During the design phase, prior to construction, we were able to look critically at our school and how we can increase the safety of students. The school is designed around 3 zones within the school - public, privileged and private.
Public zones are areas such as the administration foyer, where the general public can access at any time. Privileged zones, like the hall and classrooms, are areas where we invite community in at certain times or events.
This model allowed us to then carefully locate fencing and gates, to keep privileged areas safe from unknown people. In times past, some general public had used our school as a short cut between Bell St to Main Rd.
As of this week, we are now locking all gates during school hours, except for public access to our Admin. Shortly after 9am each morning, Main Rd gate will be locked.
Main Rd entrance is still accessible before and after school hours, however, it is crucial that if your child is arriving late to school they are entering via the Bell St entrance. Students arriving late were already required to be signed in by a parent at Admin.
