A strong reminder to our parent/carer community that the College continues to have high volumes of traffic both in the morning and afternoon and it is vital that all drivers adhere to road rules.

40km/h school zones help protect children on their way to and from schools at the times and places where they are often in high numbers. This lower speed limit reduces the risk and potential severity of a crash. 40 km/h speed limit – motorists should drive no faster than 40 km/h through school zones, which operate from 8:00am to 9:30am, and from 2.30pm to 4:00pm, on school days.

Your guide to driving and parking safely near schools (NSW Government Road Safety fact sheet):

The beginning and end of the school day are busy times for pedestrians and vehicles outside the school. That’s why you need to take extra care in 40km/h school zones. 

• Park safely and legally, even if it means walking further to the school gate. Parking signs are planned with children’s safety in mind. 
• Slow down to 40km/h in the school zone and stay aware of crossings. 
• Always park and turn legally around the school. 
• Never double park as it puts children at risk. 
• Manoeuvres such as U-turns and three-point turns are dangerous. 
• Never park in a bus zone or in the school bus bay. 
• Make sure your children use the Safety Door (rear footpath side door) to get in and out of the car. 
• Model safe and considerate behaviour for your child – they will learn from you.
• Remember to always give way to pedestrians particularly when entering and leaving driveways.
• Don’t park across the school driveway or the entrance to the school car park. Use drop off and pick up area designated by the College. This will help keep all children as safe as possible during the busiest times of the school day.

Please watch this 2 minute video to assist you: https://youtu.be/ih0rXAqxSZg

Please read the following section to make sure you and/or the person/s who drop off or pick up your child/ren are assisting the College to ensure the safety for all.

• The only place you can drop your child/ren off is in the CAR LINE BAYS.
  
  
• It is not acceptable to drop your child/ren off in other parts of the car park, particularly near the crossing as soon as you drive in the gate.  Students have had instances when they are dropped off and then run across the crossing. This is unsafe and it is not acceptable to drop your child/ren off when lining up for the drop off bay.  This has a huge impact on the traffic flow and is then causing cars to drive around to try and cut in. The traffic flows if everyone stays in the line and patiently waits their turn to drop off in the bay provided.
  
  
• In Carline NO students should be going behind the car to get their bags from the boot. Bags should be inside the car with the student/s. NO parents should be exiting the car to assist students.
  
  
• The car park is one-way. All cars MUST follow the clockwise direction of the car park.  No cars should be driving into the College through the exit lane to gain access to the bays in the first row. No cars are to drive against the flow of traffic.
  
  
• There are two crossings in the carpark. All students, parents and staff should be using these crossings. Do not cross anywhere else.
  
  
• There is NO RIGHT TURN out of the College of Jardine Drive 2.45 - 3.00pm. It is not acceptable to ignore or be rude to the staff member on this duty.  This rule is in place to ensure effective traffic flow and safety during a congested time entering and exiting the College.
  
  
• The exit out of the College onto Poziers road is LEFT TURN ONLY at all times.