Parent Teacher

Turning Circle/Yellow Lines

There is an area at the top of the Main School main entrance where there is a turning circle with yellow lines. It is common practice to turn here safely leading you back down the road towards a “P2” area where it is safe to drop your children off. It is permissible to do a U-turn in the Rose Street intersection and will continue to be allowed as long as people refrain from stopping on the yellow lines. However there is to be no stopping, hovering, dropping-off or any activity in the yellow line area whatsoever.

The Road Patrollers are specially chosen pupils and are there to help keep our children safe. They are also there to encourage the traffic to keep moving and flow so as not to cause congestion. Please respect them and the valued job they are doing.

People who stop even just for a moment in the yellow line area are compromising the safety of Wadestown School children causing congestion and visibility issues. Some even reverse making the environment extremely dangerous.

The PTA is continuing to work with the School, the Police and the Council to make our school gate/drop-off area safer and more user friendly.

Do not stop, wait or park on the yellow lines.

“P2” Area

This area means stopping here must not exceed 2 minutes. It is a No Parking Zone. You can stop for up to 2 minutes if you remain in your car. With School, Police and Council support, this area is encouraged to be a drop-off/pick-up point only.

Dropping off and picking up DOES NOT mean parking, getting out of the car or stopping your engine. This system is meant to be a follow-on of what is in place at the Side School in the mornings.

Please use the most forward car space available in the P2 area. Your child should get in or out of the car as quickly as possible (without your support) as the spaces behind are holding spaces waiting for the first space to become free.

Please try not to be tempted to let your child in or out of the car whilst you are in a holding space, waiting for the most forward space to become available.

 
This will help with the traffic flow and prevent cars pulling in and reversing, and in general causing more problems. Please give way to cars in front of you and allow them to leave first.

If you would like to pick up your child from this area please encourage them to wait along the road away from the gum tree so they can see you pull in and the traffic flow need not be interrupted.

If you need to get out of your car please find somewhere else to park during the specified times on the sign. Dropping your child off a little further away or picking up further away from the school gate will have added health benefits for your child and encourage independence.

Purakau Ave

After school there is a group of dedicated parents who have a scheduled day when they do a road crossing duty. Road cones are put out and they are there from just before 3.00pm until about 3.10pm to help cross children safely directly in front of the NZ post box on Purakau Ave across to the footpath on Wilton Road.

If you have any queries please contact the school office for a contact person. Please remember to park safely and courteously. No parking, stopping or hovering on the yellow lines or bus stop. Parkwise and the Police do visit on occasion. More importantly parking here compromises the safety of Wadestown School children.

Purakau Ave is a private thoroughfare for residents so please don’t upset them by parking inconsiderately as we rely on these residents’ goodwill and courtesy to make the area safe for children using this entrance to get to and from school.