Police in Perth have been forced to intervene at a rally in support of the Safe Schools anti-bullying program after supporters and opponents traded verbal barbs.

About 200 people attended the rally in the CBD, including about 20 from the United Patriots, formerly Reclaim Australia, a group that opposes the program.

When tensions began to rise, police formed a cordon to separate the groups.

Safe School supporters carried placards stating the program saved lives, while opponents' placards included some arguing schools should be "places of learning, not indoctrination".

Those at the rally marched around the CBD before the event ended peacefully.

WA Labor vows to back Safe Schools

Meanwhile, the Labor Party said it would provide ongoing funding for West Australian schools to access the Safe Schools program if it won the state election next year.

The Federal Government last month announced the program would be amended after conservative coalition MPs said they were concerned about some of the material in the program, which is designed to teach children about sexual and gender diversity and stamp out homophobia.

Federal funding for the program is due to expire next year, but WA Labor's education spokeswoman Sue Ellery said the party would provide $350,000 a year for four years if no further federal funding was forthcoming.

She said this would allow any WA public high school to use the program.

"Students, teachers and school leaders support this program because it works," she said.

"I have had current students tell me how this program saved their lives.

"Young LGBTI students deserve our support and deserve to feel safe going to school. It's as simple as that."

Last month Victoria rejected the changes the Federal Government made to Safe Schools and said it would expand the program to ensure it was available at all public high schools.

Rally 'unnecessary and ironic'

Education Minister Peter Collier said his Government would not be following Labor's lead on Safe School funding.

"I don't think it's money well spent. I think if Labor want to spend money $350,000 in our schools there are a lot of other things they could spend it on as opposed to a program which is not necessary," he said.

"Now if schools want to take up the program they've got full flexibility with the one-line budget now. They can endorse the program and implement the program if they like, but we will most definitely not be funding or supporting the program beyond its funding round at this stage."

Mr Collier said there was no need for an isolated, targeted program such as Safe Schools.

"We don't have a bullying [program] for students that are obese, we don't have an anti-bullying program for students that have a disability," he said.

"We have generic anti-bullying programs that are intended to promote patience, tolerance, support, empathy throughout our school system."

Mr Collier also said the Safe Schools rally was both unnecessary and ironic.

"The irony of having a rally that turned quite confrontational from all accounts, to support or against an anti-bullying program, quite frankly is bizarre."