
- If there are any light shades, they need to be cleaned, dusted and washed (depending on the material).
- Any scuff marks on floors should be buffed out.
- Any scuff marks on walls should be repainted.
- Kitchen areas in student hangouts and staff rooms should be cleaned and sanitised. Deep clean food preparation or storage areas like microwaves, sinks and fridges.
- Cleaning materials and products should be replenished.
- Shelves should be cleaned and dusted.
- Lockers or storage cabinets need to be organised, dusted and wiped down.
- Phones should be cleaned and wiped down.
- The reception desk should be sorted, tidied and wiped down.
- Any computer equipment should be properly cleaned and desks wiped down.
- Lighting fixtures should be updated/fixed if required.
- Any ventilation should be properly maintained and cleaned.
Why cleaning high-touch points is so important
2. Eating Areas
Where does this cover?
- Canteens
- Kitchens
- Other indoor eating areas like staff rooms
- Outdoor eating areas
Cleaning tasks for these areas:
- Kitchens and food preparation areas need to be thoroughly deep-cleaned and sanitised.
- Sort and clean fridges and appliances. Throw out any food that is due to go out of date.
- Thoroughly Clean all floors. Carpets need to be hoovered, outdoor areas should be litter picked and any appropriate surfaces buffed and cleaned.
- Tables and chairs should be wiped down and sanitised.
- Pay special attention to high-touch points that get a lot of traffic like door handles, lunch tray returns and light switches.
- Any soft seating locations should be hoovered and cleaned.
- All bins need to be emptied, deep-cleaned and sanitised.
- Windows should be wiped down and cleaned.
- Scuff marks need to be repaired, so the flooring needs to be buffed and the walls repainted.
- Any ventilation should be properly maintained and cleaned.
- Kitchen appliances need to be cleaned and maintained.
3. Toilets and bathrooms
Tasks you need to do here:
- Any maintenance or painting tasks should take place before cleaning begins.
- Bathroom equipment needs to be checked before the school closes.
- All toilet and bathroom floors need to be swept, cleaned, mopped and sanitised.
- Bathroom mirrors need to be wiped down and cleaned.
- All toilets need a thorough deep cleaning and sanitisation.
- Doors need to be cleaned properly on both sides.
- Deep clean sinks.
- Cleaning and bathroom products should be re-stocked ready for the new school year.
- Towel dispensers or hand dryers need to be cleaned properly.
- Tiled surfaces should be washed, sanitised and wiped down.
- High-traffic touch areas need to be thoroughly cleaned and sanitised. Areas such as door handles, locks, light switches, mirrors, radiators, taps etc.
- Radiators should be dusted and wiped down.
- Windows should be cleaned thoroughly. Now is a great time to check everything is working!
- Bins need to be emptied and cleaned properly.
School bathroom cleaning tips
4. Classrooms
The areas that are important to clean during close down:
Boards need to be cleaned appropriately. Make sure to use cleaning products and equipment that are safe for the equipment.- Floors need to be hoovered and deep-cleaned. Summer shutdown for schools is the perfect time to deep-clean carpets to prolong their life.
- All bins need to be emptied and cleaned.
- Wipe down and clean desks, chairs, shelves and any furniture.
- Pay special attention to the high-touch areas like communal sharpeners, door handles, light switches and plugs.
- If needed, walls should be repainted.
- Wipe down and clean windows to ensure they’re streak-free.
- Certain classrooms like laboratories and food tech rooms may need additional sanitisation procedures. These classrooms will likely need additional cleaning.
- Equipment needs restocking ready for the new school year.
