First 40km/h Time-based Speed Limit Switched On

SA Gov

Students will now be safer when crossing the road to and from school, with new 40km/h time-based speed limits coming into effect today near Marryatville High School, and from tomorrow near Goodwood Primary School and St Thomas School.

From today, motorists driving along Kensington Road near Marryatville High School will need to slow down to 40km/h from 8am to 9.30am and from 2pm to 4pm, while the new limits on Goodwood Road near Goodwood Primary and St Thomas School will be activated from tomorrow.

To keep drivers aware of the new changes, electronic and standard signage has been installed, along with updated safety cameras to help keep the community safe.

These first schools were chosen by the Department for Infrastructure and Transport based on an assessment that considers the schools' proximity to busy roads including factors such as traffic speed, volumes and crash history.

A reduced speed limit around schools will better protect students and prevent serious incidents, such as the crash on Kensington Road near Marryatville High School in March 2023, which left two students seriously injured.

An additional 25 school sites were announced in September to receive 40km/h signage, with installation scheduled throughout November and December.

By the end of 2026, more than 150 schools across the state will have the new speed limit implemented.

The updated speed limits will not apply on weekends, public holidays or during school holidays, and the new 40km/h zones won't replace the existing 25km/h school zones on local roads. Speed limits will be enforced at each site once signage is installed.

This has been and will continue to be supported by a campaign to let motorists know of the changes including on radio, social media and targeted information for local councils and school sites.

Some locations will receive new safety cameras, and school sites with existing cameras will be upgraded or replaced to be configured with the new lower speed limit.

This initiative is part-funded by the $168 million National Road Safety Program in partnership with Australian Government (50:50) and the $2.36 million budgeted for road safety as part of the 2024-25 State Budget.

As put by Blair Boyer

Today, South Australia takes an important step towards improving safety for children walking to and from school.

By lowering speeds when students are arriving and leaving school, we're giving drivers more time to react, preventing tragedies before they happen.

We're asking drivers to stay alert, pay attention to the signs and remember that those few extra seconds could save a life.

It's a simple change in driving behaviour that has a huge impact on the safety of our most vulnerable road users.

As put by SAPOL Officer in Charge of Traffic Services Branch Superintendent Shane Johnson

Drivers must always keep an eye out for our vulnerable road users, including pedestrians and cyclists particularly around school zones.

This change in speed limits for these crossings will mean motorists must slow down and it is also equally important to stay alert and be ready to react should something unexpected happen.

It could mean the difference between a life lost or life changing injury.

Full list of schools

Adelaide Secondary School of English, Torrens Road

Angle Vale Primary School, Heaslip Road

Annesley Junior College, Greenhill Road

Ascot Park Primary School, Marion Road

Avenues College, Sudholz Road

Balaklava High School, Gwy Terrace

Belair Primary School, Main Road

Bellevue Heights Primary School, Shepherds Hill Road

Birdwood Primary School, Torrens Valley Road

Blackfriars Priory School, Prospect Road

Blackwood High School, Shepherds Hill Road

Blackwood Primary School, Shepherds Hill Road

Bowden Brompton Community School Beach Campus, Beach Road

Bowden Brompton Community School, Torrens Road

Brighton Primary School, Brighton Road

Brighton Secondary School, Brighton Road

Brompton Primary School Renown Park, Torrens Road

Burnside Primary, Glynburn Road

Cabra Dominican College, Cross Road

Calvary Lutheran Primary School, Beach Road

Cardijn College Marcellin Campus, Beach Road

Challa Gardens Primary School, Regency Road and Torrens Road

Charles Campbell College, Gorge Road

Christies Beach High School, Beach Road

Colonel Light Gardens Primary School, Goodwood Road

Cornerstone College, Adelaide Road

Coromandel Valley Primary School, Main Road

Craigburn Primary School, Black Road

Dominican School Semaphore, Military Road

East Torrens Primary School, Montacute Road

Eastern Fleurieu 7-12 School (Strathalbyn), Callington Road

Elizabeth South Primary School, Philip Highway

Elizabeth Vale Primary School, John Rice Avenue

Emmaus Christian College, Marion Road

Encounter Lutheran College, Adelaide Road

Enfield Primary School, Main North Road

Evanston Gardens Primary School, Angle Vale Road

Felixstow Primary School, Payneham Road

Flagstaff Hill Primary School, Black Road

Flinders Park Primary School, Holbrooks Road and Hartley Road

Forbes Primary School, Marion Road

Gleeson College, The Grove Way and the Golden Way

Glen Osmond Primary School, Glen Osmond Road

Glenelg Primary School, Diagonal Road and Brighton Road

Golden Grove High School, The Grove Way and the Golden Way

Good Shepherd Lutheran School-Para Vista, Montague Road

Goodwood Primary School, Goodwood Road

Hamilton Secondary School, Marion Road

Hampstead Primary School, Muller Road

Hendon Primary School, West Lakes Boulevard

Henley High School, Henley Beach Road

Hope Christian College, Yorktown Road

Horizon Christian School, Gwy Terrace

Immanuel Lutheran School-Gawler East, Lyndoch Road

Ingle Farm Primary School, Montague Road

Investigator College, Inman Valley Road

Iqra College, Majors Road

Jamestown Community School, Wilkins Highway (Cockburn Road)

Kalangadoo Primary School, Kangaroo Flat Road

Kilkenny Primary School, Port Road

Le Fevre Peninsula Primary School, Semaphore Road

Linden Park Primary, Portrush Road

Littlehampton Primary, Princes Highway

Lobethal Lutheran School, Main Street

Loreto College and Early Learning Centre, Portrush Road

Loxton High School, Bookpurnong Road

Magill Primary School, Magill Road

Marion Primary School, Marion Road

Marryatville High School, Kensington Road

Marryatville Primary School, Kensington Road

Mary Mckillop College - Kensington, Portrush Road

Mercedes College, Fullarton Road

Mitcham Girls High School, Belair Road

Modbury School P-6, Golden Grove Road

Morialta Secondary College, St Bernards Road

Morphett Vale Primary School, Sherrifs Road

Mount Barker High School, Wellington Road and Flaxley Road

Mount Compass Area School, Victor Harbor Road

Murray Bridge High School, Swanport Road

Murray Bridge North Primary School, Mannum Road

Nailsworth Primary School, Main North Road

Nairne Primary School, Old Princes Highway

Nazareth Catholic College Middle School, Holbrooks Road

Nazareth Catholic College, Kidman Park Campus, Findon Road

Nazareth College R-6, Findon Campus, Crittenden Road

Nuriootpa High School, Barossa Valley Way/Murray Street

Oakbank Area School, Onkaparinga Valley Road

Ocean View College, Lady Gowrie Drive

Our Lady Of Hope School, The Golden Way

Our Lady Of The River School, Berri, Bookpurnong Road

Our Lady Of The Sacred Heart College, Main North Road and Regency Road

Our Lady Of The Visitation School and Preschool, Victoria Road

Para Vista Primary School, Montague Road

Parafield Gardens High School, Salisbury Highway

Parafield Gardens Primary School, Salisbury Highway

Paralowie School, Waterloo Corner Road

Parkside Primary School, Glen Osmond Road

Pedare Christian College, The Golden Way

Playford International College, Philip Highway

Plympton Primary School, Marion Road

Port Lincoln Primary School, Mortlock Terrace

Portside Christian School, Bower Road and Causeway Road

Prescott Primary School-Northern, Nelson Road

Prince Alfred College, Dequetteville Terrace

Prospect North Primary School, Regency Road

Reynella South Primary School, Sherriffs Road

Robe Primary School, Southern Ports Highway (Victoria Street)

Roma Mitchell Secondary College, Briens Road

Sacred Heart College Senior School Marcellin Campus YR 10-12, Brighton Road

Salisbury East High School, Smith Road

Salisbury Junior Primary School, Park Terrace

Scotch College, Blythewood Road

Scotch College Adelaide Junior School, Old Belair Road

Seacliff Primary School, Brighton Road

Seaton High School, Frederick Road

Seaview High School, Seacombe Road

Seymour College, Portrush Road

Springbank Secondary College, Goodwood Road

St Agnes Primary School, Hancock Road

St Augustine's Parish School, Commercial Road

St Columba's Memorial School, Warooka Road

St Francis Of Assisi School, Newton Road

St Francis School, Henley Beach Road

St George College, South Road

St Ignatius' College, Gorge Road

St Ignatius' College Junior School, Portrush Road

St John Bosco School, Marion Road

St John The Baptist Catholic Primary School, Anzac Highway

St John's Grammar School, Upper Sturt Road and James Road

St Joseph's Memorial School, Portrush Road

St Joseph's Payneham School, Portrush Road

St Joseph's School Hectorville, Montacute Road

St Joseph's School Hindmarsh, Grange Road

St Joseph's School Tranmere, Magill Road

St Margaret Mary's School, Torrens Road

St Martin De Porres School Sheidow Park, Lonsdale Road (and Council's Lander Road)

St Michael's College (Jnr) Beverley, East Avenue

St Monica's Parish School, North East Road

St Paul's College, Grand Junction Road

St Peter's College, North Terrace

St Therese School, Springbank Road

St Thomas School, Goodwood Road

Sunrise Christian School, Sturt Road

Temple Christian College, James Congdon Drive

Tenison Woods College - Mount Gambier, White Avenue

Thomas More College, Kings Road

Torrens Valley Christian School, Grand Junction Road

Trinity Gardens School, Portrush Road

Urrbrae Agricultural High School, Fullarton Road and Cross Road

Vale Park Primary Schoo, Ascot Avenue

Waikerie High School, Lawrie Terrace

Walford Anglican School For Girls and Junior School, Unley Road

Walkerville Primary School, Stephen Terrace

Warradale Primary School, Diagonal Road and Morphett Road

Westbourne Park Primary School, Goodwood Road

Westminster School, Marion Road

Wilderness School, Northcote Terrace

Williamstown Primary School, Lyndoch Valley Road

Woodville High School, Woodville Road

Woodville Primary School, Findon Road

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