Transport

Drop-off & Pick-up

For your safety when delivering and collecting children by car, the use of the church car park is requested. Please do not use church back driveway. All drop off and pick up points have been arranged so that no parent has to call a child across the road.

The occasions the church car park is being used for a funeral etc. you will be informed or alternative pick-up points.

Bicycles

The Ministry of Transport recommend that children under the age of ten years not ride their bicycles on the road. St Gerard's SUPPORTS this recommendation.

Bike stands for the use of all cyclists are situated along Station Street.
Children are asked to leave their bikes at the bike stands.
It is expected that all bikes being ridden are roadworthy and that the children are familiar with and abide by the road rules.
Children are not to borrow bikes for any reason.
Helmets and viz jackets are compulsory.

Walking to School

Viz jackets are issued to any student who walks, rides or catches a bus on request.
Please ask your child's teacher for a jacket and please have your child wear these daily.

Travelling in Cars

Those children under 7-years or less than 148cm will need to supply a car seat for any school trips that use a parent or teachers car for transport. Where possible, school buses will be used.

Buses

School Buses drop off and pick up on the Tarbert St bus stop. A teacher is on duty to mark off children each day who get on the bus. The bus is provided by GoBus which then takes all children to Dunstan High via the Terrace school where students transfer to their destination bus. This service is free if you live outside the town boundary. Please contact GoBus on 03 4486868 for any information related to your child catching the bus or to clarify eligibility.

Expectations

All students are expected to sit during the trip home to and from school and treat other passengers and the driver with respect. To ride the bus is a privilege not a right and students can be prevented from travelling on the bus if their behaviour endangers themselves or others.

GoBus will NOT allow scooters, roller blades or rip sticks to travel on the bus.