The students took the oath on the eve of of White Ribbon Day, led by Dubbo ambassador Kevin Saul.

Mr Saul spoke to the students about the history of the day and about the courage it took men to wear a ribbon 

“There’s 700 young people in the school. The statistics of what’s going to happen to you young ladies is absolutely horrendous. One in three. If you look across the line every third young girl will be affected by domestic violence in their life,” he said.

“To out that into number you might be able to understand, there’s 42,000 people in Dubbo, half of those are women, which makes 21,000. One in three makes 7000. There’s 700 people here. What’s going to happen in Dubbo is ten times worse.”

Bec Moses from the Dubbo Violence Prevention Collective said violence against women was at “epidemic proportions”.

“Devastatingly over 12 months, on average one woman is killed every week in Australia as a result of intimate partner violence. The state of domestic violence-rated assaults in Dubbo is almost twice the state average, Wellington almost three times. This needs to change,” she said.

“Murder is at the pointy end of a broad spectrum of violence against women. A spectrum that encompasses financial, verbal, emotional, psychological, physical and sexual abuse, as well as workplace harassment. They all form part of a devastating cycle of violence.”

White Ribbon Day is held on November 25. Orana Local Area Command in collaboration with the Domestic Violence Collective will host a family fun day in Victoria Park to mark the event.

Police, including the specialist domestic violence command, will be on hand to answer questions and give advice to anyone in need.

Inspector Dan Skelly said Saturday was a time to reflect on both tragedy and hope.

“It's an occasion where-by men can take stock of the violence some women are subjected to by violent male partners, and pledge to keep women safe from domestic violence - to take an oath no to abuse their partners, treat them as equals, and keep them safe," he said.

Inspector Skelly said he wanted the message out in the community that it was not okay to hit your partner. 

“To put it in basic language, if you hit your misses we will lock you up and put you before the court. We want all persons to leave in peace and safety, as everyone is entitled to do, and we are committed to break the cycle of domestic violence."

The Family Fun Day will be held from 10am until 2pm. There’ll be a sausage sizzle, footy fun with the Country Rugby League, a jumping castle and face painting.