Road Safety And Traffic Management

Road Safety And Traffic Management

We take the health and personal safety of all individuals – students, stakeholders, staff and visitors, seriously. All individuals are expected to familiarise themselves with the traffic management measures and to follow instructions spelt out hereunder for the safety and security of all.

1. Road Safety

The safety of our students using roads leading to and from the school is our priority and the responsibility of all. We continue to seek the cooperation of parents / guardians to work with us in ensuring their children’s safety coming to and leaving the school. Parents / guardians who are drivers should continue to play their part by slowing down as they approach the vicinity of the school. As a parent / guardian, do help us to reinforce the importance of road safety with your children.

Thus, we would appreciate parents to remind their children to:

• practice the kerb drill before crossing the road – “look right, look left, look right again, ensure all vehicles have stopped, raise your hand high up and cross the road briskly”.

• refrain from using their mobile communication devices or reading books when crossing the road.

• avoid standing at the edge of the bus bay and / or leaning / resting on the safety bollards at the bus stop.

2. Arrival and Dismissal

Diagram 1 below shows the different entry and exit points of the school, both for vehicles and pedestrians. Please adhere to the traffic management processes when entering and leaving the school.

a) Arrival Procedure - for P1 to P3 students who come by car

Vehicular access into the school via Gate 2 is only for parents / guardians of P1 to P3 students who have bought the school car decal and displayed it prominently on the windscreen. The purpose is to drop off their child / ward in the morning between 6.30 a.m. and 7.30 a.m., and pick her up at dismissal between 1.45 p.m. and 2.15 p.m.

Parents / guardians are encouraged to teach their child / ward to put their school bags next to them, or on top of their own laps to facilitate a quicker drop-off. Parents / guardians are also encouraged to bid their farewell before the child / ward is dropped off, and not while their child / ward is outside the vehicle.

b) Arrival Procedure - for P4 to P6 students who come by car

2 arrival points – Gate 3p and Gate 1p: For parents who are driving to drop off their child at

• Gate 3p – please alight your child at Y, the Bukit Purmei Road Car Park between Block 110 and Block 111 (behind the temple) where she will make her way to Gate 3p and into the school

• Gate 1p – please alight your child at X, the Bukit Purmei Road Car Park between Block 113 and Block 115 where she will make her way to Gate 1p and into the school

c) Dismissal Procedure

i) Option A: Drive and Pick

With reference to Diagram 2, students who are to be picked up by car will wait at the foyer.

• When the school buses leave the school premises at about 1.40 p.m. to 1.45 p.m., parents / guardians may drive into the school through Gate 2, to pick their child / ward up.

• Gate 2 will close at 2.15 p.m.

• This option is NOT available for students who are staying back for school-scheduled afternoon programmes.

ii) Option B: Park and Pick
With reference to Diagram 4, there are 2 dismissal points for this option – Gate 3p and Gate 1p, where the students who are waiting to be picked up by car will wait along the sheltered passageway leading to the respective gates.

For parents / guardians who are driving to pick their child/ward up at

• Gate 3p – please park your car at Y, the Bukit Purmei Road Car Park between Block 110 and Block 111 (behind the temple) and make your way to Gate 3p to pick your child / ward up.

• Gate 1p – please park at X, the Bukit Purmei Road car park between Block 113 and Block 115 and make your way to Gate 1p to pick your child / ward up.

d) Safety Concerns

e) Morning Peak Hour Traffic

Please take note of the hazards highlighted in Diagram 6. We seek your kind cooperation to follow the traffic rules and instructions to help us maintain an orderly flow of traffic when travelling to and from the school.

3.     Safety and Security Reminders

(a)   Safety on School Premises

The following points will help to ensure the safety of all students, visitors and staff:

When driving on site:

• Keep your speed to less than 15 km/h.

• Obey instructions from staff / K-Marshalls on duty.

• Be vigilant for pedestrians.

• Obey the one-way system in place at the entrance and exit.

• Only park in designated parking areas.

When on foot:

• Observe road safety rules at all times.

• Use the footpaths when moving around the school.

• Avoid walking across the vehicle access area and do not use the vehicle gates.

• If crossing the road, find a safe place with good visibility of approaching traffic.

• Check to see the vehicles stop before crossing.

• Turnstiles are used for exit only.

(b)   School Bus

• The bus should be at a complete stop before allowing students to get on or off the bus with the engine switched off.

• Students are reminded about good conduct while waiting for the bus.

• In the morning when students are dropped off, they should leave the bus in an orderly manner and walk towards the canteen.

• At the end of the school day, the students will be accompanied by the drivers and board the bus in an orderly manner.

• No standing on the bus. Seat belts are to be worn where available.

(c)      Servicing / Deliveries / External Vendors / Parents / Guardians

• Drivers entering the school should stop at the Guardhouse, state the nature of their visit, sign in and obtain a security sticker and get clarification on where they can park.

• Obey instructions from staff / K-Marshalls on duty.

• Always exercise patience and role-model the kind of behaviour we want our children to have. You have enrolled your child / ward in an IJ school and Love is the all-encompassing value that we teach our girls. The way we carry ourselves, especially when disagreements or tensions arise, will reflect our character and the values we embody. Our girls will learn from us.