As our school grows, it is essential that we maintain high levels of safety in our school car park across both the Junior Campus carparks (located on Bielski St) and the Senior Campus carpark (located on Wyndham Ave).
We are fortunate to have ample parking available in the Evelyn Scott School carparks, including dedicated pick up/drop off spaces. In addition, there is ample street parking available in the roads surrounding Evelyn Scott School's campus. Families are reminded not to park in the pick up/drop off spaces and leave their vehicle as this causes congestion and danger in our carpark.
PLEASE DO NOT PARK ON THE SPEED HUMPS, THIS IS AN UNSAFE PRACTICE AND IT ALSO BLOCKS ACCESS FOR OUR LEARNERS AND FAMILIES WITH DISABILITIES.
The start of the school year is a particularly busy time in our school carparks and surrounding streets. It’s important that we park safely and legally to support the safety of students.
Parking on a footpath, nature strip or roadside verge can:
- Cause safety risks for pedestrians as they are less visible to oncoming cars
- Increase the risk for vulnerable members of our community like children, people who are visually impaired, and those using a wheelchair or pram
- Restrict the line of sight for other road user
- Restrict access for emergency services vehicles
Parking on nature strips can also damage trees, footpaths, gutters and underground pipes and cables. Please also remember not to park across driveways or block neighbouring residents’ properties.
Please remember to slow down and stick to the 40km/h limit around our schools between 8am and 4pm. Parking inspectors regularly patrol school zones to support safe parking and keep students safe.
If you cannot find a car park in our school car parks, we suggest parking a little further away and walking or riding the rest of the way – it’s a quick and easy was to get in some exercise too.
Let’s all work together to keep our kids and community safe!
More information about travelling safely to school is available on the Transport ACT website.