A typical afternoon involves heavy traffic along the service road that runs adjacent to the school and the always busy Katamatite-Shepparton Rd.
Students must cross the service road and stand in a small space dividing it with the highway before crossing the uneven road surface.
The school council and its principal, Adam Cleary, have raised their concerns about the service road and crossing with Greater Shepparton City Council.
School council president Andrew Miles said as times have changed, safety improvements needed to be made.
“It appears the crossing is inadequate for the amount of traffic that flows through,” he said.
“It's probably an old-fashioned value of standards. Earlier in the year, school council identified this as a problem and Adam has spoken with council about it.
“It's something we're all concerned about, the safety standards for our students; there's plenty of traffic moving through at peak times.”
One suggestion included installing cages at the crossing spots, similar to those at Kialla West Primary.
The concrete along Katamatite-Shepparton Rd where the crossing is located is uneven — probably caused by heavy vehicles.
Mr Miles said in the past six years there had been a significant amount of deterioration to the road.
The school council has also spoken to council about making general improvements to the service road.
Mr Miles said there had been issues with the service road dating back 10 years "according to the previous school council president".
Council did respond by fixing potholes and changing posts on the service road.
“To their credit they have done some general improvements to the service road,” Mr Miles said.
“There are other things that need to be done along that road including the surface."
The News understands council is removing dangerous trees and branches from the area.
In a statement released by council, it said children's safety was always a priority.
“Council consistently supports measures to improve safety at all schools in Greater Shepparton, working with relevant stakeholders and school representatives to identify and implement safety improvements,” it said.
“We are always keen to hear the issues local schools have around safety and their suggestions to improve it.
“Council facilitates a Traffic Safety Liaison Committee, which includes representatives from local schools, Victoria Police, Regional Roads Victoria, Department of Transport and others, where such requests are considered and recommendations made.
“When considering these types of requests, there are statewide guidelines, standards and approval processes that council and others must comply with for consistency.
“Council has also worked in conjunction with Victoria Police to enforce speed zones.”
The News understands council has contacted the school council to set up a meeting regarding the crossing and service road.
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