Navigating the Primary School Car Line
Bourke Street Car Line
Navigating the Primary School car line can certainly be a tricky part of the afternoon! The good news is that, as a community, we can make it work. Below are some helpful tips to ensure the safety and efficiency of the afternoon car line queue.
How can you help?
- Primary School pick-up times are 2.55pm for Kindergarten to Year 2 and 3.10pm for Years 3 to 6. Please arrive at the correct time, not earlier.
- Year 6 girls should be collected from Forbes Street, unless they have a younger sibling. In this case, parents can collect their daughters from Bourke Street.
- Always display your daughter’s name sign.
- Follow the directions of the teachers; they are in the best position to see the overall situation.
- Move up the queue as far as you can go; please avoid leaving empty spaces in front of your car.
- Remain in your vehicle. The teachers will assist your daughter to ensure her safe departure.
- Encourage your daughter to quickly enter the car on its curb side with her bags. It is much safer to place bags into the front or back seats rather than the boot.
- Please do not double park. Always join the moving queue from the northern end of Bourke Street, no matter how frustrating it might be.
- If a vehicle is pulling out of the moving queue after collecting a child, please grant them easy access.
- Please avoid taking phone calls during this time as your full attention will ensure safety is the priority.
- If you are approaching or leaving the school on foot and need to cross the street, use the Bourke Street pedestrian crossing. A traffic controller will also be on duty before school to ensure your family’s safety.
A collective effort to follow the guidelines of the dismissal process will ensure road safety measures are in place, keeping your daughter, the teachers and you safe.
Thank you for your patience as these car line etiquette expectations become habitual for the year ahead.
Gabriela Grocott
Manager of Primary Administration and Operations
