Freshwater State School
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10 Corkill Street
Freshwater QLD 4870
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Email: principal@freshwaterss.eq.edu.au
Phone: 4058 9222

STOP, DROP AND GO!

School Zone Parking and Pick-up

School zones are areas around schools where, during certain times, reduced speed limits apply. Speed limits and drop-off, pick-up and parking rules exist to keep children, parents and carers safe and to minimise speed and traffic jams around schools. 

Reminder about Driver Responsibilities at School Crossings

  • A driver must not stop (or queue) on a pedestrian crossing
  • A driver must stop as near as practicable, but before reaching, the stop line at the crossing when a hand-held stop sign is displayed at the crossing.
  • driver must not proceed until there is no pedestrian or bicycle on or entering the crossing (this includes the crossing supervisor).
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Parents and caregivers are encouraged to lead by example by using the school cross-walks wherever possible and educating their children to do the same.

The safety of students and others using the crossing is paramount. Please remember that Corkill Street and Old Smithfield Rd are a signed 40kph zone from 7:30am-9:00am in the morning and 2:30pm-3:30pm in the afternoon.

Double parking is not permitted and creates a danger when children are running in between parked vehicles and creates congestion when legally parked vehicles are trying to exit.SC#3.png

Please be mindful and remember to not block drive-ways so that our neighbours can access their homes. Do not use the No Standing zones as pick up points, these are used for emergency vehicles only. Parking in these zones makes it hard for our crossing supervisors to see oncoming traffic.We appreciate your assistance in helping to ensure the safety of the students entering and leaving Freshwater State School.

For more information please visit https://www.qld.gov.au/transport/safety/rules/schools/school-zone-parking-and-pick-up