❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks information on school crossing guards, including the number of schools with guards, allocation criteria, responsible agency, and annual costs. The answer provides details on crossing types, allocation guidelines, agency responsibility, and salary costs.
AnsweredQoN 2185Legislative Council
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Will the Minister please advise -
(1) How many schools in Western Australia have school crossing guards as at June 30 2004?
(2) What are the criteria for allocating school crossing guards to schools?
(3) Which Government Agency is responsible for managing school crossing guards?
(4) What is the salary cost plus on costs per school crossing guard per year as at June 30 2004?
(1) How many schools in Western Australia have school crossing guards as at June 30 2004?
(2) What are the criteria for allocating school crossing guards to schools?
(3) Which Government Agency is responsible for managing school crossing guards?
(4) What is the salary cost plus on costs per school crossing guard per year as at June 30 2004?
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Answered
22 September 2004
Responded by
Minister for Housing and Works representing the Minister for Police and Emergency Services
Response time
36 days
2) The Police Service advise there are two types of crossings currently operating within Western Australia. They are visually identical and have the same force in law. Traffic Wardens are allocated to Children's Crossings based on the recommendations of the School Crossing & Road Safety Committee which uses the following guidelines: A Type 'A' crossing is controlled by a warden who is an employee of the WA Police Service and may be provided where the following criteria is met: A minimum of 20 student pedestrians (P) and 200 through vehicles (V) per hour which when multiplied togethter result in a minimum gross product (P x V) of 15,000 or more. Where only secondary students are concerned the minimum gross product shall be 25,000 or more and high density traffic or other significant contributing factors exist (high density traffic = 1,250 vehicles in a 1 hour period). A Type 'B' crossing is controlled by a warden who has volunteered for unpaid duty or has been engaged by the school's authorised parents association or by a non government school's administrative body. Type 'B' crossings are offered where the warrant cirteria are not met, but where it is anticipated that future area growth or other contributing factors will significantly increase either pedestrian or vehicular volume in the future. The warrant criteria for a Type 'B' crossing is half that required for a Type 'A' facility. Both types of wardens are subject to the control, and direction of the Traffic Warden State Management Unit and receive the same level of training. All crossings are subject to periodic review to ensure continued use and may be reclassified or recommended for removal by the School Crossings and Road Safety Committee dependant upon prevailing circumstances. There are some locations where the installation of children's crossing would not be feasible. Furthermore, Traffic Wardens are not provided or retained at locations where traffic control signals fitted with an exclusive pedestrian walk phase exist or are subsequently installed. 3) The Western Australia Police Service is the Government Agency responsible for Traffic Wardens. 4) The Police Service advise the salary cost plus on costs per school crossing guard per year equates to $7,380.40. The Police Service further advise this figure may not include all additional costs associated with placing traffic wardens at children's crossings.
Type 'B' crossings are offered where the warrant cirteria are not met, but where it is anticipated that future area growth or other contributing factors will significantly increase either pedestrian or vehicular volume in the future. The warrant criteria for a Type 'B' crossing is half that required for a Type 'A' facility. Both types of wardens are subject to the control, and direction of the Traffic Warden State Management Unit and receive the same level of training. All crossings are subject to periodic review to ensure continued use and may be reclassified or recommended for removal by the School Crossings and Road Safety Committee dependant upon prevailing circumstances. There are some locations where the installation of children's crossing would not be feasible. Furthermore, Traffic Wardens are not provided or retained at locations where traffic control signals fitted with an exclusive pedestrian walk phase exist or are subsequently installed.
Both types of wardens are subject to the control, and direction of the Traffic Warden State Management Unit and receive the same level of training. All crossings are subject to periodic review to ensure continued use and may be reclassified or recommended for removal by the School Crossings and Road Safety Committee dependant upon prevailing circumstances. There are some locations where the installation of children's crossing would not be feasible. Furthermore, Traffic Wardens are not provided or retained at locations where traffic control signals fitted with an exclusive pedestrian walk phase exist or are subsequently installed.
There are some locations where the installation of children's crossing would not be feasible. Furthermore, Traffic Wardens are not provided or retained at locations where traffic control signals fitted with an exclusive pedestrian walk phase exist or are subsequently installed.
4) The Police Service advise the salary cost plus on costs per school crossing guard per year equates to $7,380.40. The Police Service further advise this figure may not include all additional costs associated with placing traffic wardens at children's crossings.
Type 'B' crossings are offered where the warrant cirteria are not met, but where it is anticipated that future area growth or other contributing factors will significantly increase either pedestrian or vehicular volume in the future. The warrant criteria for a Type 'B' crossing is half that required for a Type 'A' facility. Both types of wardens are subject to the control, and direction of the Traffic Warden State Management Unit and receive the same level of training. All crossings are subject to periodic review to ensure continued use and may be reclassified or recommended for removal by the School Crossings and Road Safety Committee dependant upon prevailing circumstances. There are some locations where the installation of children's crossing would not be feasible. Furthermore, Traffic Wardens are not provided or retained at locations where traffic control signals fitted with an exclusive pedestrian walk phase exist or are subsequently installed.
Both types of wardens are subject to the control, and direction of the Traffic Warden State Management Unit and receive the same level of training. All crossings are subject to periodic review to ensure continued use and may be reclassified or recommended for removal by the School Crossings and Road Safety Committee dependant upon prevailing circumstances. There are some locations where the installation of children's crossing would not be feasible. Furthermore, Traffic Wardens are not provided or retained at locations where traffic control signals fitted with an exclusive pedestrian walk phase exist or are subsequently installed.
There are some locations where the installation of children's crossing would not be feasible. Furthermore, Traffic Wardens are not provided or retained at locations where traffic control signals fitted with an exclusive pedestrian walk phase exist or are subsequently installed.
4) The Police Service advise the salary cost plus on costs per school crossing guard per year equates to $7,380.40. The Police Service further advise this figure may not include all additional costs associated with placing traffic wardens at children's crossings.
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