Our school is in a beautiful setting but on a busy road - the start and end of the day need to be managed by staff to ensure the safety of everyone. The aim is a calm and orderly exit from the school, we need everyone to follow our guidelines to help us achieve this.

Please read the details below:

At the end of the day children can travel home using one the following options:

1) Collection at the Bus Bay

2) Collection outside the classroom

3) Collection from the lower carpark

4) Walking home.

Students cannot be dismissed to play on the playground and wait to be collected.

Bus Bay

Our Technology Centre has pupils arriving from other schools by bus. The buses must have instant access to the Bus Bay.  Parents should use this as a drop off zone... but please do not park and leave your car as this causes frustration for the bus drivers and for other parents who cannot get kerb access to drop off or collect their children.

The bus bay is extremely busy between 3.00pm and 3.15 pm. A teacher is on duty to supervise this area. If you pick up your child or children from this spot we ask that you follow these instructions exactly...

Bus bay pick up - end of the day

Only use the bus bay for pick up if you can be a 'quick' pick up, if you need to strap your children in please arrange pick up from the lower car park where you can take your time to do this.

Move forward  - When the line is moving well it is important to move forward and only have children enter your car if you are the first three in the line. Do not encourage your children to come to you if you are back further in the line. If the duty teacher sees that it is OK for them to enter further down the line we will give the children the go ahead, but they need to wait for permission.

A teacher will supervise the bus bay until 3.15pm.

Avoid coming to the bus bay pick up before 2:50pm, this is causing the queue to form very early and is a part of the inconvenience for other road users. The bus bay will be closed until 2:50 pm as technology buses need to use this space.

Picked up directly from the classroom 

Please do not come into the school until after 2:50pm to wait for your child outside the classroom. Please wait quietly and ensure younger siblings are also waiting calmly, this is not a good time to have them playing on our playgrounds as this is distracting from our end of day routines.

Walking to the park for collection

Students who are walking leave through the lower carpark entrance and cross the road under the supervision of a teacher and our crossing duty team. The students walk in a large group to the park and house leaders are asked to be role models for how to walk down to the park sensibly. At times we have teachers and parents joining this group too. It is expected that your child is picked up straight away from the park and not left unsupervised.

Picked up from the lower carpark

Please park your car in a free carpark and wait for your child to be released and come to you. A duty teacher supervises this process to ensure students are not walking across the carpark unattended.

Cycling to School

In the interest of safety all students 10 years and over need to have the written permission of the Principal to cycle to school. This process will involve a bicycle safety and helmet check, road safety lesson and practical test.

Supervised Crossing

This is at the top of the hill, leading down Waitakere Road - children who cross at this point must wait for the duty teacher to give them permission to cross the road. Children must come to this gate no later than 8:45 in the morning and 3.10pm in the afternoon.