Location and transport

Find out about our location and transport details to make getting to school safe and easy.

Our school is located at:

45A Pindari Road
Peahurst Heights NSW 2210

Getting to and from school safely

As a parent or carer, it’s your responsibility to get your child to and from school safely. Student safety is our priority.

Keep our school community safe by:

• driving and parking safely, even if it means parking further away and walking the rest of the way to school
• being a good role model
• never calling your child from across the road
• using the safest place to cross the road.

For parents and carers of younger children

Discuss with your child how to be safe when:

• walking
• in the car
• waiting for, travelling on, and getting off the bus
• riding bikes, scooters and skateboards.

Also talk about and practise:

• safe travel routes
• plans for when unexpected things happen
• what to do in wet weather.

Subsidised school travel

Transport for NSW provides subsidies to assist school students.

• The School Student Transport Scheme provides eligible students with free or subsidised travel on public transport between home and school.
• The School Drive Subsidy may help towards the costs of driving children to school if you live in an area where there is no public transport.

Road Safety

Peakhurst South Public School welcomes careful road users. The streets that form the perimeter around the school can become very busy just before and just after school.  Collectively, motor vehicles, bicycles, scooters and pedestrian traffic create a potentially dangerous road area.

We ask that all our road users obey the rules of the road and exercise courtesy and caution at all times.

Students are required to read and sign a rider’s agreement with their families before riding to school. 

These agreements are available through these links:

Bicycle riders agreement

Scooter/Other agreement

Drop Off and Pick Up

The Kiss and Ride zones are located in Pindari Road and Monterra Avenue. These follow the rules of a No Parking Zone (i.e. vehicles can only remain for 2 minutes and the driver must remain within 3 metres of the vehicle). Please ensure that when students leave a vehicle, they must do so on the kerb side via the safety door. Please refrain from encouraging students to cross the road by calling them or sounding a horn.

Driveways and parking

Around our school we have narrow and busy streets. Please ensure you park close to the kerb and avoid parking across residential driveways or double parking. Only park in legitimate on-street parking.

When walking with your child, please scan driveways for vehicles.

Pedestrians

There are two pedestrian access gates at the front of the school on Pindari Road and one to the side on Monterra Avenue. There is another gate on Monterra Avenue that provides access for Aspect only. 

There are two pedestrian crossings - one on Pindari Road and the other on Monterra Avenue. 

The Pindari Road pedestrian crossing has a crossing supervisor from 8:30am – 9:30am and 3:00pm – 4:00pm.

Other than the front gate closest to the administration building, all other gates are locked during school hours.

Always hold your child's hand when crossing. It is recommended practice until 8 years of age. Please supervise your child in the roadside environment until they reach 10 years of age. It is also good to practise to "Stop, Look, Listen and Think" with your child before crossing the road.

Bus zone

There is a designated bus zone at the front of the school in Pindari Road. Please exercise care around buses and don't cross the road with your child in this area.

Staff carparks

These are for the exclusive use of staff only and accessed from Pindari Road and Monterra Avenue. The gates are locked during school hours.

Bicycle and scooter safety

Students are allowed to ride bicycles and scooters to and from school with parental permission.

Please refer to the Bicycle and Scooter Riders’ Agreement

Students must wear an Australian Standards fitting helmet and dismount from their bicycle or scooter at pedestrian crossings. Students must not ride their bicycle or scooter in school grounds. Bicycles must be stored in the bicycle racks at the school. Students can provide their own lock.

Scooters are to be stored at teacher discretion in a safe place which does not obstruct any doorways, classroom area, or paths.