Personal protection orders should also be drafted so they can be enforced on school grounds.

The Assembly committee examining bullying and violence in ACT schools handed down its final report on Thursday, making nine findings and putting forward 23 recommendations.

The teachers union and peak parents group have welcomed the report's recommendations, although they stressed violence was not widespread in Canberra's schools.

But the opposition said the inquiry had exposed the government's failure to ensure students were safe at school, as it declared Education Minister Yvette Berry had lost the trust of Canberrans and was "simply not up for the job".

The inquiry was ordered in the wake of reports on long-standing complaints about the handling of school violence in at least eight schools in the ACT.

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Ms Berry initially resisted calls for an independent inquiry, before agreeing to refer the matter to an ACT Assembly committee, on the condition that evidence which could identify a school or student remain private.

The committee's report stated that bullying and violence were societal problems, which were not unique to schools.

The incidence of bullying at public schools was found to be relatively low, with government figures showing it was the subject of just 0.83 per cent of all referrals from school psychologists.

However, when acts of bullying and violence did occur, they caused significant distress for victims and their parents.

The committee's report said it heard evidence from parents who felt ignored by the education directorate and their concerns failed to be addressed.

It heard a deputy principal dismissed the threat of self harm from a bullied boy when informed by his parent.

"Well we all know he won't achieve anything with a butter knife," the teacher reportedly said.

"I could not believe the flippant response and I approached one of the school psychologists about the issue. He advised us to see a private psychologist," the parent told the committee.

Parents and children gave evidence they were scared to go to school and that school leaders were unable to protect them.

"She would be verbally abused, told to kill herself, kicked in the back, chairs kicked out from under her, a rubbish bin tipped on her head," the committee heard.

"Basically her life was hell, it was relentless, the teachers were not able to stop any of it nor were they able to minimise the abuse from happening."

One family made the decision to send their child interstate for safety fears.

The committee said that all of the teachers and staff members it met during the inquiry were committed to the "eradication" of bullying and violence at their schools.

But more resources were needed.

It recommended that the ACT government employ full-time social and youth workers at all 88 of its schools, as well as continue recruiting extra school psychologists.

A review should be held into how complaints are handled, with a view to ensuring students and parents can "escalate" concerns and have them considered externally.

The committee also recommended the government create a portal for both parents and students to self-report cases of bullying and violence, including on teachers.

It also suggested amending the ACT's Crimes Act to make clear that schoolyard violence was subject to legal enforcement.

"The committee does not agree that an act of violence against a student or teacher on school grounds should be treated differently to an act of violence in a public space," it stated.

Schools should also be given more support to help enforce personal protection orders, which are used to prevent one student approaching another.

The committee heard evidence that the orders were "really ineffective" as teachers could not enforce them when the students attended the same school.

ACT Council of Parents and Citizens Association president Kirsty McGovern-Hooley was pleased with the recommendations, particularly the suggested review of how complaints were handled.

She said the report had captured how complex the issue of school violence was, emphasising that there was "no magic silver bullet" to fix the problem.

ACT Education Union secretary Glenn Fowler said the government would have to invest heavily in extra staff, youth workers and psychologists if it wanted to deliver on the report's recommendations.

Mr Fowler said each incident of school violence was concerning and regrettable, but he disputed any suggestions that the problem was widespread.

He took aim at the Canberra Liberals, accusing them of characterising the territory's public schools as "places of violence" in the lead up to, and during, the inquiry.

But the opposition's acting education spokesman, Andrew Wall, said the report's findings, in particular allegations of mishandled complaints, were cause for significant concern.

"I think she [Education Minister Yvette Berry] has lost the trust of the community when it comes to this issue," Mr Wall said.

"Her tenure in the role has been one of poor performance ...she is simply not up for the job."

Ms Berry told reporters that she was "absolutely" fit to remain in the role.

"All my work that I have done is a perfect record of what I have been doing to address issues in ACT government schools and to make them even better places for students and teachers," Ms Berry said.

Ms Berry said she would consider all of the committee's recommendations, but pointed out that the report had confirmed the government was "on the right path" in addressing the issue.

"Every child is welcome in government schools and because of this there will always be need for deliberate effort to make school communities safe, supportive and inclusive," she said.

A report from the special advisory committee which Ms Berry convened earlier this year as she attempted to head off an independent inquiry into school violence is due to be released in the coming weeks.