There are many ways our students travel to school including private vehicles, public or school buses, bikes or scooters, walking, arranged private transport, with family or friends or on their own.
This section brings together the key information you need about travelling to and from Kaipara College, so that every student arrives at school and gets home again safely.
School Entrances
Our main gate/entrance is 36 Rautawhiri Road.
This gate is always available as a pedestrian entrance for students. This gate is an entrance only for staff, visitors and registered student vehicles who are parking in our upper carpark zones. This gate is a No Drop Off Area for safety.
Our secondary entrance is 113 Awaroa Road.
This entrance is open to pedestrians between 7.30am and 9.00am and again between 3.00pm and 5.30pm. Parking and vehicle access is restricted and requires a gate access code. This parking and access is used for staff and contractors and is not available to students and whānau for general vehicle access without prior approval.
Recommended Drop Off Zones
There are limited drop-off points near the main entrance, particularly with vehicles parking on the roads. The closest pull-in drop-off location is the Helensville Rugby Club car park on the corner of Rautawhiri & Awaroa Roads.
We understand this is not ideal in wet weather, however the Ministry of Education has identified the turn-around area in our school grounds as unsafe for pedestrians when used as a drop-off point. This is why you will see signage instructing a no-drop-off zone at our main Rautawhiri Gate. We recommend planning and discussing in advance your safe drop off / pick up locations with your student/s so you are prepared for all weather and scenarios each day.
Buses
If you have any questions at all about school bus services or eligibility please contact the school office.
09 420 8640 ext 800
[email protected]
Bus Assembly: Part of Year 9 Orientation Day 1
We strongly recommend all new Year 9 students who will utilise school bus transport catch the bus home from school on their first day. On the first day an assembly is held at the end of the day for all bus students where they are allocated to their buses, given guidelines and shown where their bus will be in the bus bay. This helps to relieve student’s worries about finding their correct bus, as students are all doing it together, with teacher assistance.
Kaipara College Student Parking
Information about senior student parking is shared in the new year, once we have an accurate picture of how much staff and visitor parking is required. If your student drives to school, please let them know they need to be prepared to park on the road for the first couple of weeks. We ask students to use aroha when parking and leave a space of one metre either side of a driveway, and six metres either side of a pedestrian crossing or intersection. These are legal requirements for roadside parking.