| Dear Parents and Guardians,
I’d like to take this opportunity to thank the vast majority of families who do the right thing each and every day when dropping off and collecting their children from school. Safety is everyone’s priority and responsibility. All drop-off/pick-up areas around St Stephen’s School are extremely busy during peak hours, especially before and after school, and in particular along Doveridge Drive. Many concerned members of the local community have witnessed poor driving behaviour that places both road users and pedestrians at risk. Rangers from the City of Joondalup also do more frequent checks and will continue to do so if the residents complain. As you know the secondary school dismissal bell goes at 3:20pm. Our Primary students are dismissed at 3:10pm and their families are struggling to get around the turning circle and out of the way in time for secondary student’s dismissal. This is due to secondary student parents arriving from 2:50pm and parking or waiting in the area. It would be helpful if secondary student parents arrived a little closer to 3:20pm and keep along the shoulder to allow primary student parents to move through the circle. When waiting for your child in the bottom carpark along Doveridge Drive, please park in allocated bays and avoid idling in a queue of traffic. Please be mindful that the area is part of a school zone, therefore the maximum speed limit is 10km/ph. On average our community collect their children and are off the campus within 15 minutes, which is wonderful considering the number of cars involved. Thank you for your patience and consideration as we continue to successfully navigate our drop offs and pick-ups. Kind regards Ms Rosemarie Dunn |