Child car seats

Parents and carers are responsible for their child's safety when travelling to and from school.

To help keep your child safe in the car:

• ensure your child is securely buckled up with a seatbelt or appropriate child car seat
• enter and exit the car through the 'safety door,' which is the rear door on the side facing the footpath
• put your child in a booster seat if they are between four and seven years old, or until they reach a height of 145cm. For more information on child car seats, visit Child Car Seats
• never leave your child alone in the car.

Driving and parking safely near your school

The beginning and end of the school day are busy times for pedestrians and drivers outside schools.

You can help keep children safe by remembering the following:

• drop your child off and pick them up on the school side of the road
• never call out to them from across the road - it is very dangerous
• always take extra care in 40km school zones
• follow all parking signs - these help keep your child as safe as possible
• park responsibly even if it means you have to walk further to the school gate
• never double park - it is illegal and puts children at risk
• never do a U-turn or a three point turn outside the school as it puts children at risk of harm
• model safe and considerate pedestrian and driver behaviours to your child
• always give way to pedestrians particularly when entering and leaving driveways.

Parking on school grounds

School grounds must be safe for all students, staff and visitors.

Always follow the school's parking procedures. Although parking areas may be available, special care should be taken at all times when driving on school grounds.

To keep everyone safe drive very slowly, no more than 10km/h on school grounds.

Other information

Drive and park safely near schools pdf - translations are available in 36 languages.

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