Forrest Primary

Drop off and Pick up Traffic Arrangements

Forrest Primary School Traffic Arrangements (pdf 79kb)

The P&C has developed a safer, and more structured way to deal with the traffic within the school grounds.

• Between 8:45am-9:10am and 2:55pm-3:15pm, there is to be no car movement in or out of the parking spaces in the long line directly in front of the school (“Area A”). This is to ensure that there can be no incident with backing into people or cars.
• If you wish to walk your children into school, it will be necessary to park in parking ”Area B”, or in street parking on Hobart Ave or surrounding streets.
• Senior and Junior School pick-up areas are designated with yellow line markings on the driveway. Orange cones guide cars into these areas.

The following rules apply:

1. THERE WILL BE ABSOLUTELY NO PARKING OR WAITING IN PICK-UP ZONES.
2. Children will only be able to alight and board a car if it is parked in the marked areas.
3. Cars waiting may form a line behind these areas.
4. At school pick-up time, the car-lines will commence at 3:02pm.
5. If a car enters the pick-up zone and their children aren’t there, they will be asked to do a circuit of Hobart Ave and rejoin the line.
6. Families with both junior and senior students may direct their children to be picked-up at either area.
7. Children will be supervised, and seating will be provided.
8. There is to be no pedestrian movement over the driveway into the centre grass/tree area. If you need to go from the Kindy area to the square top car park or crossing, you will be encouraged to walk via the footpath at the front of the school building.
9. You will be asked to move on if you park or wait on the grass and tree area inside the school driveway or on red curbs, all No Parking zones.
10. Teachers and parent volunteers will be on duty to assist with supervision.
11. Car-pooling and walking clubs are encouraged.

In following this routine, we are providing a safer environment for those families wishing to drop off and pick up without leaving their cars. It is suggested that when it comes to pick up time, you simply arrive at the school a little later to ensure your children have had time to get to the pick up point.