Getting to school
Buses, drop off, walking and wheels
Buses
Mangawhai South - This route provides a service to students living at Kaiwaka, Hakaru, Mangawhai Village and part of Mangawhai Heads.
Wayby/Cleasby - This route provides a service to students living at Wayby and Cleasby.
Pakiri - This route provides a service to students living at Pakiri.
Te Hana / Silverhill - The first part of this route provides a service to students living on Mangawhai, Silverhill and Bailey Roads before stopping at Te Hana. On the way to Wellsford it completes a loop around Bosher Road and Worthington Road.
Wharehine - This route provides a service to students living at Wharehine.
Tauhoa Connection - This route provides a service to students living south west of Wellsford and in the areas north and south of Tauhoa.
Port Albert - This route provides a service to students living between Port Albert and Wellsford.
Tapora - This route provides a service to students attending Tapora School. The route also takes Wellsford-bound students to a transfer point at Marsh Road.
Tomarata/Silverhill - The first part of this route travels from Wellsford to Tomarata School, before returning direct to Wellsford. The afternoon route travels from Wellsford to Pakiri and then returns along Waiteitei Road.
School Road - This route travels along Mangawhai Road to Cames Road. The afternoon service includes a branch along Ryan Road.
For more information from the Ministry of Education about school transport please click here.
If you have any queries about the running of Wellsford School buses, please contact the bus company on 09 423 7416 (Leabourn Passenger Services) or the office, 4238042.
You may be out of zone for the buses but offered a place. If so, there is a cost for this.
Wellsford School belongs to the Rodney Area Transport Network Group.
For information about how the Group runs and the bus services provided, please visit:
Wellsford School Bus Code of ConductCode of conduct
Parental responsibility.pdfParental responsibility
Drop Off
As a safety measure, only staff vehicles are permitted in the staff car park. The only exceptions to this are; our delivery services, visitors/parents displaying a disability card, and when collecting a sick child.
When visiting and dropping off/picking up, please park in the Bus Bay Car Park (there is ramp connecting the car park with our school) or safely on School Road.
Walking
The busy roads, excessive speeds and inconsiderate parking around our school all endanger our students, especially at the end of the day.
Outside school there is a pedestrian crossing near the school gates which is supervised in the afternoons by a teacher and the Road Patrol.
There is an underpass under SH1 outside Rodney College for those needing to cross SH1
Wheels
Students can come to school on their bicycles, scooters, skateboards to school; however, they must wear a helmet, appropriate footwear and not use them onsite, unless part of a Wheels Day.