Parent Information

Student safety:

Student safety is of paramount importance. Schools are responsible for regularly reminding caregivers and students on how to keep students safe before, during, and after using a school bus.

• Caregivers are responsible for safely transporting their children to and from their school bus stop, and as such are best placed to decide the safest way to do this.

• Stick to the speed limit: it’s 20kph when passing a stopped school bus (on either side of the road).

• Drop your tamariki off on the same side of the road as the bus stop.

• Teach your tamariki to always get out of the car on the side closest to the curb. 

• Always take your tamariki to and from the bus stop.

• Teach your tamariki not to run across the road.

Remind your tamariki on how to keep safe boarding and disembarking the bus:

• While waiting at the bus stop, keep well back from the road.

• Wait until the bus has completely stopped and the door opens before getting on.

• After getting off the bus, stand well back from the road and wait until the bus has gone, and you can see clearly before moving.