School Zone Safety

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

Brisbane City Council is writing to inform you that Ironside State School is confirmed to be included in the Brisbane City Council (Council) Safer Schools Program for Term 2, 2025. This program aims to promote safe parking practices and ensure compliance with local traffic regulations around schools.

Child safety is paramount, and illegal parking within school zones remains a significant concern for parents, residents, and schools. Limited parking spaces around peak drop-off and pick-up times often leads to competitive and potentially dangerous parking behaviours.

While we understand the challenges parents face in navigating school zone drop-off and pick-up, it is crucial to prioritise safety. Over the coming term, Council officers will be conducting regular patrols around your school to monitor parking compliance. Our enforcement approach will use a combination of foot patrols and our highly visible Community Safety and Regulation vehicles that can identify alleged offences using Automatic Number Plate Recognition and GPS software. Compliance action will be taken on any observed breaches.

School zone signs are displayed as you approach the school and shows both the speed limit and the times you need to reduce your speed around the school. Children's crossing are identified by children crossing flags, which are displayed near crossings before and after school hours.

When the crossing is supervised, you as a motorist must:

wait until all pedestrians, bicycle or personal mobility device riders have crossed the road and the crossing supervisor has returned to the footpath
abide by the direction given by the School Crossing Supervisor.

If the crossing is unsupervised, you as a motorist must:

give way to pedestrians, bicycle or personal mobility device riders on or entering a children’s, pedestrian or marked foot crossings
give way to pedestrians, bicycle or personal mobility device riders on or entering a road you’re turning into
give way to pedestrians, bicycle or personal mobility device riders on a slip lane
give way to pedestrians in a share zone
travel at a speed allowing you to stop safely at a crossing if needed

As a driver, it's important to make sure you give way to all pedestrians, bicycle or personal mobility device riders such as skateboards, e-scooters. You must also give way to pedestrians using a motorised mobility device such as a motorised wheelchair or a mobility scooter.

Some of our most vulnerable road users are children getting to and from school, so it’s important to slow down and abide by the crossing rules, as it won’t make much difference to the trip time, but it could very well save lives.

Visit the Street Smarts website to find more information about what to do at pedestrian and children crossings.

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2025 National Consistent Collection of Data (NCCD)

On 1st August 2025, all schools in Australia must provide data to the Australian Government about students who receive ongoing adjustments in the school setting based on a broad definition of a disability. The NCCD enables schools and governments to understand the needs of students with disabilities and how they can be best supported at school. This process allows the government to distribute funding to identified students with additional access and learning needs.

The NCCD uses the definition of disability in the Disability Discrimination Act 1992.

The NCCD is a collection that counts!

The school team identifies the level of adjustment for individual students so that students with disabilities can access and participate in the educational setting on the same basis as their peers.

Student information provided to the Australian Government, Department of Education and Training for the NCCD does not explicitly identify individual students. For example, student names or student identifiers are not provided.

How does the NCCD assist schools?

Reviewing learning and support systems: The NCCD allows schools to better understand the functional needs of their students with disability. It captures the work of schools in providing personalised learning and support for students with disability who require adjustments due to the functional impact of their disability.
Providing greater understanding: The NCCD helps schools better understand their students with disabilities and identify areas of need for both students and staff.
Developing professional judgement: The professional learning available to support the NCCD process helps build the professional judgement of school teams who are required to provide educational adjustments for students with disability without relying on a medical or clinical diagnosis alone.
Recognising support and adjustments provided: The NCCD helps to formally and consistently recognise the support and adjustments provided to students with disabilities as defined in the DDA.

Please see https://www.nccd.edu.au for detailed information.

Please contact your child’s school team (Class Teacher, Student Support Coordinator or Deputy Principal) if you have further questions

Ugly Gully is an orienteering club based in Brisbane and is hosting "Uncharted Paths: Connect & Explore through Orienteering", a one-of-a-kind event that brings together mothers, daughters, sisters, and best friends for a day of bonding, mindfulness, and adventure in nature.

The event is built to incentivize more women to exercise and also to introduce them to the world of orienteering while they are having a fun morning altogether.

Event Details:

Date: 22nd June

Location: Anzac Park

Event Overview:

This special day offers participants the opportunity to disconnect from their busy lives and reconnect with each other. The event features a combination of yoga & stretching, an orienteering workshop, an engaging scavenger hunt, all accompanied by uplifting music to create the perfect environment for fun and relaxation.

Why Should Your Students Join?

This event is designed to:

Promote wellness and mindfulness, particularly to women
Encourage teamwork and connection through nature
Introduce participants to the exciting world of orienteering
Provide a fun, family-friendly atmosphere with activities that cater to all ages and fitness levels

We believe your students will enjoy a memorable day, filled with adventure, relaxation, and opportunities to strengthen relationships. Whether they come as a group of friends, family, or colleagues, it’s the perfect way to spend quality time outdoors.

How Can You Get Involved?

We would love for you to invite your students to join us at this special event. You can share the details with them via your communication channels, or we’re happy to provide any promotional material you may need to help spread the word.

Here is the link to get the tickets:

https://events.humanitix.com/uncharted-paths-connect-and-explore-through-orienteering

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