The beginning and end of each school day sees large amounts of pedestrian traffic around the College, much of it comprised of the boys as they make their way on or off the campus. Given this, it is important that road rules are adhered to at all times when transporting your son to and from school.   

There have been instances of cars stopping across the school crossing on Kensington Terrace, across the driveway to the College’s Main Administration building, and in the designated loading zone for the Boarding House. Please be advised that police do monitor school zones, particularly at the beginning of a new term, and tickets have been issued for traffic violations around the College.  

Additionally, we have been advised that BBC parents have been using the Miskin Street car park of the Queensland Academy for Science, Mathematics, and Technology to drop off and pick up their sons. This creates challenges for QASMT parents, much as it would for BBC families if the situation were reversed. Both QASMT and BBC respectfully request that the QASMT car park be left for the pickup and drop off of their own students.  

BBC has also received the following information from the Department of Transport regarding school zone safety. For the benefit of our students, it is reproduced below in its entirety.  

School zone safety – advice for motorists, parents and carers   

With school back for 2024, we need to keep safety top-of-mind when travelling through active school zones and around our school community.    

School zone times have been standardised in Queensland to help motorists remember when to slow down. The standard operating times for most school zones in Queensland are 7–9am and 2–4pm, with some operating all day between 7am–4pm.   

Speeding remains a significant concern, contributing to fatalities and injuries, and police will be on the lookout for speeding motorists. Keeping below the signed speed limit in school zones helps keep everyone safe. This simple adjustment may have minimal impact on travel time but has the potential to significantly contribute to saving lives.   

Children’s crossings are identified by children’s crossing flags, displayed near crossings before and after school hours.    

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

• Wait until all pedestrians, bicycle riders, 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.   

Please keep our children safe by staying alert, slowing down and obeying our school crossing supervisors who are there to help kids cross the road safely.     

You can also help children become more road safety aware by:      

• Showing them how to look for vehicles coming in and out of driveways and discourage them from playing behind parked cars, or with toys or balls when walking to school.    
• Ensuring your child knows the safest route to and from school. This is usually the way with the least traffic and the fewest roads to cross and teach your child to always walk on footpaths.    
• Showing your child how to cross at traffic lights when the green ‘walk’ sign is showing at pedestrian crossings when vehicles have stopped and at supervised school crossings when the supervisor has signalled it is safe to do so.    
• Accompanying children when walking or riding to school until they are old enough to understand road safety (usually around 10 years or older).    
• Teaching your child if they catch the bus to never cross in front of or behind a bus; wait until the bus goes before crossing the road.    
• Making sure wheeled devices (bicycle, scooter, skateboard, or rollerblades) used to travel to school are well maintained and that the appropriate protective and safety gear (for example, helmet, visible clothing, knee and elbow pads) are used.    

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

Department of Transport and Main Roads