Pick Up & Drop Off Routines

At St Patrick’s we encourage all children to be Safe Respectful Learners. To ensure the safety of your child(ren) every afternoon at dismissal time, we encourage you to please indicate how your child(ren) will be going home. Below is an outline of the options.

Hall Pick Up

Kindergarten to Year 6 children will sit and wait for their parents to pick them up at the hall. Children can be picked up from 2.40pm. Parents are asked to enter through the driveway gates and exit with their child through the gate on Calliope St. Any children not picked up by 3.10pm will be taken to the office to wait for their parents there. Please note, that supervision concludes at 3:10pm and all children should be collected by this time to enable staff to attend after school meetings.

Bus

Children who will be catching a bus home will line up outside the office. Please ensure your child knows their bus number so they catch the right bus (9836, 820, 916). Children must also have an Opal card to board the bus. Please note if your child does not tap on and off with their Opal card it may indicate a decrease in demand and possible ceasing of the bus route.

Walkers

Children who are either walking home or meeting their parents along Calliope St will walk with their class and class teacher from the hall area up along Calliope St. Any child that is not picked up by their parents will be walked back to the office to be collected.

After School Care

Parents will need to organise this personally with the Out of School Services in the area. The children who go to Guildford West Out of School Hours Service or Merrylands East OOSH join the bus lines and meet their OOSH carers before boarding the bus. Students who attend Guildford Out of School Hours Care are collected by their carers from the hall.

Other

Please see your child(ren’s) class teacher if your child will be picked up regularly by a relative or friend. This needs to be stated in writing.

Wet Weather Dismissal - During inclement weather...

Children will still be collected from the hall area by parents. Bus & After School Care children will assemble under the office area shelter and then be directed to their buses. We encourage children to have an umbrella or raincoat if possible.